| Gates open at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, for SuperSebring 2020 featuring the 68th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto parts on Saturday, March 21, preceded on Friday by the FIA WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring. Thursday’s schedule includes the Alan Jay 120 Michelin Pilot Challenge race and the IMSA Prototype Challenge race. Tickets and information are available at sebringraceway.com or by calling 800.626.7223. Children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult. Free parking will be available at Gate 4. For a schedule of SuperSebring events click here. In addition to a jaw-dropping schedule of racing events featuring the world’s top sports car racing teams, Sebring offers plenty of off track activities including driver autograph sessions, manufacturer displays, entertainment at the Party Zone, vintage race car exhibit at the Gallery of Legends (now located on The Midway), fireworks, plenty of great food and the popular pre-race grid walks. RV AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING As a reminder, Sebring offers free parking and camping every year outside the track at Gate 4. Shuttles will operate all four days from 6 a.m. until approximately one hour after on-track activity concludes from Gate 4 to the Midway and Paddock. SEBRING GOLF CART POLICY Given the recent increases in crowd size and for the safety of our guests, private golf carts can NOT be brought into the facility. Exceptions: Street Legal golf carts will be allowed, but owners must purchase a car parking sticker (a loop pass is required to access Alan Jay Blvd. through the Alan Jay Paddock). Street Legal carts must have a current license tag, lights, horn and turn signals. ADA guests may bring golf carts. Before entering facility, the owner must present documentation at the Sebring Registration Will Call window on the south side of the Sebring Raceway offices (use Gate 2) to obtain a golf cart access sticker. Golf carts that do not meet the above exceptions will be impounded. Golf carts can be rented at the track from National Carts while supply lasts 800-385-1385 or email support@nationalcarts.com |
| Fan Fest Featuring Transporter Parade Returns Historic Downtown Sebring March 17 The 3rd Annual Fan Fest in Historic Downtown Sebring kicks-off race week on Tuesday, March 17, with a spectacular parade of race team transporters, followed by fan activities at the historic circle in downtown Sebring. There is no admission fee and there will be drivers on hand signing autographs and other activities for race fans. THIS WEEKEND: Trans-Am Series Headlines SVRA Vintage Classic at Sebring This weekend, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will build on a long tradition of racing at Sebring International Speedway, headlining the Feb. 28-March 1 SVRA Sebring Vintage Classic for its 15th appearance there since the series’ first-ever race in 1966. That year, a brand-new series featuring “pony car” entries from Detroit’s Big Three automakers debuted at the Florida airport course with the running of the Governor’s Cup — the first race for the SCCA-sanctioned Trans American Sedan Championship. That inaugural event included the then-two-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, driving a Ford Mustang, and Alfa Romeo’s Jochen Rindt, who would win the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. Foyt led the opening 13 laps before dropping back following a long pit stop. Later in the four-hour event, tire issues, brake problems and overheating hit many of the competitors on the over-two-liter class, made up of Mustangs, Chevrolet Corvairs, Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Darts. Bob Tullius went on to win the larger class in a Dart, finishing second overall. Meanwhile, Alfas dominated the under-two-liter category, led by Rindt, who recovered from a roll-over in pre-event practice to win the race overall.In addition to the Trans-Am series, a full lineup of vintage races is on the schedule. Click here for ticket information. Sebring International Raceway Becomes NHRA Member Track Sebring International Raceway has become a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Member Track, allowing all drag racing activities at the Florida track to be governed by the rules of the United States’ primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing. Best known as the Birthplace of American Endurance Racing and the famed Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts, Sebring is also home to a grass roots drag racing program on the front stretch of the famed Raceway. The 2020 Air & Electrical Services Sebring Drag Racing schedule will include 12 events, a majority of which will be on Thursday nights. Two special events – the Sebring Battle at the Bridge and the Sebring Summer Showdown, will be high-prize-money weekend events attracting competitors from throughout Florida and the Southeast. The complete schedule will be announced soon, with the first night of the season tentatively scheduled for April 16. Competitors race Sebring’s eighth-mile drag strip on the same concrete surface that IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA WEC World Endurance Championship drivers compete on each March. All drag races at Sebring are heads up races, making competitors come with their fastest cars and allowing fans an easy format to follow. “Every year the Air & Electrical Services Sebring Drag Racing program grows, particularly for our fans,” said Matt Muha, Sebring’s drag racing director. “We’ve had good car counts every year and with the NHRA behind us we believe we will have even larger fields in 2020.” All races at Sebring will continue to be operated by Sebring personnel under the NHRA rule book. Decisions regarding participating classes, entries, promotion, etc. will be managed by Raceway officials. Aside from serious racing between the fastest cars, Sebring also provides fans who have a thrill for speed an opportunity to race their cars on the track in test-and-tune sessions. The test-and-tune nights allow drivers to run their cars in all-out, full-throttle passes without fear of a traffic ticket. |
