NASCAR BGN Gateway 300 -- Schedule of Events
21 July 1997
GATEWAY 300 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
July 23-26, 1997
(Subject to Change)
Wednesday, July 23
11:00 am - 1:00 pm : Busch Gateway 300 Fan Fest
Downtown St. Louis with show cars, transporters,
NASCAR simulator, driver autograph session, and
transporter "parade" to the track.
4:00 - 6:00 pm : Busch NASCAR Night at Busch Stadium
Budweiser show car on display, NASCAR simulator,
driver autograph session.
Thursday, July 24
7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
9:00 am : Spectator Gates Open
11:00 am - 4:30 pm : Alternating NASCAR Busch Series Practice Sessions
5:00 - 10:00 pm : NASCAR Busch Series Celebrity Bartender Night and
Silent Auction
At Wild Country with NASCAR Busch drivers, the
Clydesdales, show cars, and NASCAR simulator.
Friday, July 25
7:00 am : Spectator Gates and NASCAR Garage Open
8:30 - 10:00 am : NASCAR Busch Series Practice Session
11:00 am - 12:00 pm : NASCAR Busch Series Practice Session
12:00 - 1:00 pm : Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 pm : NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying (All 38 Positions)
5:00 - 6:00 pm : Anheuser-Busch Reception
At Lunch Street Bistro with NASCAR Winston Cup
driver Ricky Craven.
5:15 - 5:45 pm : NASCAR Busch Series Practice Session
(Time Permitting)
6:15 - 8:15 pm : NASCAR Busch Series driver to throw out "First
Pitch" before the start of the Cardinals game
8:00 - 10:00 pm : NASCAR Busch Series driver autograph sessions
At pre-selected locations throughout the St. Louis
area
Saturday, July 26
7:00 am : Spectator Gates Open
8:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
12:00 pm : Start of the Gateway 300 (240 laps/300 miles)
