NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend Tickets

As with all NASCAR events, tickets continue to be sold in masses to racing fans. The NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend is an even greater chance for parents to gather up the kids and head out to the speedway. Known as 'One Last Race to Make the Chase', this is an extremely important weekend in the world of NASCAR racing. The only eligible drivers for this series are those who have accumulated enough points to place them in league with the top 12 drivers of the season.

Considered a weekend event, the NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend starts with an entire day of racing excitement for the price of one ticket. First, fans and press look on as the Pole Qualifying takes place for the Sprint Cup Series. Then a practice period is followed by the Pole Qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the Virginia 529 College savings 250 Nationwide Series big ticket event dubbed the race 'under the lights'. Fans can buy tickets now for cheap and come out to the track for this first part of the Doubleheader Weekend.

As it can easily be seen when you have tickets to the Doubleheader Weekend, the energy from just one of these cars is enough to power a city block. Just imagine what happens when thousands of fans gather in one place to watch the top 12 drivers battle it out during the day and then under the stars and lights that seems to be illuminated by the NASCAR excitement alone. This is most definitely not an event that any true fan of NASCAR could let pass by without at least attempting to buy a ticket. NASCAR has even provided family sections for those who have bought tickets and prefer to be situated in areas where there is no smoking and are also alcohol. Kids are even admitted for as long as they are accompanied by a ticketed adult. It is impossible to imagine the excitement in a child's eyes as they look on as each shift of the throttle pushes massive energy into a stock car engine and transforms them into metallic chariots of fire.

The big ticket event arrives the next day when the flag drops on the Richmond International Speedway during the NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend. This is when the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup heats up the track which doesn't have a chance to cool down until sun-up the next morning. This is a hard fought race to end all races and every ticket sold is worth its weight in white gold. In 2009, Kyle Busch was clipped by Brian Vickers in a last lap that was one for the history books. A lead of just 8 points placed Vickers in contention for the Cup. The on-track excitement is almost indescribable unless a ticket has bought a fan entry to see one of the greatest assemblies of racing talent of each NASCAR season. The three quarter mile track has played host to many of NASCAR's finest and will continue to on an annual basis when the ticket to excitement plays host to the NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend.