Chicagoland Speedway Hosts Scout Days During NASCAR June 29-30

Chicagoland Speedway is hosting Scout Days during NASCAR race weekend June 29 and 30.

Extra activities, including a behind the scenes tour, are available exclusively to kids who are registered members of Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts.

When families purchase tickets to Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 400 race at special scout pricing, they can all participate in two-days of extra activities and receive a collectable patch.

Scout Days is a parent-guided experience that starts on Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. After checking in at a designated “Scout Check In” booth within Champion’s Park, scouts and their families will take a 9:30 a.m. shuttle to the infield for a guided behind-the-scenes tour.

Afterwards, participants can move at their own pace through a passport of activities in Champion’s Park until 2:30 p.m. Both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will have booths with STEM activities, such as car building.

Speediatrics partnered with the NASCAR Foundation for a fun day festival from 9-11:30 a.m. that includes “food, fun, giveaways and NASCAR-themed field day activities for kids,” according to the event flyer. Healthy snacks will be available.

The Ultimate 5V5 Street Soccer Pitch will be open to kids, too.

Then Sunday, June 30, Champion’s Park opens at 8 a.m. to continue with the passport activities before the race. Other events included with the Sunday ticket purchase are a Q&A with NASCAR Driver and Kids Club Crew Chief Clint Boyer, and meet DASH, the track mascot. At noon, Lee Brice will perform.

(To save time, click here pre-registering for the free Kids Club.)

The Chicago Pit Bike Nationalswill race at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., also included in the package experience.

BBQ Hall of Famers will offer samples, grilling classes, demos, games and fun for fans during the Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned BBQ Smokedown. That will highlight the women in BBQ movement.

A scout-designated area in Lakeside Family Camping will be available for purchase at discounted scout rates, as well.

Not included in the scout package experience are the unlimited ride wristbands for the carnival. They can be purchased in advance for $20 each day through June 21 by clicking here. On site, the cost is $25.

To purchase tickets to Sunday’s race and receive the additional scout experiences, and scout camping, Boy Scouts should email Allison Dietz at Allison.dietz@scouting.org by June 17. Girl Scouts can purchase tickets through any local Girl Scout Shop by June 21. (Click here for locations.)

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