Summertime Race Days Are Almost Back at Alaska Raceway Park
Contributed by Liz McFarland
After our unforgettable 60th Anniversary Season last year, we have been working hard to prepare for an even greater 2025 season. This year, we are preparing for 20+ race dates and over 30 total race events on the property. All 30+ events are great opportunities for taking your kids, your friends, or even planning a fun date night!
When planning your summer weekends, keep these dates in mind:
June 8 is Alaska Speedfest – Alaska’s very first Automotive Festival, filled with drag and oval exhibitions, drifting, car shows, food trucks, a live DJ, and so much more!
Alaska Speedweek kicks off at ARP on June 8, travels throughout the state with racing checkpoints along the way and concludes back at ARP on June 14 – you will not want to miss this finale!
If you love vintage racing, you won’t want to miss this year’s Thunder Valley Flag Drags on June 28. We’ll have a vintage car show, concert, and drag strip racing. Bring your vintage cars and outfits and spend the day at Alaska Raceway Park!
We've had an off-season packed with improvements to make our facilities an even better place to spend your summer weekends! The first change we made was rebranding our track logo. Our new logo features the beautiful Pioneer Peak, which towers over our NASCAR oval and NHRA drag strip.
In addition to rebranding, we demolished our original scoring tower, which had been on the property since the drag strip’s early days. We are rebuilding the tower from the ground up, featuring a VIP suite, staff offices, and updated scoring & announcing rooms. Our tower has the best view of the drag strip—and really, the entire property! We can’t wait to complete it for all of you to see.
Another big off-season upgrade is our new ticketing system! We have partnered with Tixr to manage all event ticketing for the 2025 season. This means you can purchase tickets online before race day and simply scan a QR code on your phone to enter the racetrack! We are thrilled to partner with Tixr, making race days much smoother for our fans.
While these are some of our biggest changes, we are also clearing out our remaining merchandise from previous seasons! Right now, we are running a 30% site-wide sale on our online store, raceak.shop, while supplies last. Don’t miss this awesome sale—it likely won’t be back for several more seasons!
We can’t wait to see you on Opening Weekend, May 10 & May 11!
Saturday, May 10 – Racing on the NASCAR/INEX oval
Sunday, May 11 – Back on the drag strip
For more information, follow us on Facebook or Instagram, or visit raceak.com.
Thank you, and we’ll see you at the races!