Chicagoland Speedway Offering Free Tickets to Kids for Select Races

JOLIET, IL — Chicagoland Speedway is proud to join a NASCAR industry-wide initiative in announcing all kids ages 12 and younger will be admitted free to all NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2017.

“There really is no other experience like attending a NASCAR race in person, and that’s especially true for kids,” said Jill Gregory, NASCAR senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “So many children become lifelong NASCAR fans because their parents brought them to their first race, and this new ticket offering makes it even more affordable for families to create memories that will last a lifetime."

This year, Chicagoland Speedway is offering free tickets for kids 12 and under in select grandstand sections for our Sept. 15 SCOTT® 150 ARCA Racing Series event and our Sept. 16 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol e15 225 event. In addition, every kids ticket at Chicagoland is $25 off an adult ticket price. Parking at Chicagoland Speedway is always free, and fans are encouraged to bring their own cooler.

Furthermore, Chicagoland Speedway will engage youth audiences by offering free tickets in select sections to the ARCA Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and the NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2017 as well as additional offers and exclusive invites, such as a free Kids Club program for kids 12 and under.

At this year’s NASCAR weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, an unprecedented line up of kids and family-focused activities will be available to celebrate the first-ever Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, the kickoff race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles iconic members, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, will be on hand to support Nickelodeon’s #1 kid’s franchise.

A full line up of drivers for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles race team will battle at Chicagoland Speedway, including NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Danica Patrick, who will drive the No. 10 April O’Neil/Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet SS in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400. NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Bubba Wallace also joined the team and will race the No. 6 Shredder Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing.

In addition to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there will be plenty of activity at the NASCAR Acceleration Nation footprint, which is aimed at educating kids on the sport, the Kids Fan Zone and the NASA Rockets 2 Racecars STEM Education program.

All the aforementioned programs further illustrate the goal of improving the at-track experience by delivering additional value and an unparalleled live-event experience for NASCAR fans.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, Sept. 15-18, will begin on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the ARCA Racing Series followed by American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series under the lights on Friday night. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the NASCAR XFINITY Series will hit the track as the precursor to Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series showdown, the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

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