Start your engines for the Daytona 500
Heralded as the most anticipated racing event in history, Daytona International Speedway is ramping up events and offering special four-day ticket packages in celebration of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 to be held on Feb. 17, 2008. Each of the 22 living past winners of the ‘Great American Race’ is being invited to participate in the festivities with special events staged in their honor. It’s an unprecedented opportunity for race fans to witness history.
No trip to the racetrack would be complete without a visit to DAYTONA USA. For the past 10 years, “The Official Attraction of NASCAR” has been delivering magical motorsports memories to both hard-core race fans and casual observers through hands-on activities, challenging thrills and one-of-a-kind sights.
DAYTONA USA also offers a 30-minute guided tour of the Speedway. TheSpeedway Tour takes guests on an open-air tram through Daytona International Speedway’s garage area, pit road, and the world-famous 31-degree-high banks. The tour is narrated and describes each area of the track as you ride past. The tour also makes stops at Pit Road and Gatorade Victory Lane, track activities permitting.
Robin Braig, president of Daytona International Speedway, is quick to point out that there is much more than racing available to visiting groups—the track is active 275 days a year. In addition to motorsports, various community athletic events such as walk-a-thons, bike-a-thons, dinners, receptions and picnics—even football games—are also held onthe grounds. The track is in a constant state of improvement as evidenced by a $60 million investment two years ago— $9 million of which went to the construction of a new tunnel to ease traffic congestion. Contact:386-254-2700, or visit
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/
Courtesy of grouptravelblog.com
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