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Midway Interactive Exhibits & ’Art at the Track,’ Featuring Local Artists, Gives Fans a Variety of Family Activities This Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Addition to NASCAR Playoffs Races
Photo Cutline: Art at the Track will be back at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the first time since 2019 and will feature 8 South Florida artists painting incredible murals in the iHeart Media Fan Village for guests to enjoy. Coupled with the Midway’s many interactive exhibits, guests will enjoy a bevy of activities at the 1.5-mile track before the green flag falls for the races as part of the NASCAR Playoffs tripleheader.
MIAMI, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2022) – With Homestead-Miami Speedway set for its NASCAR Playoffs Tripleheader this weekend featuring Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400, fans young and old alike will have plenty of fun things to do when they arrive at the 1.5-mile venue before the engines of racing machines come to life.
The Midway, located on the outside of the track’s frontstretch, will be a bevy of fun with exciting interactive activities for families, beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Saturday the fun begins at 9:30 a.m. ET prior to an incredible doubleheader – the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the Contender Boats 300 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The Midway will also open at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, with the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race, the second Playoff race in the Round of 8.
The Midway will be a packed house, with 45 exhibits and activations to get long-time fans, as well as newcomers to the sport of NASCAR, amped up while enjoying multiple performance acts amidst the multitude of fan experiences. In addition, talented, local artists will be on hand to showcase their talents painting murals in the nearby iHeart Media Fan Village, as well as a variety of food and beverage vendors.
Fans can keep up with the “world-class” experience via the NASCAR App or at www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com. Here’s a quick glance at some of the opportunities.
- So Much to Do! Some of the 45 interactive displays consist of a host of Homestead-Miami Speedway and NASCAR corporate partners, plus NASCAR teams’ merchandise haulers, along with local dance companies, plus the popular Trackside Live Stage and much more.
- Trackside Live Stage: Brings guests a live show filled with Q&A’s, concerts, performances and more. It will be the site of appearances from multiple drivers, including three NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs drivers (Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney) and NASCAR dignitaries for fan question/answer sessions.
- Exhibits include the NASCAR Kids Zone, eNASCAR, plus displays from Coca-Cola, Busch, Chevrolet, Ford, Baptist Health, GEICO, Dixie Vodka, Larry’s Hard Lemonade and Bass Pro Shops, just to name a few.
- Art at the Track (iHeart Media Fan Village): Inspired by Wynwood Walls, eight South Florida artists, including well-known Golden 305, will be on hand Saturday and Sunday to create a new, colorful mural at the speedway. Christhian Saravia, AKA Golden 305, became one of Florida’s most renowned street artists. He is the curator and producer of the annual Meeting of Styles Miami, the oldest graffiti event in the world, running since 1995. Known for using vivid colors with his unique style of painting, Golden has been creating unique vivacious characters in the last few years and has painted large-scale graffiti and murals around the world.
- iHeart Media Fan Stage: Community group performances, along with DJ Laz, are scheduled Sunday while Saturday will feature DJ CP. Sunday, the stage will host a Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) service that will have participation from NASCAR drivers’ Ty Dillon, Aric Almirola and Michael McDowell.
- Other iHeart Media Fan Village Activities: Face Painting, Caricature artist, and games in Domino Park
The Dixie Vodka 400 will be the second of three races in the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship, which gets the green flag at 2:30 p.m. ET. Saturday (Oct. 22) will feature a doubleheader – the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200, the “last chance” race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8, which gets the green flag at 1 p.m. ET while the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Contender Boats 300, the second race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8, takes the green flag at 4:30 p.m. Great tickets remain for all three playoffs For details, visit www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com or call (866) 409-RACE (7223).
Fans can also receive updates about upcoming events and races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as well as the NASCAR Tracks App for the latest speedway news.
About Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway has been open since 1995 following an initiative to spur economic recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. The Speedway, which was founded by Miami businessman, racing enthusiast and philanthropist Ralph Sanchez, is a 650-acre facility that features a 1.5-mile oval and 2.21-mile road course. The Speedway hosts on-track events nearly 300 days per year and generates more than $301 million annually for the region. NASCAR crowned champions in all three of its national series at Homestead-Miami Speedway for 18 straight years (2002-19). In 2022, the Dixie Vodka 400 moves to the third race in the Round of 8 on Sunday, Oct. 23, as part of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. In August of 2022, Homestead-Miami Speedway unveiled a new, colorfully designed logo that showcases the venue’s sense of place and incredible competition while incorporating all what South Florida has to offer from the vibrancy of South Beach to the tranquility of the Keys. Using a combination of pink, blue, yellow, light and dark turquoise – colors specific to the culture of South Florida – the new Homestead-Miami Speedway highlights regional and cultural flair of color, speed and intense, off-the chart racing that is unique to Miami.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series, NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).
