Richard N.
Yelp
The Speedway covers so many events, but this time I came out for what I think represents the quintessential Motor Speedway event: Nascar Cup Series, Pennzoil 400.
I'm not a huge Nascar fan, but as I'm getting more into motorsports, why not finally check out Vegas' event. March is early in the season and I believe Nascar comes back once more in the Fall. Tickets were easy to get at Ticketmaster, but after talking to a friend, I could've gotten much cheaper tickets with a bit of online searching. That said, we paid a decent premium on tickets so we had some awesome seats! The closer to the track, the better experience you'll have.
Upon arrival, parking was FREE! But, we walked maybe a half mile to the entrance LOL. In retrospect, this was perfect because when the event ended, we walked past all the traffic as we parked so close to the exit.
We were a bit worried about the racy characters who might fly a certain type of flag at a Nascar event, but we dealt with no situation of the sort at all. Just plenty of race fans, here for racing!
One tip for attending a Nascar event, BRING HEADPHONES or EARPLUGS! We sat probably 15 rows from the track and it was an absolute must. We'd have ringing in our ears if they were unprotected for 3 hours listening to "WWWWOOOOOWWWMMM" "WWWOOOAAAMMM" "WWWOOOOOWWMMMM". I have some regular over-the-ear headphones for music that have noise cancellation but I saw people in the stands with EarPods and/or foam plugs; anything is better than nothing.
Another note is security was easy to get through, almost too easy maybe? Though, we did walk through a, metal detector? I didn't see bag checks or anything like that, but there must be something in the print that says you can bring in clear bags; there were so many see-through backpacks! If you plan on buying anything there, no cash is accepted. And finally the best note for last, get yourself a footlong corndog or turkey leg.