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iwk 250 super race weekend seating chart overview

Pit Area – available race day only (no advance) – liability release required

• Restricted to those 18 and older
• Exceptions for competitors ONLY
• Minors entering the pits must comply with the Minor Pit Policy (requires proof of age and consent form, in advance)

 HST is included in admission.

All overnight parking at Riverside over the IWK 250 weekend requires an advance reservation and is based on availability.

• Campsite Reservation Form (Renewals & New)

Campsite check-in times for the 2020 IWK 250 weekend are as follows:

• Starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15

* Schedules are subject to change without notice

The very first “Riverside 250” was held in 1977, and won by Ontario’s Billy Watson. Since then the event has become Riverside’s marquis event and is one of the longest-running, most storied stock car races in all of Canada. Some of the top racers in North America have competed in, and won, our “250” including “Daytona” Don Biederman, Junior Hanley, Scott Fraser, Ben Rowe, Mike Rowe, and NASCAR’s Regan Smith. The modern era of this event, the IWK 250, started in 2007 after the facility was rebuilt to become one of the premier facilities in North America. Since then we have featured celebrity NASCAR drivers every year and have continued to grow to become the largest annual summer sporting event in Nova Scotia. Celebrity NASCAR drivers in the modern era of the IWK 250 include…

• Aric Almirola (2008)
• Marcos Ambrose (2010, 2011)
• Matt Crafton (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Ricky Craven (2007)
• Brad Keselowski (2013)
• Joey Logano (2012)
• Mark Martin (2017)
• David Reutimann (2009)
• Regan Smith (2007, 2008, 2009)
• Austin Theriault (2013)

Audio by our good friends at Race Time Radio

• Introduction to the Unveiling of the John W. Chisholm Memorial Cup (July 18, 2015) featuring Frank Fraser, Greg Sewart, Rollie MacDonald, Terry Clattenburg, Junior Hanley, Mike MacKenzie, Ben Rowe, Mike Rowe, Regan Smith, Wayne Smith, Kent Vincent, Darren MacKinnon, John Flemming, and Shawn Tucker.
• Introduction to the 2015 IWK 250
• 2015 IWK 250, Flag to Flag
• Introduction to the 2016 IWK 250
• 2016 IWK 250, Flag to Flag
• 2017 IWK 250, Flag to Flag
• 2018 IWK 250, Flag to Flag

Proud to Support the IWK Health Care Centre Long before the inception of the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway, Nova Scotia businessmen John Chisholm and Steve Lewis were established philanthropists, each privately assisting charities of choice and generously giving back to the communities that have supported them. In 2007, as co-founders of the IWK 250, Chisholm and Lewis joined forces to provide support to something near the hearts of most Maritimers – the IWK Health Centre – our region’s preeminent provider of quality care for children, youth, women, and families. Since then the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body has raised awareness for the IWK Health Centre and donated more than $400,000 to the IWK Foundation. Since 2009 the hospital portion of the event has been expanded to include the “Cat Car for Kids” where the children and their families actually get to co-sponsor a NASCAR driver in the IWK 250 by signing their name on his car. “The IWK 250’s support of the patients at the IWK has gone far beyond the dollars raised during the event,” said Jacobs. “When the patients meet the drivers and sign their names on the IWK car it’s very exciting, not only for them, but for their families as well.” In addition to providing highly specialized care, the IWK also provides primary care services. Services provided by the Health Centre are delivered through three programs: Children’s Health; Mental Health and Addictions; and Women’s and Newborn Health. Each year the IWK delivers approximately 5,000 babies and assesses more than 29,000 visits to the Children’s Emergency Department. The IWK Health Centre is an essential resource for women, children, youth and families from across the Maritimes and beyond. Each year, thousands of Maritime children and women come to the IWK requiring emergency care, surgery for critical illnesses, and inpatient care for ongoing medical conditions. To learn how you can help support the IWK Health Centre please visit www.iwkfoundation.org.