NASCAR Track News

The Struts, an English rock band that has opened for acts such as The Rolling Stones, Motley Crue and Guns N’ Roses, will perform a free concert on the AAA Stage at Victory Plaza on Sunday, Oct. 1 before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Dover International Speedway.

With just 88 days until Talladega Superspeedway’s Alabama 500, the popular “Two for $88” ticket package is back in celebration of Dale Earnhardt Jr’s much-anticipated final scheduled start at NASCAR’s Most Competitive track – the place he calls a “second home.”

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (July 18, 2017) – Despite getting a late start due to inclement weather, Darlington Raceway’s Goodyear tire test was a success, featuring several of NASCAR’s top stars hitting the high banks at the track Too Tough To Tame.

Dover International Speedway will open one section of grandstands for fans on Tuesday, July 25 as four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers are scheduled to participate in a Goodyear Tire Testing Session at the Monster Mile. 

Breakthrough singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will perform the national anthem before the start of the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Four-time Talladega Superspeedway Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) winner Brad Keselowski, along with Chase Elliott, who captured the pole position in his first career start in NASCAR’s premier series at Talladega just over a year ago, will headline the Fan Question & Answer Session prior to the start of the Alabama 500 on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum band Smash Mouth, who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut smash-hit album “Fush Yu Mang,” will perform prior to the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 22. This year, the band is also releasing a new album of all-original material.

Two legendary NASCAR Hall of Famers, Richard Petty and Bill Elliott, will pace the field for the 68th running of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 3 at Darlington Raceway.

The Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 is one of the biggest races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, as every driver covets the chance to kiss the Yard of Bricks as the race winner.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 59th annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, his second career victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and first at the “World Center of Racing.”