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BUY YOUR PRE-RACE EXPERIENCE PASS

REV UP YOUR RACE DAY

*FANS MUST HAVE A RACE TICKET TO PURCHASE A PRE-RACE EXPERIENCE PASS*

Immerse yourself in the full Darlington Raceway race day experience when you add on our Pre-Race Experience. The Pre-Race Experience brings fans closer than ever to NASCAR's best along the historic Darlington Raceway frontstretch. Fans will have access to exclusive Q&A sessions with their favorite NASCAR personalities, have the opportunity to sign the start/finish line, be up close and personal for driver introductions, and much more.

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COOK OUT SOUTHERN 500

JUST
$39.72
Sun, Sept 22

WITH THIS ADD-ON, YOU WILL:

  • Walk along the frontstretch of the track Too Tough To Tame
  • Driver and NASCAR Celebrity Q&As
  • Sign the start/finish line
  • Catch driver introductions up close and personal
  • And much more!

*This does not include pit road access

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GOOD YEAR 400

2027

WITH THIS ADD-ON, YOU WILL:

  • Walk along the frontstretch of the track Too Tough To Tame
  • Driver and NASCAR Celebrity Q&As
  • Sign the start/finish line
  • Catch driver introductions up close and personal
  • And much more!

*This does not include pit road access

HOW TO ENTER/EXIT? PRE-RACE ACCESS HOURS 11:30 AM - 2:45 PM

You can access through any of the following locations: 

  • West Tunnel
  • The Walk of Champions
  • Entrances located at the bottom of the Wallace Grandstand
  • Infield side of the tunnels

Please exit according to your seating location:

  • Wallace and Tyler, exit at the base of the Wallace Grandstand.
  • For Brasington, please exit via the Walk of Champions.
  • Pearson, exit through the West Tunnel.
Smiling fans crowd together near a barrier at a NASCAR race event, with grandstands visible in the background on a sunny day.
REDEMPTION STEPS

Skip the line!

Exchange your pre-race experience pass for your wristband ahead of Sunday to avoid waiting. Just visit the ticket office and have your pass scanned.

Unable to drop by before Sunday? No problem!

You can visit the ticket office on Sunday or any Pre-Race Experience entrance to redeem your wristband.
A large crowd gathers in front of a stage with pyrotechnic flame jets at the Cook Out Southern 500 pre-race show at Darlington Raceway, celebrating the track's 75th anniversary.