We were literally driving past Daytona Speedway Track as we motored on down to Cocoa Beach so decided to call in - if only to visit the gift shop.
We parked up and I wandered over to a little hut labelled "Guest Services" to make sure we were parked in the right place for the shop / museum. Before I knew it we had signed a waiver form and were driving through the tunnel under turn 4 to park up and watch an endurance race! Apparently we'd just happened upon a free to the public event - whoop! There didn't seem to be that many people there but we had a fun time watching the race from the bleachers, wandering around the stands and even walking into the pit lane and through the garages! I chatted to security guards and track marshalls. It was amazing - very loud and very hot!
There was a small bar area open and plenty of seating and toilets. All very accessible (apart from the steps up to the bleachers and viewing areas). It was brilliant. At the entrance to the track there is a museum and shop - you can sign up for tours there (which you pay for) but we were really pleased with what we got to see for free!
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