By Caleb Whisler, Staff Writer
O. Bruton Smith has the mantra “We work for the fans” when it comes to new initiatives.
The Speedway Motorsports Weather Guarantee is no different. As part of SMI’s Fans First initiative, SMI officials announced today that if a NASCAR race at any of the eight SMI properties–Atlanta Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway– is postponed and the ticket holder is unable to attend on the rescheduled date, the fan can obtain a ticket credit toward any race under the SMI banner.
“Of all major professional sports, none is as heavily impacted by adverse weather as NASCAR,” said Speedway Motorsports’ President and CEO Marcus Smith in a statement. “With drivers already racing on the very edge at nearly 200 mph, even a little rain can have a dramatic impact on race weekend schedules. What we want to do is take weather out of the ticket-buying equation so fans can focus on having a great time and making memories on our premier NASCAR event weekends.”
Ticker holders have 60 days from the original race date to request the credit. The credit must be used within one calendar year of the original race date or the same event the following year, even if one-year beyond the original date.
This policy does not apply if an event is delayed, regardless of delay length, but still completed on the original event date, even if completion of the event occurs after 11:59 p.m.
The new policy comes into effect on August 9.