Contributed by Michelle Lackey Maynor
The much-anticipated racing season at Alaska Raceway Park kicked off Mother’s Day Weekend with two days of racing! Along with the exciting NASCAR & IHRA racing this year, Alaska Raceway Park has some exciting announcements for race fans as well!
This year, Alaska Raceway Park has simplified and reduced the ticket prices for both tracks with adult general admission being $15, $12 for senior/military, kids 11 through 15 years old pay $10, and free entry for children under the age of 10! Alaska Raceway Park will also have new concessions stand items from the wonderful team that operates Stella’s home of the famous gourmet tots, and of course our new swag celebrating 55 years of racing in Alaska and celebrating our 2018 champions!
The drag strip is again buzzing with questions around all the 2018 champions and which one can repeat, who will be contending for the championship, and which rookies will try and steal a win. The closest points battle was Alex Van Nice from Wasilla beating Sterling’s Richard Wall by 15 points last season.
The NASCAR short track is entering its fourth season of racing and if last season was any indication of what to expect this season, you can bet we will see even more action, first time winners, and close points battles. The closest battle was Anchorage’s Doug Sheldon dominating the final race of the season and beat the Fairbanks Borough gang of racers. We hope you came out on Saturday, May 11!
Be sure to stay in touch with us on social media, Alaska Raceway Park is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, use #RaceAK to find some of our posts online. Plus, raceak.com is the home of the official Alaska Raceway Park website. There, you can find the full schedule for both tracks, point standing, and look back at the history of past champions. Alaska Raceway Park is located at mile 10.5 of the Old Glen Highway, right before the Jim Creek Recreational Campground.
Looking forward to seeing you at the races!
