PIR GIVES FANS ACCESS TO NASCAR STARS

PIR GIVES FANS ACCESS TO NASCAR STARS

Schedule for Entertainment and Driver Appearances is Announced

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR fans will be treated to a star-studded line-up of drivers taking time to visit with crowds as part of the Kobalt Tools 500 weekend, November 10-13. 

Guests for fan Q&A appearances throughout the weekend include four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, 2011 Sprint Cup contender Kevin Harvick, 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Clint Bowyer and UFC Champion Anderson Spider Silva. 

Other drivers scheduled to mix with fans throughout the race weekend include 2011 DAYTONA 500® winner Trevor Bayne, Arizona native Michael McDowell, Australian driver Marcos Ambrose, the first twins to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series – blonde bombshells Angela and Amber Cope – and West Coast fan favorites AJ Allmendinger and Robby Gordon.  

PIR will also offer fans a host of live entertainment options, headlined by Grammy-winning Los Lobos.  Los Lobos will perform at 11 a.m. on Nov. 13 on the Budweiser ROLL-BAR main stage – just before Kobalt Tools 500 pre-race ceremonies commence.  The pre-race ceremonies promise to be equally exciting with “Armed Forces Entertainers of the Year” Catchpenny performing the Star-Spangled banner and International race car driver Adrian Fernandez serving as Grand Marshal for the Kobalt Tools 500.  

The weekend’s full schedule of entertainment is listed below.  Please note that events scheduled within the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club, Turn 4 Wine Trackside Club or Octane requires patrons to purchase a ticket to those areas. 

Tickets to the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club are available for advance purchase at $149 for Nov. 13 and $99 for Nov. 12.  A grandstand ticket is still required for track admission.  A three-day package for Octane is $1,900 per person and includes unlimited food/beverage and many other plush accommodations.  Tickets to the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club and Octane are available online at PhoenixRaceway.com or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). 

Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Weekend Entertainment Schedule

Thursday, November 10

9:00 p.m.                     Harry Luge Jr.                         SPEED Cantina

Friday, November 11

7:00 p.m.                     Second Shift                            SPEED Cantina

9:00 p.m.                     Harry Luge Jr.                         SPEED Cantina

Saturday, November 12

10:30 a.m.                   Jeff Gordon                             Chevy Display (Midway)

11:00 a.m.                   Stealing Angels                       Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage (Midway)

11:00 a.m.                   Marcos Ambrose                    Turn 4 Wine Trackside Club

11:45 a.m.                   Trevor Bayne                          Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club

12:30 p.m.                   Angela and Amber Cope         Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club

9:00 p.m.                     Harry Luge Jr.                         SPEED Cantina

Sunday, November 13

9:00 a.m.                     Clint Bowyer                           Turn 4 Wine Trackside Club

9:30 a.m.                     Anderson Silva                        Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage (Midway)

10:00 a.m.                   Kevin Harvick                          Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club

10:00 a.m.                   AJ Allmendinger                      Octane

10:00 a.m.                   Robby Gordon                         Turn 4 Wine Trackside Club

10:15 a.m.                   Michael McDowell                 Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club

10:20 a.m.                   Robby Gordon                         Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club

11:00 a.m.                   Los Lobos                                 Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage (Midway)

11:15 a.m.                   Jeff Hammond                        Octane

Although grandstand seats for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are sold out, fans can still catch the action from PIR’s Hillside. Hillside tickets are $35 in advance ($40 on race day) and children 12 and under are admitted free. For Hillside tickets or tickets to the Nov. 12 WYPALL* 200 visit www.PhoenixRaceway.com or call 866-408-RACE (7223).  Hillside tickets do not allow access into the main PIR gates including the Fan Midway.

About Phoenix International Raceway
Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has served race fans as the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Be there for the Kobalt Tools 500 on November 13 to watch the brightest stars in NASCAR take on PIR’s brand new one-mile oval in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Tickets for the entire Kobalt Tools 500 weekend at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased online at PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). For more, visit PhoenixRaceway.com, Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway and Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway.