Who's Going to the Race
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TRACK	CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Section 52, Row 23
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	The west side of the seats or the best near the entrance to pit row.  Most of the track action occurs at turn 4.
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	There aren't any shops at the track, it is just merchandise trailers.  The vendors are way too expensive for me so I bring food from home.
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	A great place for shopping and plenty of restaurants is Ontario Mills which is close to the track.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Where a visitor might want to go if here for a couple of days would of course be the beach, South Coast Plaza, on the way to Robby's Anaheim shop. Disneyland, Knott's berry farm, Magic Mountain, Hollywood, Farmers Market to get tickets to TV tapings.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	I only live 45 minutes from the track so it is a fast drive and no traffic to the track and from the track, because I know which side streets to use. The track is located in Fontana, definitely not a city to plan a vacation to visit. Fontana is in San Bernardino County and is an hour from Los Angeles. 2 hours from San Diego, 1 1/2 hours from the beach, 30 minutes from Big Bear.
SUBMITTED BY	Laura Stevens

TRACK	TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	PU 406 Row 49 (Front Stretch five sections from start finish line.)
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	ANY of the "PSL" seats They are from row 29 Section 128-428 They are individual Fold down seats. Very comfortable area, not in the sun usually by race time. If you sit on the backstretch you will roast.
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	If they are offering the five lap LEGENDS Car drives...DO it!! Only cost 25.00, they suit you up and send you off in a Legends car for five laps on the 1/5 mile track...one time and you will be hooked. Fun to watch too, people get in those cars and just can't handle it...They usually have a Legends race sometime during race weekend, lots of excitement and real exciting racing.
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	Shady Oaks Bar-b-Que, Fort Worth
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Spring race: Downtown Forth Worth for the Chevy Thunder in Sundance Square event...great event for seeing a ton of the Chevy drivers in one place. Usually have good "big" name bands in the evenings for free, tons of free give aways. Well worth the time. CAMP! The campgrounds are a ton of fun, and well worth it if you have the time. You may go in there only knowing the people you are with, but by the time you leave you will know all of your neighbors...very friendly atmosphere. (Oh and bring your beads...)
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	Grapevine Mills Mall (they have a great go-racing outlet store...lots of NASCAR items at outlet/closeout prices...I usually shop here for all the stuff I take back for friends instead of the merchandise trailers), Bass Pro Shops are about 10 miles from the speedway up HWY 114 (near the DFW airport)...Six Flags in Arlington. Can usually catch a Texas Rangers baseball game in the Spring, Ameriquest Field is the Shrine to Baseball...that too is in Arlington. There is Speedzone on 35-E in Dallas, it is a place where you can drive all sorts of go carts, high speed and even dragster types. Fort Worth Stockyards...historic, and just a cool place to check out. (NO cows...ha!) The Metroplex has a TON to offer, everything is close!!
SUBMITTED BY	Melissa Young "bigolepig" Wichita Falls, Texas

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TRACK	MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Section: 21, four rows from the top - near start/finish line, across from pit terrace
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	There isn't anything to do in the "Irish Hills" of Michigan except drink beer and sit around the campfire.  The town is desolate.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR
SUBMITTED BY	Laura Mastenbrook

 

TRACK	MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Pit Terrace
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	Turn 3 or 4
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	There are a lot of neat vendors
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	Tons of places...Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Outback, I could go on and on.....lol
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Not a whole lot really, there are movie theatres, bowling and things like that
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	You have to visit the Parlour!
SUBMITTED BY	Nena7

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TRACK	INFINEON RACEWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Turn 2 - Up High, or Down Low - You can see about 2/3rds of the track. There's a sweeping uphill s-curve from turn 1 to turn 2. Everybody's hard on the brakes, then hard on the gas to get to turn 3. Lots of room for wide-beamed fans. Bring a butt pillow. Start/Finish line: Up high. A great view of the back straight where the cars get the highest speed. The pits are right down below you, on your side of the track, so it's like you're looking over the Crew Chief's shoulder when the car comes in. Sit on the north end near pit exit.
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	Obviously, turn 2 and start/finish. Turn 7 has a lot of hard braking and cars trying to get the same line. Good action there.
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	The haulers are easy to get to. Don't forget to get Robby's autograph at his trailer. Victory lane is right off of the start/finish grandstand. There's an open paddock near turn 7 for GT series cars, and shuttles to take you darn near anywhere around the track.
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	There's no city close, except maybe Sonoma. Roads to anywhere - Vallejo, Sonoma, Novato, etc. - really limited access. Allow for gobs of time to make it anywhere. By the time you get there, you'll just want a pizza - or more beer... or both.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Use a lot of SPF 30, designate a driver, drink copious amounts of fluids, use the shuttles to get to your camping area. Check out the different looks of the track from different locations as the cars practice. Pick out where you want seats for next year.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	Spend some time travelling the backroads near the track. Drive to Napa. Lotsa wine tasting. With more time, go visit the casinos nearby, or better yet, the redwoods. Awesome.
SUBMITTED BY	Karen McClelland

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TRACK	INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Paddock (at start/finish line)
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	Turn 1 or 4
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	Visit the museum and the GM display
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	Great restaurants downtown; Hooters, Hard Rock, Alcatrez Brewing Co., Boston Market (my fave)
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Got to go the the Busch and Truck races at Raceway Park
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	Visit the track all day Saturday; lots to do, Look for driver signings around town
SUBMITTED BY	RobbyGordonRocks

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TRACK	WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
SECTION YOU SIT IN	Red, White & Blue Section
SECTION YOU FEEL IT IS BEST TO SIT IN	Red, White & Blue Section
WHERE TO GO AT THE TRACK	Visit the infield camping area.
WHERE TO DINE IN THE CITY	The Decoy, Gerlando's, Seneca Lodge, Busch's Bullpen (my hang-out)
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE THERE ALL WEEKEND	Three races, lots of cold beer, and good company
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A NEW VISITOR	Do the "wine tour" around Seneca Lake.
SUBMITTED BY	Rick French

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