Michigan International Speedway - NASCAR!!

July 27, 2023

When we purchased our motorhome, my Dad asked me one thing, can we go to NASCAR? Well, we did it! Last year, the four of us attended the NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway (8/2022).

Given how hot and humid it can be in August in Michigan, and how tiring it can be to listen to the generator all day in order to run our ACs (even though we do have a quiet built-in inventor generator), we decided to camp at the Turn 2 Retreat campground since these campsites had electricity and water hookups. Turn 2 Retreat was a blast! In addition to the electricity and water hookups, Turn 2 Retreat allows you to camp the entire week, so we showed up on 8/1/2022 and left on 8/8/2022. One of the other benefits of Turn 2 is you can watch the parade of NASCAR haulers arrive and leave.

One of the downsides of Turn 2 Retreat is we couldn’t see the racetrack from our campsite, not even from our roof. This meant we would have to watch the race from the grandstands. None of us wanted to sit in the direct sun and heat for two races, so we purchased tickets to the Ally Champions Club, and we are glad we did! The Ally Champions Club includes an air-conditioned lounge directly behind your track seats, which gives you a break from the heat. In addition, it includes other benefits like lunch, snacks, and two-drink tickets. Thank goodness we had the AC lounge option because once the rain cleared on Sunday, the heat and humidity were brutal.

We had an absolute blast with my parents, and I am so glad we got these memories with them.

Michigan International Speedway Pictures

Our site at Turn 2 Retreat
Our site at Turn 2 Retreat
Penguin washing the RV :)
Penguin washing the RV :)
Enjoying dinner and a sunset on Day 1
Enjoying dinner and a sunset on Day 1
Turn 2 Sunset
Turn 2 Sunset
Infield
Infield
Trying to capture the angle
Trying to capture the angle
My Mom :)
My Mom :)
Infield Camping
Infield Camping
Crossing to the Infield
Crossing to the Infield
Motorhomes driving across the track to the infield
Motorhomes driving across the track to the infield

Scoreboard
Scoreboard
Crazy campsite in the Infield
Crazy campsite in the Infield
Mystery Machine
Mystery Machine

My parents
My parents
Watching the NASCAR haulers arrive
Watching the NASCAR haulers arrive

a hauler arriving
a hauler arriving
Dad taking a nap
Dad taking a nap
Band at Turn 2 Retreat
Band at Turn 2 Retreat

Saturday Race
Saturday Race
Dad watching from the AC lounge
Dad watching from the AC lounge

Victory Lane
Victory Lane
Signing Start/Finish Line
Signing Start/Finish Line

Signed the SAFER Barrier Wall
Signed the SAFER Barrier Wall
Our seats at the Ally Champions Club
Our seats at the Ally Champions Club
Here comes the rain
Here comes the rain
Rain is here!
Rain is here!
Weather Warning
Weather Warning
Sunday Race
Sunday Race

Love you Dad!
Love you Dad!

Victory Burnout
Victory Burnout
Victory Lane
Victory Lane