Grand Bend Speedway will celebrate its 30th season opener this Sunday when NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing gets underway at 1:00 pm. The event is also the first of five Cobra Tire Cup events highlighting the Huron Transfer Service Late Models, Super Stock / Sportsman, Hot Rod, and Doxtator Property Maintenance Bone Stock Competition and also features competition from the Robson Scrap Metals Mini Trucks, 9HP Sprints, and Pine Dale Motor Inn Junior Sprints. Kids and youth age 15 and enter free of charge, adult spectators are $20, seniors and students enter for $15.

The Cobra Tire Cup Series is a five-event racing Series designed to showcase driving talent on two unique race tracks: four events are held on the traditional 1/4 mile tri-oval with the final race being held on the 1 mile hybrid oval track on the motorplex property at the end of the season. Drivers who run all five events are also eligible for the Double Down Loyalty Bonus that sees their prizing money doubled for all the events that they ran. The series also marks the debut of the new Super Stock / Sportsman and Hot Rod divisions which will be running for NASCAR Championship Points.

Drivers in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series complete for championships across North America, earning local championships using their home tracks point system, while earning National, Regional and State points utilizing the NASCAR points system. Each NASCAR division receives a year-end points payout as well as weekly prizing.

In another first, the event will see RaceMed join the program as the official safety and cleanup crew at the track. The professional crew at RaceMed will help support GBS staff in the goal of keeping the event moving by reducing the time it takes to clean up and restart from incidents, as well as the primary benefit of improving driver safety.

The newly upgraded Outside Groove Diner & Food Court will be open with many new food options including subs, pizza, and hard-serve ice cream. The diner also has a great view of the pits so fans can get a look behind the scenes as drivers work on their vehicles and the race plays live on the many big screens in the revamped space.

The event will be live streamed through the track’s Facebook page and YouTube channel to showcase Grand Bend Speedway’s racing program.

A variety of upgrades and facility improvements are ongoing throughout the facility. These improvements will continue to progress each week throughout the season.

Fans can make use of wooden grandstand seating for a great view of the track or bring their own lawn chairs and blankets to comfortably set up and view the races from anywhere along the spectator hill.

Tickets for the event can be purchased at the gate at the event, or online in advance through the track’s schedule page.