NASCAR From My Experience! I LOVED It! You Can Too In 2016!

The Pit where refueling and tires are replaced 

The Big Haulers that are used transport the cars 

The NASCAR experience! The all American sport that has beautiful sleek fast cars with motors that hum with power going over 180 miles per hour, what is not to like about this sport? Every year one of the biggest highlights of Las Vegas is the week in March when NACSAR madness takes over the city and culminates with the Kobalt 400. Race enthusiast from around the world flock to our fair city to not only have fun but to watch this thrilling sport and to take part of the events leading up to Sunday’s big race; Boyd gaming sponsors the event and at many of their properties fans had the opportunity to meet their NASCAR heroes up close and personal. Legendary driver Jeff Gordon Driver of the No. 24 Pepsi Chevrolet SS appeared at The Orleans and thrilled fans who had the chance to meet him and over at the Fremont Hotel Carl Edwards, Driver of the No. 19 ARRIS Toyota had his personal appearance event.  

Driver Jimmie Johnson of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools-sponsored Chevrolet SS pitched in for Habitat for Humanity and helped frame a house for a local Las Vegas family. Gee that would be nice, “Yes I live in the house that NASCAR Championship winner Jimmie Johnson built!” But seriously all of the drivers make appearances and use their championship status for various charity events.   

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is located 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip and is an astounding 1,200-acre complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. On race week-end the RV’s both small and uber luxurious park in the infield and on the upper rim to BBQ, drink, and trade NASCAR stories. If you truly want the NASCAR Las Vegas experience rent an RV and settle in for race week-end!  Be a true VIP NASCAR and go for the:

Infield RV Parking:

The action is all around you when you park inside the world-famous LVMS oval. These parking spaces are quite popular, so act fast and get ready for a fun-filled weekend. 

These parking spaces include:

Six admission wristbands for entry into the Infield RV lot & General Admission seating for Stratosphere Pole Day

Six reserved seat tickets for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event

Six tickets to the Kobalt Kampout (RV appreciation party)

1 tow vehicle pass (tow vehicle must fit in space)

Spaces are 15' x 45'

This lot features dry camping. Information on available services will be provided.  This lot opens on Monday, February 29 at noon.

Pricing:

$799 - $1600

For more information email Sabana Rabb at srabb@lvms.com or call 800-644-4444 ext 8289.

PLEASE NOTE:  FULLY ENCLOSED COOKING PITS/OUTDOOR FIRE PITS WILL BE ALLOWED IN YOUR CAMPING SPACE!  (Fires will need to be extinguished nightly by 11 p.m.)  

Or you could try the:

Turn 1 RV Parking:

This is the closest lot to the speedway’s grandstands and midway and it’s the closest of all outside lots to the infield. This RV lot features paved parking. This lot will be open from Monday to Monday and features dry camping. Information on available services will be provided.

Pricing: $749

NASCAR tires

If staying in an RV is not your style many hotels have travel packages that include NASCAR features and can be found on the LVMS website - www.lvms.com/tickets/nascar_weekend/. But let’s get back to why NASCAR is so much darn fun!  Fast cars and handsome guys with nerves of steel competing to cross the finish line first and see the checkered flag, what is not to like about that? Your average every day car weighs somewhere between 3,000 to 3,500  pounds, a NASCAR car with the driver who must weigh in before race time, just like a jockey, must weigh  3,300 pounds.  The rules account for a muscular NASCAR driver weighing 140 pounds to equal the 3,300 pounds, well we will just have to take their word for it that NASCAR drivers are that light but I guess it all averages out.  If they do not weigh in before race time, yes they are penalized, just ask Driver Tony Stewart who was penalized in Daytona for failing to weigh in and no he was not a happy driver about it!  Back to the cars, the NASCAR cars; the average car compact style has 130-150 HP and a mid-size family car has 160-180 HP and a large/luxury car has 265-330 HP.  NOW a NASCAR has 860-900 HP.  They can reach a top speed of 200 mph! This was reduced from top speeds of 230-240 after a series of serious accidents took place in the 1980’s. Oh yes and of course the tires, a NASCAR tire has no tread so you might find it difficult to drive on a regular street, but on the track going at such high speeds the tires and the asphalt are both so hot they stick together.  Science as it finest!  So you tell me which car would you rather own? I know which one I would rather own, yes the NASCAR! 

As the cars race around the track the only way that I can describe the sound is the hum of power; the hum of powerful engines with cars racing at close to 200 mph that makes the ground shake. Like an army must sound as they race towards their target.

This year’s race was a heartbreaker for Driver Kasey Kahne as he had contact with Carl Edwards off Turn  with less than 75 laps to go. Could you keep your cool going 200 mph and being bumped and then staying on track? That is why these drivers are such amazing athletes.

Watch it here -  www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kasey-kahne-carl-edwards-las-vegas-motor-speedway-wreck-in-kobalt-tools-400-030815?fb_action_ids=940842112593123&fb_action_types=perfectshare%3Ashare&fb_ref=socialnews_foxsports_foxsports.com_tbx_sharing_1

Jimmie Johnson car in the Neon Garage for repairs

Our hometown boys the Busch boys were not in this year’s race so our next favorite was Jimmie Johnson who ran into his own problems and his car ended back in the Neon garage for a quick fix and he was back into the race but finished 41^st . The winner of this year’s race was Driver Kevin Harvick who drives a Chevrolet SS, which you can buy at any local Chevrolet dealer but your Chevy SS will have a mere 415 HP.  

If you are a NASCAR fan then you must experience Las Vegas during our NASCAR week, if you are a woman who loves fast cars you will LOVE NASCAR! In all honesty NASCAR week-end in Vegas is the place to be and it is probably for the best that traffic after the race is bumper to bumper or we all might be driving our own NASCAR race home.

Tickets for NASCAR 2016 are now on sale and can be purchased here - www.lvms.com/. Plus keep in mind that there are events going on every month at the LVMS - www.lvms.com/tickets/schedule/.