13^th Annual Galaxie Nationals

Agenda and Schedule of Events

Sept 10^th, 11^th, 12^th and 13^th, 2009

Wednesday Sept 9^th – Early registration and credentials pickup at host hotel lobby. Social gatherings for early birds.

                                        Tours at Dennis Carpenter Reproductions, Roush Racing, Wood Bros. and Holman Moody

Thursday Sept 10^th – Registration and credentials pickup at host hotel lobby.

                                      Autofair swap meet/vendors

Tours at Dennis Carpenter Reproductions, Roush Racing, Wood Bros. and Holman Moody

(Possible cruise-in to the NC Stock Car Racing Museum in Mooresville)

Friday Sept 11^th –       Registration and credentials pickup at host hotel lobby. Autofair swap meet/vendors

Tours at Dennis Carpenter Reproductions, Roush Racing, Wood Bros. and Holman Moody

(Dinnertime cruise-in to Quaker Steak and Lube)

Saturday Sept 12^th -   Registration and credentials pickup at host hotel lobby until 7:30 AM. Late registration at LMS

Autofair swap meet/vendors

1st day of Galaxie car show at LMS infield

Galaxie Nationals Banquet at 6PM.

Sunday Sept 13^th –     Autofair swap meet/vendors

2nd day of Galaxie car show at LMS infield

Monday Sept 14^th –    Breakfast at the host hotel and final goodbyes

Other Attractions and Events:

Countless NASCAR shops - many are 10-15 minutes from LMS - nearly all are within a 45 minute drive

NC Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame – Mooresville, NC

NASCAR Speedpark – Concord Mills Mall

NHRA racing at ZMax Dragway - Thursday, September 17th thru Sunday, September 20, 2009 (This is just 3 days after the Nationals end)

Rockingham Raceway and Dragstrip - Rockingham NC

Darlington Raceway and Museum - Darlington, SC

2009 Darlington Raceway Historic Racing Festival - Sept 26th and 27th (This is 12 days after the Nationals end - Carolina Galaxies shows at this as well)

Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS) and Charlotte Food Lion Autofair Event Information

• Lowe’s Motor Speedway is located on US Highway 29 at Speedway Boulevard, which is Exit 49 from Interstate 85 Special Note -- there is as more Flea Market and Car Corral (in April) outside the Speedway Underpass -- visit all of the Flea Market and Car Corrals !!
•  Gate opens for Vendor Set-Up to begin at 7:00 AM on Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
• Gates open for public ticket selling at 8:00 AM on Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
• Vendor Sales and Vehicle Selling continues until sundown on Thursday-Friday-Saturday.
• Public ticket selling continues each day, except Sunday until approximately 5:00 PM.
• Flea Market sales may continue until sundown – public is not required to leave when ticket sales stop.
• Attention:  As with any large Flea Market, all Vendors may not be available all day on Sunday.
• Wear good walking shoes – aisles are pavement, gravel or grass – a lot of walking is required!
• Blue, Orange, Green and Red Field Flea Market fields include more than 150 acres of collector vehicle goods.
• Car Corral on the track oval is 1.5 miles long with vehicles on two sides – more than 1,600 of them!
• Green Car Corral in April only, has approximately 500 vehicles for sale – adjacent to the Green Flea Market, between the Underpass Gate 26 and the old tunnel on the US29 side of the Track.
• Plan ahead and be prepared for weather conditions!
• Admission and Parking fees are collected by Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
• Public admission is $10 per person -- under 12 with adults, are free.
• Public Parking is $5 per vehicle.
• Food and Beverage is available on the grounds – Vendors cannot sell these items.
• Approximately 150,000 attendance is expected over four days each April and September.

• Golf Carts and two wheel vehicles are not allowed at the Event – except for Official use.

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