Upgrade your Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Weekend
Last Updated on February 27, 2026 by WWTR
MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 12, 2025) – The 2025 NASCAR weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway just got even more exciting. Fans now have the chance to go beyond the grandstands and immerse themselves in all things NASCAR with the Gateway Garage Pass or VIP Experience.
The Gateway Garage Pass: Premium Fan Access
The Gateway Garage Pass provides fans access to the Infield Fan Zone as well as up-close-and-personal experience with the drivers, teams and cars. Passholders can explore the Gateway Garage and view the NASCAR Cup Series cars as teams operate on them throughout the weekend. Fans will have a front-row view to tech inspections along with Q&As on both Saturday and Sunday with the drivers.
Additional highlights of the Gateway Garage Pass include:
- Exclusive Driver Q&A Sessions both Saturday and Sunday
- Access to Sunday’s Cup Series Driver red carpet walk
- Front-of-stage access for both Cup and Xfinity Series driver introductions
- Experience Victory Lane celebrations for both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series
- Access to Saturday’s Xfinity Series driver autograph session
- Pre-race track access prior to the start of the Enjoy Illinois 300
- Exclusive front-of-stage access for Sunday’s pre-race Ella Langley concert
- Access to NASCAR-approved viewing area
The Gateway Garage is open to fans of all ages and doubles as access to the Infield Fan Zone. This area is curated specifically for fans to give them the ultimate NASCAR experience. From games to discounted food and drinks, the Infield Fan Zone has it all to upgrade your NASCAR weekend.
VIP Experience: Total Immersion
For fans 18 and older looking for the most exclusive access, the VIP Pass includes all the benefits of the Gateway Garage Pass, plus more.
VIP passholders will enjoy total access to the Infield Fan Zone as well as:
- Hot and Cold Pit Access
- Exclusive entry to the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series team haulers and garages.
The VIP Pass is your key to the most premium viewing of the sport. Be in the pits as crews and drivers get ready to take on the 1.25-mile oval.
Each pass is an upgrade that can be added onto your race ticket. A valid race ticket is required for entry into the facility for a weekend full of high-speed racing and high-energy concerts at the Confluence Music Festival. Children 12 and under are free with admission; to redeem the child must be brought to the renewal kiosk in the Midway.
Tickets and upgrades for the weekend can be purchased on Tixr or by calling the ticket office at (618) 215-8888 ext. 1.
MEDIA CONTACT: Payton Buschhorn | Public Relations & Media Manager | 314.517.5125 | pbuschhorn@wwtraceway.com
