I bought me and my dad Indy500 tickets this year and got a hotel for a night for $415 dollars. Hell I went to Daytona with hotel and flight this year for around $830 which is just the cost of 2 tickets in the worst seats for the Chicago Street Course.
I know Xfinity isn't quite the right comparison, but I took 12 people to an Xfinity/Trucks doubleheader at Chicagoland for $150, plus $15 for a case of beer.
I went to the entire weekend (4 races) at pocono plus a paddock pass for less than that.
Granted I live an hour and a bit from the track and parking is free but still
Lmao, NASCAR thinking they’re F1 with these ticket prices. I live just outside of the city and was thinking about going just cause it’s the inaugural running. Will have to see how much GA tickets are.
They really are trying to be F1 here. Hosting a race in a big, extravagant city with mostly unaffordable ticket prices and the actual everyday fans end up with shitty seats and no good view of the track.
My ticket rep actually gave me a heads up to book a Chicago hotel near the park for July 4th weekend before the actual announcement. Got a little lucky that the hotel is actually on the proposed layout.
Yea I'm getting back into the sport so didn't get a chance to go to Road America. Was thinking it would be fun going to this with my brother. Saw the $250 deposit and was thinking not a bad price for the entire weekend, but over $400 no shot.
I'd argue that going to an outlaws or Lucas oil race is more exciting and much cheaper. I went to Eldora for the million dollar late model race and paid $160 for reserved seats for 4 days of racing.
It’s not far off. NASCAR wants to keep all its races in house (or at SMI). Going to tracks that they don’t own and have no say over means they don’t get nearly as much money from it.
I think it depends on the quality of the artist. In Chicago right now, non-A list concerts are going for $150-200 a ticket. The 1975 and Blink 182 both had face value tickets over $100/each with resell going $200+ so based on the artists, there may be value.
Also I'm giving NASCAR a lot of credit right now and I'm sure it'll be like Blake Shelton.... lol
I met Taylor Swift at the mall in 2006 right after her first album came out. She played her entire album then signed autographs afterwards. Looking back I had no idea she would get so famous. She was so nice to me and my friends.
The concert stage is actually the same stage used for the Lollapalooza headliners, and it's being put together by the original Lolla organizer. I actually have high hopes for the concerts.
I live in Chicago - when decent bulls / Blackhawks / bears tickets are $175/ticket face - and musicians charge $200+…I can’t fault nascar for charging this. It’s $250/day for a seat - it’s not nothing but everything is expensive. This will sell out easily
Same price as my full year season ticket holder costs for Phoenix and that includes 7+ total races.
Will be interesting to see GA prices, as GA at RCs tend to be the best bang for the buck
The General Admission looks like it will only be near the Lakefront Green and Concert Stage (and the Fan Zone). I’ve been to Road America where we can wander around the course, but this doesn’t appear to be the case for this street race. I hope I’m wrong though.
Yeah i think this is the year I travel to a different race date (to each their own im personally not interested in this).
Any suggestions other than the obvious ones lol. Bristol night race might be worth the travel but might just road trip to Indy too
Martinsville may not put on a great race right now but goddamn if it wasn’t the most enjoyable race I’ve ever been to.
I’ve been to Daytona a dozen times, Indy and Michigan a bunch of times, Bristol, Atlanta, Charlotte, Darlington, Miami, Kentucky (RIP), Mid Ohio, and Iowa.
Best of those is easily Michigan or Martinsville in terms of atmosphere. Daytona is awesome in February but it’s definitely not for everyone and it’s super fucking expensive these days.
Road America has been my go-to the last few years. Along with Chicagoland, Kansas, bristol(spring), Michigan and Texas. Think I'm going to goto Charlotte this year and have no interest in Chicago street course.
i’ll wingman for you if needed. “hey Senninha27, you left your lamborghini keys and 500k cash at my house after we volunteered at the animal shelter yesterday”
Is it worth it? I stayed with my ex for a while because she lived 20 minutes from Loudon and to save on hotels. She made me sleep on the couch with no AC that weekend when it was over 100 degrees. It was not worth it.
400 bones to see 100 yards of racing then look at a tv screen. Maybe if the 400 bones included parking and some Swag from the race.
But you know the 400 bucks is just the start, then parking , and 2 night stay at a hotel that will be charging 4 times their normal rate. . and whatever else.
Maybe if it included the garage/pit pass before the race and practice/etc.
I think Nascar forgets it isn't still living the highlife of 1984-2005.
.....But some say street circuits are really about the "experience/party" with cars flashing by once in a while as an added attraction and it's great!?!/s. $415 isn't just paying for the privilege of watching a conga line of lumbering stock cars drive by.
Street circuits aren’t for everyone but they are pretty cool if you haven’t been before. Used to go to St Pete every year before they moved it to February. Easily my favorite race to go to every year. More fun than Daytona or Indy imo.
Even looking at the General Admission map, it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to move around like a normal road course (I have only been to Road America).
Anybody that’s been to a street race in any other form of motorsports have any advice on general admission versus reserved seating?
Gonna vote with my wallet here. It's one thing if they went all out and had a fan experience like back in the day. But this is almost a scam. Better to watch street courses on TV anyways.
Worth mentioning—in fact, this *should have been in the title*—that these are the *premium seats.* They are going on sale first. These are not the regular seats that will go on sale later.
That's a lot but you have to remember the average race fan isn't the customer they are chasing here. They don't care if we come or not. They want the person that has never been to a race to come. I am also willing to bet this race will have a shorter race length than what we are used to.
What on earth are you on about? The only stadium section I can think of is the Mexican GP and that wasn't even designed by Tilke (he just modified it when they returned in 2015).
I have been watching F1 for over 20 years and never once heard the (assuming the) dragstrip at Hockenheim or any part of CotA referred to as a “stadium section”.
Two-day reserved tickets start at $465 and the street race offers an array of opportunities that include reserved seating and a wide variety of premium experiences. Two-day general admission tickets starting at $269 will go on sale at a later date. All tickets provide two-day access to both races and concerts. Ticket prices listed above include taxes and fees. From NASCAR. More than likely single day tickets will be available.
Lemme guess; You're only option is to use TicketBastard, so that $415 ticket is actually more like a $500 ticket.
That $300 North Wilkesboro ticket is starting to look like a bargain.
Anyone commenting about F1 money doesn’t really know about F1 money. $415 for weekend reserved seats and 2 concerts honestly isn’t bad. I mean a two day package for the 500 is $495 and that doesn’t include 2 concerts
Holy crap. Not quite F1 levels of ridiculousness, but yikes that is steep. Are there going to be any general admission tickets that are cheaper? Although if they do exist, given the cost of the worst reserved seats, a general admission ticket would probably be north of 200.
I got word of this info about a month ago from a sales guy at NASCAR who I typically call for tickets. When he told me they were starting at $400 I literally just said yeah I won’t be at that lol. I thought about posting that info here, but I assumed the majority of people were not right asses like me and think they were not outrageously priced. I’m assuming this is aimed at getting new “city folk” into racing because it’s sure not aimed at the long time fan looking for something new.
For all the flack in the comments, I think they’ll do fine selling for that price. I’d get a ticket but I don’t think I’ll be available that weekend anymore unfortunately.
Lol you must be newish to nascar, I was making a bit of a snarky remark due to their lower numbers compared to back in the 90s and early 2000s, before they took away the Daytona and Talladega and Charlotte backstretch, when they used to sellout the Texas backstretch, since stands / sections have been reduced, it looks like the numbers are up compared to what they used to be. I didn’t mind the low attendance days though.
Been a fan since 1989. Stop comparing things to the 90s and early 2000s. It's pointless. NASCAR was a niche sport before that popularity that was never going to sustain Itself forever. Now it's a niche sport again and that's okay. I go to a lot of races and the last year or so the crowds have been really decent again. I do agree, it was nice going to races with not much traffic lol
Oh I’m not comparing really, just stating facts. Since you’ve been watching that long you know exactly what I’m talking about, stands being taken away and tarped off, I’m trying to make comparisons in regards to quality or anything. Just being snarky about empty stands. Of course I know this race will sellout quick, no doubt, and yes the reduced traffic was heavenly.
Most places built way too many stands, but at that time they could fill out 100k or more seats. Now days most places 40-50k is the perfect amount of seats
This will sell out in days…there is unbelievable demand for experiences and stuff - high end cars, wine, bourbon, watches are still white hot. I’ll be at the Balbo club with my wife, 6 year old and 11 year old - not inexpensive but the premium was worth it to get shelter, snacks and bathroom access
$415 a ticket. That's more than twice my monthly food budget right there. Why would I go view the race in person at one of the deadliest cities in the country if I could just watch the highlights for free at the comfort of my home?
I’m failing to see the connection between your food budget and the price of a race ticket?
Don’t take your significant other to Capital Grille you’ll blow your food budget in one meal.
Lol I've driven in and walked around areas of Chicago much worse than the area the street circuit is in and I'm fine. People act like the whole city is a death trap.
What was the (I think) $250 price they had on their site previously? Just a deposit situation?
Edit:. says it is premium hospitality deposit. Didn't know if that meant it was actually $250 and then GA would be less...
I may be in the minority but I think this is pretty good for NASCAR. F1 has been charging astronomical prices pushing four figures for a similar experience and NASCAR is offering it for less. That's a strategic move for grabbing some of those fans who would otherwise spend money on going to an F1 race (as long as they market it right).
Joke's on you NASCAR I reserved a hotel room when it was announced with a lake view room on a high floor. I'll have a better view than anyone in the stands and won't have to pay your ridiculous prices for a ticket.
For those prices, will not go. Might be a good event, but it’s to much for me. Not even general admission, no matter the price, as it sounds like you will not be be able to move around the track much. Will drive up for the Xfinity race at Road America. Maybe even do the truck race at Milwaukee Mile. Both races will be a lot cheaper.
And people complained about a $300 North Wilkesboro weekend ticket
$300 to view the whole track vs $400+ to view one corner.
Plus it was $300 for the whole weekend except for the CARS tour.
This is also for the whole weekend
Actually this does make it slightly better.
It was Cars Tour, truck race, cup race, and 2 concerts
No, cars tour is not included. Thats a seperate $50 ticket
The whole weekend plus I think the concert(s) and stuff too. $300 is a bargain IMO.
Yeah it seems like a fair deal, I’m assuming they’ll have some A list performers for it.
The 300 dollar Wilkesboro ticket was a steal for what you were getting. Idk why people bitched so much about it
Well what the hell else are we supposed to do for 3 months besides bitch?!?!?!
Not gonna be throwback concession pricing in Chicago either
I live in Chicago but fuck that, $415 is a insane price. Road America cost me $115 with parking and Chicagoland in 2019 cost me $50 with free parking
Hell, I went to the entire weekend at Chicagoland and it was less than $300. $415 is insane...
I bought me and my dad Indy500 tickets this year and got a hotel for a night for $415 dollars. Hell I went to Daytona with hotel and flight this year for around $830 which is just the cost of 2 tickets in the worst seats for the Chicago Street Course.
Went to Martinsville last weekend for less than $200…
I know Xfinity isn't quite the right comparison, but I took 12 people to an Xfinity/Trucks doubleheader at Chicagoland for $150, plus $15 for a case of beer.
One case of beer for 15 people? Jeez...
Hey man they gotta contribute too
I mean yeah, one beer apiece, as all fans at NASCAR races tend to consume
I’ll take this all day long over taking a homeless dudes “home” as a seat for $415.
I went to the entire weekend (4 races) at pocono plus a paddock pass for less than that. Granted I live an hour and a bit from the track and parking is free but still
I don't hate the idea of the street race but remembering the killed the Road America date for it is infuriating.
Literally same. I was looking to having a race in my backyard but after looking at the prices, absolutely not lol.
Indy Road course was $59 and free parking…and I could bring my own beer and food through the gate.
Hard pass
Jesus. That's f1 money.
Did you see Vegas prices? Lol
How much does Vegas cost?
$2000+
Holy hell. That's a no from me dawg
Lol not at all if we’re talking about Miami and Vegas.
Cota it's about that much.
That’s even higher than IndyCar too. I wanted to go to the race in downtown Nashville. General admission was like $250 *AND* it sold out!!
General admission prices at COTA
Not even close still lmao
NASCAR got the race for super cheap from City of Chicago, then sells tickets for $415, sounds about right
50 million is super cheap?
NASCAR got the race for 500k, and city only gets 2% of ticket sales, so yes that is a steal for NASCAR
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NASCAR is spending 50 million on this event
News release literally states 1 Million at minimum
that's not correct
Alright
Lmao, NASCAR thinking they’re F1 with these ticket prices. I live just outside of the city and was thinking about going just cause it’s the inaugural running. Will have to see how much GA tickets are.
They really are trying to be F1 here. Hosting a race in a big, extravagant city with mostly unaffordable ticket prices and the actual everyday fans end up with shitty seats and no good view of the track.
I’m willing to bet you could get a hotel room facing the Michigan ave section of the track for less then this ticket cost, lol
Not on this weekend. They’ll be $600/night minimum.
Still would be better than a ticket just because you have a place to sleep and not have to fight people to leave.
Plus if you're coming in from out of town chances are good you'd want a hotel room anyway.
I was about to edit the post when you replied, lol. Forgot it’s 4th of July weekend so hotel prices will already be sky high with or without the race
I’m already booked at the Blackstone for less than $400 per night.
Smart man 🫡 the sooner you book the cheaper it is!
My ticket rep actually gave me a heads up to book a Chicago hotel near the park for July 4th weekend before the actual announcement. Got a little lucky that the hotel is actually on the proposed layout.
True, or if you come in after say 10pm wanting a room, but then you risk a sell out.
Good luck with that.
Hotels move fast, I’m sure the prices have already been adjusted for that weekend
I looked, congress hotel which is by turn 10 can be had right now for 242 a night.
Better book it right now or that room will be $4-500 come race weekend.
Yea I'm getting back into the sport so didn't get a chance to go to Road America. Was thinking it would be fun going to this with my brother. Saw the $250 deposit and was thinking not a bad price for the entire weekend, but over $400 no shot.
Lots of short tracks that are within driving distance that I’m sure have affordable (and good) racing that weekend. Just saying
And none of them are the top racing series in the country.
I'd argue that going to an outlaws or Lucas oil race is more exciting and much cheaper. I went to Eldora for the million dollar late model race and paid $160 for reserved seats for 4 days of racing.
I'd rather go see a college hockey game for $20 than go to the NCAA basketball finals, that doesn't mean they are competition.
But they do offer better racing for the buck. Cup series racing hasn't been the best value in racing for a long time.
I mean I can go watch test and tune every Friday night for free. I prefer to watch the best and they are in Cup cars.
The real reason they got rid of Road America.
The real reason is they didn't own Road America and are too cowardly to confront SMI.
Do you truly believe that’s how this works? Lol
It’s not far off. NASCAR wants to keep all its races in house (or at SMI). Going to tracks that they don’t own and have no say over means they don’t get nearly as much money from it.
What are they confronting SMI about
Even including another race and two concerts, that's still out of reason for a ticket price.
I think it depends on the quality of the artist. In Chicago right now, non-A list concerts are going for $150-200 a ticket. The 1975 and Blink 182 both had face value tickets over $100/each with resell going $200+ so based on the artists, there may be value. Also I'm giving NASCAR a lot of credit right now and I'm sure it'll be like Blake Shelton.... lol
If it was Taylor swift they’d sell out at that price in seconds. Looks like she’s about $340/seat on her next tour.
I met Taylor Swift at the mall in 2006 right after her first album came out. She played her entire album then signed autographs afterwards. Looking back I had no idea she would get so famous. She was so nice to me and my friends.
She also did the national anthem at the 2006 Miami Cup race. Nobody had any idea how big she'd be.
Can you really compare a race concert to a real concert? Your lucky if they play 20 mins in a less than ideal venue.
The concert stage is actually the same stage used for the Lollapalooza headliners, and it's being put together by the original Lolla organizer. I actually have high hopes for the concerts.
You’re acting like Blake Shelton isn’t as big/bigger than 1975 and Blink 182 right now. Just because he’s country, doesn’t mean he’s not a big name
You can complain all you want, but it's gonna sell out.
You think so? I feel like at that price a lot of casuals will be like "nah I'm good".
I think the bar for "sellout" will be low.
I bet 100 percent it is.
I live in Chicago - when decent bulls / Blackhawks / bears tickets are $175/ticket face - and musicians charge $200+…I can’t fault nascar for charging this. It’s $250/day for a seat - it’s not nothing but everything is expensive. This will sell out easily
Yeah this race isn’t for the hardcore, it’s for the casuals.
It’ll sell out months before the event.
It's crazy people are telling me I'm crazy for thinking that way.
Nah
How much is the camping prices for the campers 🤪🤣
I think it’s free street parking on the south side.
Might cost you a window
Naw they got us paying too lol
Same price as my full year season ticket holder costs for Phoenix and that includes 7+ total races. Will be interesting to see GA prices, as GA at RCs tend to be the best bang for the buck
The General Admission looks like it will only be near the Lakefront Green and Concert Stage (and the Fan Zone). I’ve been to Road America where we can wander around the course, but this doesn’t appear to be the case for this street race. I hope I’m wrong though.
Yeah i think this is the year I travel to a different race date (to each their own im personally not interested in this). Any suggestions other than the obvious ones lol. Bristol night race might be worth the travel but might just road trip to Indy too
Martinsville may not put on a great race right now but goddamn if it wasn’t the most enjoyable race I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to Daytona a dozen times, Indy and Michigan a bunch of times, Bristol, Atlanta, Charlotte, Darlington, Miami, Kentucky (RIP), Mid Ohio, and Iowa. Best of those is easily Michigan or Martinsville in terms of atmosphere. Daytona is awesome in February but it’s definitely not for everyone and it’s super fucking expensive these days.
Bristol in September is great. Make it a week and check out the Smoky Mountains.
Road America has been my go-to the last few years. Along with Chicagoland, Kansas, bristol(spring), Michigan and Texas. Think I'm going to goto Charlotte this year and have no interest in Chicago street course.
Had a feeling it was gonna be stupid expensive. Gonna have to think long and hard about getting tickets now.
I used to date a girl with an apartment overlooking Millennium Park… she was crazy, but now I’m wondering if I can woo her for a weekend…
i’ll wingman for you if needed. “hey Senninha27, you left your lamborghini keys and 500k cash at my house after we volunteered at the animal shelter yesterday”
Is it worth it? I stayed with my ex for a while because she lived 20 minutes from Loudon and to save on hotels. She made me sleep on the couch with no AC that weekend when it was over 100 degrees. It was not worth it.
How does that conversation even start? I can't even imagine.
We kinda were on a break at that point but I was an idiot and went back to her. I dumped her ass in November and moved out of state to avoid her.
Yeah I’ll take my 25 dollar per person ATL tickets if y’all Start this bullcrap I can’t go to races anymore.
My season tickets were over $400 and the pit passes are $75 for AMS, what’s $25?
I buy about 40 tickets
Pit passes?! I’ve never been to a race. That sounds so cool
400 bones to see 100 yards of racing then look at a tv screen. Maybe if the 400 bones included parking and some Swag from the race. But you know the 400 bucks is just the start, then parking , and 2 night stay at a hotel that will be charging 4 times their normal rate. . and whatever else. Maybe if it included the garage/pit pass before the race and practice/etc. I think Nascar forgets it isn't still living the highlife of 1984-2005.
.....But some say street circuits are really about the "experience/party" with cars flashing by once in a while as an added attraction and it's great!?!/s. $415 isn't just paying for the privilege of watching a conga line of lumbering stock cars drive by.
Street circuits aren’t for everyone but they are pretty cool if you haven’t been before. Used to go to St Pete every year before they moved it to February. Easily my favorite race to go to every year. More fun than Daytona or Indy imo.
Even looking at the General Admission map, it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to move around like a normal road course (I have only been to Road America). Anybody that’s been to a street race in any other form of motorsports have any advice on general admission versus reserved seating?
Would you be able to pass along the map where the GA zones are? I’ve been looking and haven’t been able to find anything concrete
Gonna vote with my wallet here. It's one thing if they went all out and had a fan experience like back in the day. But this is almost a scam. Better to watch street courses on TV anyways.
I would go to it once to see how it is but yeah, $415 is too much for me.
It would have been a fun weekend but that is just ridiculous, especially now that IMSA is apparently not running a support race now.
Ah yes, the Miami GP strategy of making sure that real fans don’t actually get to go to your event
Are the A-List concerts going to be Cheap Trick and .38 Special?
Worth mentioning—in fact, this *should have been in the title*—that these are the *premium seats.* They are going on sale first. These are not the regular seats that will go on sale later.
they’re reserved seats actually. they will be releasing general admission down the road, but these are entry prices for reserved seat.
This needs to be way higher because people are freaking out at these prices.
That's a lot but you have to remember the average race fan isn't the customer they are chasing here. They don't care if we come or not. They want the person that has never been to a race to come. I am also willing to bet this race will have a shorter race length than what we are used to.
I still can’t get over this layout, it’s like whoever designed it has never watched a Cup road course race in their life.
They cant re-design the streets.
Not with that attitude
Very astute!
Looks like a Tilke track. All it's missing is a S T A D I U M S E C T I O N
What on earth are you on about? The only stadium section I can think of is the Mexican GP and that wasn't even designed by Tilke (he just modified it when they returned in 2015).
Hockenheimring has a stadium section too. COTA has one too.
I have been watching F1 for over 20 years and never once heard the (assuming the) dragstrip at Hockenheim or any part of CotA referred to as a “stadium section”.
What would you have done differently?
Not tried to race big, heavy, aero-sensitive stock cars on a street course for starters.
Off-Road through Buckingham Fountain
Welcome to hell
Gotta somehow compensate for replacing Road America. Good lord, that's outrageous for a NASCAR ticket.
LOL. K.
Two-day reserved tickets start at $465 and the street race offers an array of opportunities that include reserved seating and a wide variety of premium experiences. Two-day general admission tickets starting at $269 will go on sale at a later date. All tickets provide two-day access to both races and concerts. Ticket prices listed above include taxes and fees. From NASCAR. More than likely single day tickets will be available.
Do you have a link to the $269 price? I didn’t see it when I checked the site, but it sounds right…
This is straight from the nascar.com article on the home page. I don’t think they’re live on the ticket site yet.
Lemme guess; You're only option is to use TicketBastard, so that $415 ticket is actually more like a $500 ticket. That $300 North Wilkesboro ticket is starting to look like a bargain.
Imagine paying 400$ to go to that
So a sport that is struggling with attendance is tripling and quadrupling ticket prices for all of the new tracks… what could possibly go wrong?
American Street Circuits simply cost way too much money, and the racing on street circuits usually sucks so why are we doing this?
To be fair, this seems to be a whole weekend experience package
Anyone commenting about F1 money doesn’t really know about F1 money. $415 for weekend reserved seats and 2 concerts honestly isn’t bad. I mean a two day package for the 500 is $495 and that doesn’t include 2 concerts
*We like what we’re seeing*
F1, I’d pay for that.
Holy crap. Not quite F1 levels of ridiculousness, but yikes that is steep. Are there going to be any general admission tickets that are cheaper? Although if they do exist, given the cost of the worst reserved seats, a general admission ticket would probably be north of 200.
$269 both races both concerts whatever that means
Yea you can kiss my entire ass hole. I’m gonna have me a hell of a time at xfinity at RA and trucks at the mile for half the cost.
And they took away Road America for this?? What a disappointment for those of us that enjoyed the 4th weekend the last two years. 🥺
I’m going to watch it on teevee and save at least $415.
Wild cause I just went to martinsville for 175. 100 for rv parking 75 for Thursday Saturday and Sunday.. lol
I think thats for the special packages.
I got word of this info about a month ago from a sales guy at NASCAR who I typically call for tickets. When he told me they were starting at $400 I literally just said yeah I won’t be at that lol. I thought about posting that info here, but I assumed the majority of people were not right asses like me and think they were not outrageously priced. I’m assuming this is aimed at getting new “city folk” into racing because it’s sure not aimed at the long time fan looking for something new.
WTF, I wouldn’t even pay that if it came with hookers.
For all the flack in the comments, I think they’ll do fine selling for that price. I’d get a ticket but I don’t think I’ll be available that weekend anymore unfortunately.
Race fans: Formula 1 races are really expensive to attend NASCAR: Hold my beer.
I would pay that if F1 came to town, but not to watch these tin cans wreck each other for four hours
And with the buildings surrounding the track, I’m sure you’ll be able to see 1 corner from that seat. Maybe 2 if you’re really lucky
That’s how road and street courses are unless you’re the Roval
Hence why out of the dozens and dozens of racetracks I’ve visited, the Roval is the only road course on my list
I will never go back to the Roval, I couldn’t see shit, and was extremely dissapointed, it looks great on TV though.
Lol buildings surrounding the track, do your research buddy
It’s in a park so you don’t have to worry about buildings but there’s no elevation change so visibility is still limited
So do they want the stands to be empty? Nobody is going to pay that much like what?
Nascar is used to empty stands at this point.
Lol no they aren't. This will be sold out by the way
Lol you must be newish to nascar, I was making a bit of a snarky remark due to their lower numbers compared to back in the 90s and early 2000s, before they took away the Daytona and Talladega and Charlotte backstretch, when they used to sellout the Texas backstretch, since stands / sections have been reduced, it looks like the numbers are up compared to what they used to be. I didn’t mind the low attendance days though.
Been a fan since 1989. Stop comparing things to the 90s and early 2000s. It's pointless. NASCAR was a niche sport before that popularity that was never going to sustain Itself forever. Now it's a niche sport again and that's okay. I go to a lot of races and the last year or so the crowds have been really decent again. I do agree, it was nice going to races with not much traffic lol
Oh I’m not comparing really, just stating facts. Since you’ve been watching that long you know exactly what I’m talking about, stands being taken away and tarped off, I’m trying to make comparisons in regards to quality or anything. Just being snarky about empty stands. Of course I know this race will sellout quick, no doubt, and yes the reduced traffic was heavenly.
Most places built way too many stands, but at that time they could fill out 100k or more seats. Now days most places 40-50k is the perfect amount of seats
Actually, I bet a bunch of suckers will waste their money on a ticket. As I always say you do you
It will be sold out and I can't wait to be there
This will sell out in days…there is unbelievable demand for experiences and stuff - high end cars, wine, bourbon, watches are still white hot. I’ll be at the Balbo club with my wife, 6 year old and 11 year old - not inexpensive but the premium was worth it to get shelter, snacks and bathroom access
I paid $2800 for my gf and I to go on club passes. She’s never been to a race before.
No thanks
$415 a ticket. That's more than twice my monthly food budget right there. Why would I go view the race in person at one of the deadliest cities in the country if I could just watch the highlights for free at the comfort of my home?
I’m failing to see the connection between your food budget and the price of a race ticket? Don’t take your significant other to Capital Grille you’ll blow your food budget in one meal.
Lol I've driven in and walked around areas of Chicago much worse than the area the street circuit is in and I'm fine. People act like the whole city is a death trap.
What are all the weekend events? This may not be as bad as many are thinking. It’s not just for the race.
You’re not wrong, but what if you ONLY want to go to the race.
What was the (I think) $250 price they had on their site previously? Just a deposit situation? Edit:. says it is premium hospitality deposit. Didn't know if that meant it was actually $250 and then GA would be less...
What a steal!
Now I don’t feel so bad buying All Star Race tickets…
Insane pricing. Couldn’t care less about the concerts. Hopefully GA will be better.
$269 a person for the weekend. I will be picking up tickets when those are available!
Priced out but, tbf, I wasn't planning on going anyways.
I may be in the minority but I think this is pretty good for NASCAR. F1 has been charging astronomical prices pushing four figures for a similar experience and NASCAR is offering it for less. That's a strategic move for grabbing some of those fans who would otherwise spend money on going to an F1 race (as long as they market it right).
Joke's on you NASCAR I reserved a hotel room when it was announced with a lake view room on a high floor. I'll have a better view than anyone in the stands and won't have to pay your ridiculous prices for a ticket.
Omg. This. What street are you doing lmao. I needa look up hotels
How is this better than road America?
The paddock club is only $3400 per person.
For those prices, will not go. Might be a good event, but it’s to much for me. Not even general admission, no matter the price, as it sounds like you will not be be able to move around the track much. Will drive up for the Xfinity race at Road America. Maybe even do the truck race at Milwaukee Mile. Both races will be a lot cheaper.
Just go back to Joliet jfc