There are a lot contests going on that should garner the interest of NASCAR fans. Many prizes are “once in a lifetime” opportunities  for fans to win something that only a chosen few ever get to experience. Some fans get to wave the green flag at the start of the race or even be the grand martial and yell “Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!” One well known contest, sponsored by Crown Royal actually results in a Sprint Cup race being named after them with full VIP experiences including pit and garage passes and being introduced to the drivers at introductions, on the stage of course. A quick search found over 50 contests that end before the end of the year.

Here at www.speedwaymedia.com we currently have two contests running with one coming to its conclusion on Saturday September 27 where you can win 2 tickets to the Martinsville race on Sunday October 19.  With a little homework you can answer the three easy questions to be eligible for the random drawing. Go here to find out more and to enter: http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Contests/mville08.asp

We’re also giving away autographed Kevin Harvick hats courtesy of his primary sponsor if you do your homework on Kevin Harvick, his sponsors Shell and Penzoil products.  This contest is  a little harder but there will be multiple winners so the work will be worth it. Go to http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Contests/Harvick.asp to learn more about this contest and how to win the prize.

There was one other contest that caught my eye and that is a contest sponsored by Gillette and the “Young Guns” and it ends November 15. This contest is one where you have to go to their website and put in codes. It’s not the contest itself but the prize that is great here. 10 winners’ weekly winners will have the opportunity to learn how to drive a Richard Petty Experience car under the direction of the “Young Guns” who currently are Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, and Carl Edwards. You can learn more about the contest here: http://www.gilletteyoungguns.com/timeshaver/learn-more/

The press release for the contest also noted how the company was going to be involved with the chase this year. “Gillette has enlisted NASCAR.COM to support its “TimeShaver Challenge,” an extension of its long-standing Gillette Young Guns program. The “TimeShaver Challenge” aligns consumers with a specific Gillette Young Guns driver and rewards consumers whose driver spends the least amount of time on pit road throughout the 10 races of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Weekly winners will receive a free trial subscription to NASCAR.COM’s acclaimed TrackPass, among other prizes. Grand prize winners and a guest will then get the chance to participate in a customized driving school led by the Gillette Young Guns.  NASCAR.COM also will supply Gillette with the official pit time data, and will extend the program to include a pit road photo gallery and video sponsorships.  During October, Gillette will be the official sponsor of the NASCAR.COM driver standings. Its creative messaging will be featured on Gillette Young Gun driver site pages and integrated throughout NASCAR.COM with homepage roadblocks and other customized display units.”

So, as the season winds down so will the contests so don’t waste any time trying to be a winner. Its up to you to enter.