Race Day Visitors

• 1). Purchase race tickets. Tickets for most speedway events and all NASCAR races are available through the speedway's website and the DIS ticket office, located in the Daytona 500 Experience lobby. Tickets for most events are sold well in advance, and popular events may sell out.
  
  
• 2). Make accommodation reservations if coming from out of town. Area hotels fill up quickly for events such as the Daytona 500 and often require a several night stay. Visitors with recreational vehicles and those wishing to pitch a tent are able to stay on speedway property for certain events, both outside the track's walls and within the famed infield.
  
  
• 3). Arrive at the track. On race day DIS provides many free off site parking lots for race fans and provides shuttle transportation from parking areas to the track. Lots with short walking distances are provided for visitors with disabled parking permits. Many local businesses within walking distance of the track allow visitor parking for a fee.
  
  
• 4). Enter the gates and enjoy the race. Upon arrival at the track, all bags and packages will be inspected before visitors may enter the stands. According to the DIS website, each visitor may carry in one soft cooler, no larger than 6-by-6-by-12-inches, one clear bag, no larger than 18-by-18-by-4-inches and any item such as binoculars, a camera or headset worn around the neck. Hard coolers, strollers, umbrellas, fireworks, firearms and large bags or backpacks are not allowed.
  
  

Non-Race Day Visitors

• 1). Plan a visit to the Daytona 500 Experience, located just outside the speedway gates and billed as the "official attraction of NASCAR," according to the DIS website. The attraction is open year-round, excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Day and offers visitors a variety of track related attractions. Though busy near race events, the attraction is significantly less crowded when there are no special events on the calendar.
  
  
• 2). Take the Daytona 500 Experience track tour. The 30-minute guided tram tour takes visitors to see the pit areas, infield garages and the track's high banks, according to the Daytona 500 Experience website. Tours typically stop at both victory lane and pit road and allow visitors to get out of the tram and take pictures. The tours are given most days, though track activity limits the tour at certain times. The Daytona 500 Experience website provides dates that tours are unavailable.
  
  
• 3). Sign up for the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Visitors looking for a chance to visit DIS as a driver may sign up for the Richard Petty Driving experience, located at the Daytona 500 Experience. The experience allows visitors to ride or drive a real race car on the speedway with the instruction and assistance of professional race car drivers. Dates for the experience vary and are based on track availability.