BROOKLYN, Mich. (News 10) – The FireKeepers Casino 400 race is days away, but festivities have already started at Michigan International Speedway.<\/p>\n
NASCAR returned to Brooklyn with a full schedule of races and entertainment.<\/p>\n
John Chambers, a Canada resident, said this is his 30th time attending in a row.<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed two years because of COVID, but I would\u2019ve been here,\u201d Chambers said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a common theme at the Michigan International Speedway. Show up just one time and fans say they\u2019re hooked.<\/p>\n
Chambers makes the drive from Canada. He said his fandom started because of his dad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was young I went to Flamboro Speedway and followed all those guys. And my dad brought me up to do this. So, I bring about 18 guys here, I look after it all: the campsites, the tickets, everything,\u201d Chambers said.<\/p>\n
The fan zone, just outside the track, gives all of Chambers\u2019 18 guests something to do. He said the best memory he has came from a day when many fans wouldn\u2019t think about racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were here one day and we had a tornado, and my dad was here. We went through the tornado and that was the most exciting time because we never missed a race and the weather was terrible,\u201d Chambers said.<\/p>\n
The fan zone has different types of vendors, food options, drink options and NASCAR fan experiences.<\/p>\n
Chris Tobias from Mount Morris said being a fan of NASCAR runs in the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandmother, me and her watched it together until she passed away. I light her candle every Sunday and we watch it together,\u201d Tobias said.<\/p>\n
He said since his grandmother\u2019s passing, he thinks about how much she would\u2019ve loved to be here.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was an Erik Jones fan through and through, and I feel like she\u2019s with me when we\u2019re watching it, she\u2019s watching it with me,\u201d Tobias said.<\/p>\n
Races and concerts started at the speedway, with more activities scheduled through the weekend leading up to the headline race. The FireKeepers Casino 400 is Sunday at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
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