TALLADEGA, AL – Inclement Weather postponed Friday’s running of the General Tire 200 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards race at Talladega Superspeedway.
As a result, the General Tire 200 will serve as the anchor event of a Saturday tripleheader, that will include the Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series at Noon CDT, followed by Coors Light qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at 3 p.m. The General Tire 200 is tentatively set for 5 p.m.
Anyone who had a Friday General Tire 200 ticket will gain admission to the lower grandstands on Saturday. Because all seating is reserved for Saturday’sactivities, fans, who had already purchased reserved Saturday tickets to the Sparks Energy 300, will still have the right to those seats. Friday ticket holders will be asked to find other open seating opportunities.
For ticket information on Saturday’s schedule of events, as well as Sunday’s GEICO 500, call 1-877-Go2-DEGA. Veteran Elliott Sadler will be going for two straight in the Sparks Energy 300 while Chase Elliott is the defending pole winner for the GEICO 500.
About Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track (record 88 lead changes in 188 laps), most banked (33 degrees), and longest (2.66 miles), as well as the most fun and fan-friendly, offering up hundreds of acres of free camping, amazing kids ticket prices and special offers for military members and college students. The historic venue, built in 1969, is NASCAR’s “Party Capital” thanks to the track’s infamous infield, which features the traditional Saturday Night Concert and the world-renowned Talladega Blvd, home of the “Big One on the Blvd” party. It is the site of the most comfortable seats in motorsports, large video viewing boards lining the frontstretch and endless activities for fans throughout its event weekends. Talladega Superspeedway’s next NASCAR weekend is set for May 5-7 with the Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race and the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event, in addition to the General Tire 200 for the ARCA Racing Series. Log on to www.talladegasuperspeedway.
