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Friday, May. 16, 2008
Saturday
Partly cloudy; high of 78, low of 55.
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SCHEDULE
Friday
Admission: Tickets available at the gates. Adults: Reserved starting at $20. Children 12 and under: Reserved starting at $10. Gate 26 open for campers and motor homes with reserved spaces at 5 a.m.
7:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup and Trucks garages open
9 a.m.: Gate 5A opens
9-10 a.m.: Trucks practice
10:20-11:50 a.m.: Final Trucks practice
Noon: Designated gates open
Noon-1:15 p.m.: Sprint Showdown practice
1:30-2:45 p.m.: Sprint All-Star Race practice
3 p.m.: Remaining gates open
3:35 p.m.: N.C. Education Lottery 200 (Trucks) qualifying (two laps)
5:10 p.m.: Sprint Showdown qualifying (two laps)
6:15 p.m.: Sprint All-Star Race qualifying (three laps with four-tire pit stop)
8:16 p.m.: North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Saturday
Admission: Prices range from $30 to $85. If purchased in advance, pick up tickets at Will Call (Gate 4).
2 p.m.: Sprint Cup garage opens
3 p.m.: Gates open
3:30 p.m.: 3 Doors Down concert (infield between Turns 1 and 2)
5:15-6:10 p.m.: Thunder Cup 50 (Thunder Cars)
6:20-6:45 p.m.: Pennzoil Victory Challenge (burnouts, doughnuts)
7:46 p.m.: Sprint Showdown (TV: SPEED)
9 p.m.: Sprint All-Star Race (TV: SPEED)
Pre-race Shows
• Multi-platinum recording artist 3 Doors Down will perform a 75-minute concert at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the infield between Turns 1 and 2. Admission is free with the purchase of a ticket to the Sprint All-Star Race.
• Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle will compete in the Pennzoil Victory Challenge -- a contest to see who can execute the best burnouts and doughnuts -- at 6:20 p.m. Saturday on the front stretch.
• Grand marshals for the Sprint All-Star Race are Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop, his staff and 10 Sprint customers. The race's honorary starter is a specially selected Sprint customer.
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TICKETS
704-455-3200, 800-455-FANS, or www.LowesMotorSpeedway.com.
TIPS
YOU CAN BRING:
Headset for radio broadcast
Scanners (available for rent)
Binoculars
Comfortable shoes
Rain ponchos or a jacket (ponchos available at speedway).
Beer (but not into The Speedway Club or Suites)
Each fan can bring in one cooler no longer, wider or taller than 14 inches until one hour after the start of the race.
Cell phone
DON'T BRING:
Umbrellas or strollers inside grandstand area
Illegal drugs
Grills, fireworks
Weapons of any kind
Folding chairs
Glass containers
Pets (except animals assisting those with disabilities)
Scaffolds
Golf cars
Noise makers, horns, helium balloons, beach balls
Others items in the judgment of speedway management or security staff that pose a safety hazard or diminish the enjoyment of the event by other patrons
CONCESSIONS
A variety of foods such as nachos, hamburgers and hot dogs can be found at concession stands around the speedway.
A number of independent vendors, including pizza, barbecue, etc., are available on event weekends only.
Coffee, soda, beer and water also are available.
Beer is available at all concession stands.
ATM MACHINES
Several are located throughout the facility, near Gates 2, 4, 5A, 7, 8, 12; in the ticket office on the second floor of the Smith Tower; infield at Bojangles'/Dominos building; souvenir lot on Speedway Boulevard; mobile ATM unit near main entrance on right; near Gate 18; and near Gate 3. Check your fan guide when you arrive at the speedway for those locations. Check-cashing services are not available.
HANDICAP FACILITIES
Contact the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS and look for the Nationwide Fan Assistance Patrol Golf Cars while there.
LOST AND FOUND
During an event, Lost and Found is in the ticket service department floor of the Smith Tower in front of the speedway: 704-455-3200 or tickets@lowesmotorspeedway.com.
Phone: 704-455-3247 or e-mail:
customerservice@lowesmotorspeedway.com.
SHUTTLES, TRAMS
The speedway operates three shuttle services on track property:
Morehead Farms, Peninsula and Rock City campgrounds: to and from shower houses, ticket office and souvenir row 7 a.m.-noon.
Morehead Farms, Peninsula and Rock City campgrounds: to and from the track, noon-midnight on qualifying and race days.
Trams will run at a number of stops throughout the speedway, including Gates 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 18, 26 and 30, running in a clockwise direction. They will run today and Saturday from noon until after the race or qualifying.
GETTING TO THE SPEEDWAY
» PARKING AND ROUTE MAPS (PDF)
For fans coming to Lowe's Motor Speedway from out of state, race officials recommend Interstate 85 exits 43, 46, 49 and 52 as primary routes to the track. From I-77, use Exit 18 to reach U.S. 29. However, officials urge Charlotte-area fans to use U.S. 29 and N.C. 49 to get to the speedway instead of the I-85 to Speedway Boulevard route.
For suggested routes to park closest to your seat, visit www.lowesmotorspeedway.com
Parking is free on all unreserved lots on Lowe's Motor Speedway property, with the exception of Tim Flock parking-camping on Morehead Road. Private or pay lots are also available in the areas.
