Best Motorsports Fan Experience Fans' Choice

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Best Motorsports Fan Experience

By Fans' Choice On 6/25/25 at 12:00 PM EDT

If you love to live life in the fast lane or wonder what it's like to fly without leaving the ground, then grab your helmet and race to one of our favorite motorsports experiences for fans. From zippy go-karts that let you battle it out with your family to dream moments like speeding down a straightaway in a McLaren supercar, there are all sorts of ways to push the pedal to the metal without going pro. Check out our revved-up list below for horsepower, hot laps and hairpin turns that give you the green flag for fun.

These 10 motorsports fan experiences were selected by our featured panelists and contributors and voted on by readers as the best of the best.

1. Track Tours at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN

Track Tours at Indy

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Ready to kiss the bricks like an Indy 500 winner? The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum offers several track tours, from a visit to legendary Gasoline Alley to a lap around the oval that ends at the most famous yard of bricks on earth. For a deeper dive into the track's IndyCar history, take the 90-minute golf cart tour—by the end, you'll want to be the next open-wheel racing star.

2. BMW Performance Center Greer, SC

BMW Performance Center | Greer, SC

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Think you can drift your way through a track's turns with BMW's latest M series performance car? Find your limits at the BMW Performance Center's East Coast location, where you can join a one- or two-day driving school (cars provided!) to learn how to drift on a skid pad and find the perfect line through each turn. Zentrum Museum and X Series factory tours cap off the ultimate driving day.

3. All American 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, TN

All American 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Hosting races since 1904, historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is home to one of the premier ARCA races in the nation, the All American 400. If you want to do more than just watch the Super Late Models from the stands, purchase a pit pass to wander through the garage and pits—you'll see crews in action as they change the tires and put out the fires to get their drivers back on the track.

4. BMW Performance Center West Thermal, CA

BMW Performance Center West | Thermal, CA

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Snowcapped mountains and desert vistas provide a stunning backdrop for your track day at the BMW Performance Center in California. During your all-day session, you'll get to learn the basics of driving a high-performance machine, from quick turns on the Handling Course to hard braking on a skid pad. The best part just might be the timed laps to discover who's the fastest driver in your class.

5. NASCAR Hall of Fame Charlotte, NC

NASCAR Hall of Fame | Charlotte, NC

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Celebrating stock car racing's legends, the NASCAR Hall of Fame takes you through 75 years of victory lanes. While there, you can take the checkered flag in the iRacing simulator—the same simulator the pros use to get ready for race day. Or grab a headset and call the race just like Darrell Waltrip (boogity, boogity, boogity!). The best part? It's a top-tier experience for a cheap-seats price.

6. SpeedVegas Las Vegas, NV

SpeedVegas | Las Vegas, NV

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At SpeedVegas, you can feel the wind in your hair in an exotic supercar going triple-digit speeds—or the dirt in your face with an off-road adventure in a Baja truck. For a more social outing, pro-level go-karts let you race your friends. Have a child who loves fast cars? Anyone 11 and up can ride in a Lamborghini or Ferrari for the thrill of luxury performance at an affordable price.

7. Porsche Experience Center Atlanta Atlanta, GA

Porsche Experience Center Atlanta | Atlanta, GA

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Southern charm meets German engineering at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta. Take the joy ride of your life in a Porsche 911 with either a 90-minute drive or a quick ride-along drifting demo on one of two tracks. If you're ready to take your talents to the next Grand Prix race, you can head to the Simulator Lab and race on famous circuits like Nürburgring and Monaco.

8. DirtFish Rally School Snoqualmie, WA

DirtFish Rally School | Snoqualmie, WA

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Get your kicks—and bumps, jumps and hairpin turns—with a rally program at DirtFish Rally School. More than 30 courses let you push your Subaru to the max during your half-day, full-day or three-day school. It's popular with pros and stunt drivers who want to learn new skills, but it's also accessible to anyone new to rally racing. Plus, a track photographer captures your driving sessions for a frame-worthy memory.

9. NASCAR Racing Experience at Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte, NC

NASCAR Driving Experience at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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If you've ever wanted to face the sweeping banked turns at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Racing Experience gives you the green light. Ride along with an instructor, who'll treat you to a few high-speed laps, or take the wheel yourself to see if you're fast enough to earn the pole position. From five-minute sessions to 40-lap speed tests with pit stops and spotters, it's the fastest way to have fun.

10. Atlanta Motorsports Park Dawsonville, GA

Atlanta Motorsports Park | Dawsonville, GA

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Pro-level go-karts, racing schools, private sessions with your own car: Atlanta Motorsports Park is a speed lover's dream. Two award-winning, Formula 1–style tracks test your mettle behind the wheel with technical turns, elevation changes (some of the world's most intense) and a skid pad for perfecting driving in the rain. Kart racing is open to anyone 12 and up, and kids as young as 5 can ride along.

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Our Featured Panelists

Shannon DalPozzal Fans' Choice Headshot

Shannon DalPozzal

Shannon DalPozzal is a writer and traveler, where she blends storytelling with a lifelong passion for unique American experiences. She spent her childhood summers at Huntsville Speedway in Alabama, cheering on her uncle from the grandstands and falling in love with the roar of engines and the thrill of the track. Now based in coastal Maine, Shannon is the Best-Selling author of Of a Woman: The Journey to Becoming and host of the podcast Unpacked with Shannon DalPozzal. She explores everything from memoir to motorsports with curiosity, heart, and a keen eye for culture.

Susan Lanier-Graham

Susan Lanier-Graham is the founder and publisher of WanderWithWonder.com and an accomplished storyteller, journalist, and creative strategist. With more than 75 published books and hundreds of articles to her name, she crafts content that informs, inspires, and connects with readers through authenticity and purpose. Susan's sports journey began on horseback and grew to include a passion for horse racing, basketball, soccer, and motorsports. She played basketball in junior high and high school and remains a devoted fan. She's also drawn to the global energy of soccer fans and is an avid NASCAR enthusiast, having taken hot laps at top tracks across the U.S. With a gift for storytelling and a commitment to meaningful work, Susan brings heart, strategy, and a sense of wonder to everything she creates.

Karon Warren

The daughter of a drag racer, Karon Warren was born with a need for speed. She routinely visits NASCAR tracks and NHRA dragways around the country to see her favorite racers in action. When she's not watching racing, she writes for a variety of outlets, including USA Today's 10Best, U.S. News & World Report, AAA, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She also is the author of "100 Things to Do in the North Georgia Mountains Before You Die." For more on Karon and her travels, check out www.thisgirltravels.com.