Daytona International Speedway is the host to the most exceptional of NASCAR races, the Daytona 500. It is said that drivers who have won the season-opening Daytona 500 and the series championship believe that winning this is the most significant in their career.
The speedway is considered to be the most fan friendly facility of all sports with everything the fans could want available, just minutes from the ocean and the sandy beach and is located at 1801 West International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach in Florida. It was opened in 1959 after William France Sr. worked with Charles Moneypenny to design a replacement for the former Dayton Beach Road Course, giving the facility a banked design to allow for higher speeds and allowing fans to have a far better view of the cars.
It has a capacity of seating 147,000 fans and is the second largest single lit outdoor sports facility. Not only used by NASCAR it hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motorcross. Multiple layouts are featured including the principle 2.5 mile, high speed, asphalt tri-oval that has four turns that have banking of 31 degrees, two degrees on the back straightway and 18 degrees banking at the start/finish line. The lap record was set in 1987 by Bill Elliott at 0:42.783 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The tri-oval is host to two championship point races, the Daytona 500 held in February and the Coke Zero 400 held in July. The facility also boasts a 3.56 mile road course to host the sports car race called the Daytona Continental, now the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, a second in-field 2.95 mile road course primarily for motorcycles, a super bike track is built between the pit and the tri-oval during the Daytona Beach Bike Week and, until 2009, a flat track used for karting and flat track motorcycle racing.
Tickets
Ticket office: 386-253-7223 or 1-800-PITSTOP; 866-472-8725 (TDD Hearing Impaired)
Online: Buy tickets: Pit passes: Not available. Fan hospitality: Several different options available, call the track ticket office for further information. Special packages: Call the track ticket office for further information.
Carry-In Items
Fans may enter Daytona International Speedway with one each of these bags described: One soft side bag or cooler, no larger than 14 x 14 x 14 inches
Coolers of this size typically have a removable plastic liner and are branded to hold 24 to 36 cans of soft drinks or other beverages.
To ensure these items fit underneath grandstand seats and do not block walkways, coolers with telescoping handles and wheels will not be permitted.
A soft side insulated cooler may contain ice. One lightweight backpack - The bag can be similar to a daypack carried by school students. This one bag may be carried in any manner -- by handle, with shoulder straps, on a belt
Fans can bring in one cooler and one backpack. Other items permitted include:
Binoculars, scanners, headsets, cameras, not in a bag, worn separately over the neck or on the belt, and seat cushions carried separately are also allowed.
Flags are acceptable for admissions, provided they are not attached to poles and that they do not obstruct other fans viewing of racing activities. No flagpoles of any type will be allowed.
Souvenirs/Displays
Merchandise: Driver and NASCAR merchandise haulers on-site. Scanners: Scanners available for rent on-site.
Autographs
Check local newspapers and TV; drivers rarely available on race day. Pit Area Guidelines: Pit passes not available for sale.
Camping
RV reserved: Available; call track ticket office for further information.
Associated Driving Schools
Richard Petty Driving Experience - 1-800-BE-PETTY Web site
LocationGetting There: The track is located about a mile east of I-95 on West International
Speedway Boulevard. Note: During peak traffic ingress times, vehicles may be directed to Clyde Morris Boulevard, then to Bellevue Extensions to access Parking Lot 10.
Free parking: Available, with shuttle service. Handicapped parking: Available; requires parking pass or disabled permit.
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