Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec
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(March 5-7)
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Firebird Int’l Raceway
Firebird Int’l Raceway is a race facility that houses a quarter-mile drag strip, three road racing courses, a 120-acre lake and the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. Prior to the 2004 season the drag strip at FIR was repaved and the pit area asphalt was chip-sealed while the pit area for the professional competitors was expanded.
ADDRESS: 20000 Maricopa Road, Box 5023, Chandler, AZ 85226
ELEVATION: 1,300 feet
WEBSITE: www.firebirdraceway.com
TICKET INFORMATION: (602) 268-0200; (480) 784-4444
HOW TO GET THERE: The track is 10 miles south of Phoenix and just minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport. From Phoenix, take Interstate 10 east to the Maricopa exit (162A). From Tucson, take I-10 west to the Maricopa exit (162B)
VISITOR INFORMATION: Chandler Chamber of Commerce, (800) 963-4571
FIREBIRD INT’L RACEWAY RECOMMENDS PLACES TO STAY: Race headquarters: Wyndham Garden Hotel, Chandler, (800) 822-4200 or (480) 961-4444 Chandler: Hampton Inn Chandler, (480) 753-5200 • Homewood Suites Hotel, (480) 753-6200 • Sheraton San Marcos, (480) 963-6655 Phoenix: Country Suites, (602) 279-3211 • Holiday Inn Express, (480) 785-8500 • Legacy Golf Resort, (602) 305-5500 • Quality Inn South Mountain, (480) 893-3900 • Radisson Phoenix Airport, (602) 437-8400 • Red Roof Inn, (480) 857-4969 • Wellesley Inn & Suites, (480) 753-6700 Tempe: Motel 6-Broadway Road, (480) 967-8696 • Motel 6-Priest Drive, (480) 968-4401 • Motel 6-Scottsdale Road, (480) 945-9506 • Red Roof Inn, (480) 449-3205 • Studio 6, (480) 414-4470
CAMPING: Camp Firebird offers overnight RV parking (no hookups); cost is $50 per 40x15 space and $75 per 40x20 space, which does not include event admission. A motorhome pass is available for $400. For information, call (602) 268-0200. Camping is also available in nearby Apache Junction. Call the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce, (602) 982-3141