MAXIMIZE YOUR RACE-DAY

Heading to the track sometime soon but not sure how to get the most out of your

in-person

NASCAR race experience? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a veteran’s guide to maximizing your big day at the track.

1. BRING OR BUY A PORTABLE RADIO AND HEADSET: Imagine paying good money to attend a race, only to quickly realize after the race begins that you don’t even know what’s really happening because you can’t hear the track PA announcer over the engines and you don’t have the FOX NASCAR or NASCAR on NBC broadcast team to spoon feed you information. Unless you’re following the Twitter feed with live in-race updates from someone like highly respected FOX Sports writer Bob Pockrass, you won’t know what’s happening with your favorite driver or any other driver if, for example, he pulls off the track for an unscheduled pit stop.

The only way to closely monitor the action and be assured of not missing something important is to bring a portable radio and headset or purchase one at the track before the race begins. This will allow you to monitor the live playby-play radio broadcast of the race and – depending on the type of radio you