I’m sure this has been asked about 80 times in the past, but I don’t remember seeing it anytime recently.
I’ve only been to one NASCAR race, and that was a Busch race in Memphis on Halloween in 1999. I’ve never seen a Cup race. I almost went to Talladega once, almost Bristol once, and almost Daytona about 3 or 4 times, but none of them ever worked out. I have been to the track at Daytona and seen Talladega from the interstate (ironically enough on the way to Daytona), but never seen a race at either place.
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dozens and dozens. i went to the daytona 500 once, in ‘92, when davey allison won. the bristol night race once, the one that jimmy spencer was suspended for because it was the week after he punched kurt busch out at michigan. busch won the bristol race, and the boos were deafening. i’ve been to atlanta twice, charlotte several times, i used to live there, including jeff gordon’s first cup win in the ‘94 coke 600. darlington and rockingham several times each. dover once, and richmond and martinsville more times than i can count.
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December 1st, 2009 at 4:42 ami live on the eastern shore of maryland and since i just got my license im hopin to go to dover within the next couple years. i’d also really like to go to richmond since it isnt too far away and its a great race.
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i want to say about 15. I had passes for years at Pocono but it got really expensive when you would get back from the second race and had to have your next years tickets paid for 4 weeks later. When you have 6 great seats that got expensive and we could never could re-coop.It made me mad that they would literally sit on our money for over 10 months. I have been to Daytona once and Charlotte once.
December 1st, 2009 at 4:57 ami think everyone should do Daytona once in there lifetime and for Charlotte i would do every year if i had the chance.
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I lived in Daytona back when Bill Elliott was big. I lived in some apartments down the frontage road from I-95. Off Williamson Rd but I only got to see one race that I got free tickets to after a friend got ill and couldn’t go. I was too young to know what I was missing. Those were some good years I missed.
December 1st, 2009 at 5:29 amLater I saw Jeff Gordon in his rookie year at Talladega and if I told you what year that was I’d have’ta shoot ya. After that my love for the big tracks never changed.
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…..1960 “Dixie Speedway ” Midfield,Alabama
December 1st, 2009 at 6:08 am….. 1962 “Birmingham International”Birminghaam,Al”
….. 1963 “Birmingham International” Birmingham,Al
….. 1967 “Birmingham International”, Birmingham,Al
….. 1968 “Birmingham International” Birmingham,Al
….. 1969 “Talladega”
….. 1970 “Talladega”
…..1971 “Talladega”
….. 1972 Talladega”
….. 1974 “Daytona”
….. 1975 Talladega”
….. 1975 “Atlanta”
….. 1976 “Daytona”
….. 1976 “Talladega”
….. 1976 “Atlanta”
….. 1977 :talladega”
…. 1979 “Talladega”
…..1979 “Charlotte”
….. 1980″Talladega”
…. 1980 “Atlanta”
…..1980 ” Nashville”
….. 1981 ” The Rock”
….. 1981 Talladega”
…..1982 North Wilkesboro”
….. 1982 ” Talladega”
….. 2000 ,2001 ,2002, 2003, 2004 , 2005, 2006 ,2007 ,2008 Talladega
Will be a Talladega in April
So this makes about 35 races.
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I’m shocked to see how most people who have answered this have been to so few races. Get out and see a race, you will be hooked.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:46 amWell let’s see, I started going over the wall in 2001. I pit for all Cup races and approx 15 Busch & Truck races a year. Plus, the ones I went to as a kid…….
idk, probably somewhere in the 450-475 range.
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I was born in a NASCAR family and can’t even remember my first race but I can say I have been to 30-40 of them all at MIS (Michigan International Speedway) I have done it all from staying infield for 5-6 days at a time to just going for the day. My favorite place on earth is at a NASCAR track.
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Reading the other answers, I guess I’ve got it made. I didn’t start watching Nascar until 2003 and I’ve been to too many to count. Counting Busch and Trucks, at least 50 I’d say. I live 5 miles from RIR. My family lives 5 miles from Martinsville Speedway. And then Dover, Darlington, Bristol, The Rock, and Lowes are all short drives. Nice!
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Geez- in the last 12 months I have been to: 5 Cup races, 3 Nationwide races and 2 truck races.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:29 amThat is pretty normal in a calendar year now that I live in the Charlotte area. I have been to about 15-20 Cup races in all (before moving to NC, I’d go to both Michigan races).
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Let me see…I think 7 total and all at Dover.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:14 amStarted in 1993 with the Spring and Fall race and again in 1994 for both. Then dry spell and didn’t go until 2006 but have been to one each year since so that makes 7. Not sure if I will go to Dover this year or not.
Thanks for the memories!
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2004 UAW-GM Quality 500(LMS)
December 1st, 2009 at 9:29 am2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500(Darlington)
2005 UAW-GM Quality 500(LMS)
2006 Golden Corral 500(Atlanta)
2006 Bass Pro Shops 500(Atlanta)
2007 Aaron’s 499(Talladega)
2007 Bank of America 500(LMS)
2008 Dodge Charger 500(Darlington)
2008 Coca-Cola 600(LMS)
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I wish I could’ve started going sooner, but we weren’t sure if my boy was going to be able to handle that kind of stimulation. We went to Las Vegas in 2007, he did good, we’ve gone back every year since.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:24 amBoth Busch/Nationwide and Cup races.
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If I had to guess around 20 or close to it.
December 1st, 2009 at 11:07 amSeveral at Dover (most recent June 04)
a few at Pocono (most recent August 07 when my display pic was taken)
I want to go to Charlotte for the week or so in May more than anything.
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11 to date
December 1st, 2009 at 11:39 amDaytona – 7/03, 7/05, 7/07, 7/08
Richmond – 9/06
Atlanta – 3/06, 10/06, 3/07, 10/07, 3/08, 10/08 and headed there again this weekend!!!
Go Dale Jr!!!!!!
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Arca 2 times
December 1st, 2009 at 12:11 pmTruck 6 times
Busch 2
Cup 7
Anti Indy 500 Cart. (1st year after the split between IRL and Cart)
1 Truck race at Bristol
1 Busch race at Bristol.
All the others where at Michigan.
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Every Brickyard 400, 6 in Michigan, 2 Daytona 500’s, 1 Atlanta, 1 at Dega, 1 at Homestead, 1 in Vegas, 7 Bristol Spring races & 10 Bristol fall races
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December 1st, 2009 at 1:56 pm1. Atlanta, fall, 2001
2. Rockingham, fall, 2002
3. Charlotte, spring, 2007 – greatest race ever!
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Never, I really want to someday!
December 1st, 2009 at 2:14 pmI’m an avid fan, I own a NASCAR blog, many NASCAR merchandise, and watched lots races since I was like 5 or 6.
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December 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pmBusch Series at Darlington, 2007
Coca Cola 600, 2008
Still thinking of going this year. the wife’s not sure she wants to run around either place pregnant in the heat.
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NONE, I am not from America, but the one I want to follow is the 600 at Charlotte, shame its the same weeke with Indy 500 another great race I want to watch LOL
December 1st, 2009 at 3:21 pmQuote
That would be none. It’s kinda far away from where I live, and nobody I know is a big enough NASCAR fan to make the trip worthwhile.
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Dover 3 times
December 1st, 2009 at 4:02 pmRichmond 2 times
But I want to go to them all! I want them all!
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N O N E
December 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pmBut I hope so. Can somebody buy me some tickets?
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Unfortunately, zero. Look forward to my first, wherever and whenever that may be.
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Last year to Texas where we saw a truck, Nationwide, and Cup race.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:11 pmBristol this year will be our 2nd.
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unfortunately,zero but one of these days I’m sure a I’m going to one.
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I’ve seen Talladega four times. Once when I was a young kid and thrice since I’ve been an adult.
December 1st, 2009 at 7:07 pmShow me your ****!! Woo Hoo! Lol
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Zero.
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Just counted my programs. My total is 55 at 10 different tracks starting back with the 1976 Daytona 500
December 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pmQuote
I’ve been to the cup race at Kansas Speedway now for 2 straight years and 3 times overall
December 1st, 2009 at 8:12 pmQuote
ZERO. Thank god for that. I get to stay sane that way.
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