NASCAR to Offer Free XFINITY Series and Truck Series Tickets for Kids Next Year

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Good news for NASCAR fans with children.

Kids 12 and younger will receive free admission to XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series races, beginning next year.

NASCAR made the announcement Monday at an all-kids press conference at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, to help launch a week-long youth initiative dubbed Kids Drive NASCAR.

The initiative will continue this weekend with NASCAR’s scheduled events. The Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series will race at Michigan International Speedway, while the XFINITY Series will visit Road America in Wisconsin.

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