Unique Stories Bring Fans From Around the World Together for Bank of America 500 Weekend

From a NASCAR blogger traveling from the United Kingdom to see his first live race to family from Colorado who was displaced by recent flooding and a monk from Belmont Abbey College with a need for speed, fans from all walks of life will be on hand for the only Saturday night race in the Chase.
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Dedicated race fans are nothing new to NASCAR, but the diverse group headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Bank of America 500 weekend festivities may be as unique a group as any in recent memory.

Fans from 48 states and as far away as Canada, Australia and Puerto Rico will be on hand for this weekend’s Bank of America 500. From a NASCAR blogger traveling from the United Kingdom to see his first live race to family from Colorado who was displaced by recent flooding and a monk from Belmont Abbey College with a need for speed, fans from all walks of life will be on hand for the onlySaturday night race in the Chase. Continue reading →