This whole experience was absolutely fantastic. From the driving itself to the complete staff, this is an experience you will never forget. We went a few weeks ago and when we came back this time for my dad to drive for Fathers Day I was extremely surprised that every staff member there remembered us. The customer service was almost as great as the driving itself. I would recommend this experience to anyone that wants an adrenaline rush that you will remember forever.

I just did my King Experience a few hours ago and I still cant wipe the excitement off my face. The experience was a lot better than I thought. The spotter was so awesome and helpful and the staff were the friendliest staff youll ever meet.It took me a couple of laps to get used to the fact that you dont let up the gas in the corners. Once i got that, then I had a blast and I will be going back again.Dont let some reviewers tell you that you dont go fast enough or they limit your speed ...etc. I didnt care even they only allowed me to go 60 MPH, its all about the experience and thrill of it. I will do it all over again.

I have to give an A+ to everyone at Nascar Racing Experience. I went Friday 7/10/20 along with my brother and brother in law to Daytona. We all did the 8 minute experience. The staff was great from the moment we got there until the end. Driving the car is just outrageous, 150 mph is really fast, especially in the turns. The staff did a great job of preparing you driving, and the spotter was excellent. The spotter talks you through your whole race which definitely helped. Loved the picture and video package. Dont listen to the complainers, you go fast, picture packages are never cheap. Looking forward to the next time.

Bought the Rookie experience for our sons 16th birthday! Everyone from check-in to the crew at the pits made it fun and memorable! 100% would encourage anyone who loves cars, racing or just the roar of a engine to do this! We bought the in-car video, it is a really cool keepsake!! Yes it’s not cheap but such a great experience and memorable event!

I am Still HYPED UP after driving the #43 car and proving to MYSELF, I am capable of driving at a much FASTER speed and did it SAFELY!! My driving dream happened on 12 February 2020. Everyone was so NICE and could SEE my EXCITEMENT......or maybe they could FEEL it......my FACE and SMILE kinda gives me a way!! This was a HUGE check, off of my Bucket List for my 60th birthday!! Ive dreamed of this for many years........YES.........it will happen again!!! ) I talked with Allie in the office a couple of times...she was very kind and helpful. George directed us to check-in. Tammy was so sweet, found her smiling at the check-in desk. Our instructor was Awesome....I apologize for missing his name. Paul fitted me with my helmet. Albert strapped me in the car and was so helpful and kind and FUN!! He could also SEE my excitement and my words were at Warp Speed as well. Nash my Spotter made it even more FUN and kept me SAFE and made me feel that I was truly doing a great job and made me feel Proud of Me!! Your STAFF can make or break your business.....I believe you have one of the Greatest group of Staff Ive worked with!! Thank You to everyone who helped me have a truly Blessed and FUN Thrilled Day!! God Bless You ALL......... T. Spear

I was disappointed with my driving experience ,I had did the experience in 2015 ,2016,did a ride a long in 2017 and went back in 2018 for the driving experience to get to be in the car by myself but was very disappointed that I didnt get to go any faster than Id because I had already drove the other cars at 165 mph and only got half the laps I had gotten before. After it changed to NASCAR racing experience it became a commercial thing,Richard petty experience was more of a family thing they had three events a day and this new owner has an event every hour ,to much hurry and dont get as much time on the track and pictures are too pricy.

I wanted the 24 car but with helmet on I could not get in. They put me in the 43 and put helmet on after I got in. They should have done that when I tried to get in the 24. Then after I got no picture and the lady took a picture but I did not get one with Richard Petty autographed that I paid for. It was very busy , my group was 1 hour behind. Once in the car it was exciting. I will do it again but drive.

I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to All the staff that worked at the NASCAR Racing Experience . everyone there working were professional courteous friendly and they just made the experience that much better! I just want to thank Tammy at the drivers info deskDarrell our crew chief who gave the class)Buckler AngelMike the supervisingJay operations Manager and Bryan my spotter thank you all for an amazing experience!Alex. PMelbourne Florida

Had a great ride today, but totally forgot to thank the driver. Black car with red 26 or 28. Please forward my thanks to him. He gave me a great experience. Told him I owned a Cobra and I think he wanted to show me some real speed. Thanks again to the driver.

Although the rain caused a cancellation and we were disappointed, Tyler Kissel, Manager of Quality Control was very helpful and we are satisfied with the response received from Tyler.

My Daughter(10) loved it! Thank you to all the staff great job! :) Albert was her driver and I cant say enough great things about him. Please acknowledge your rock star employee.

I did the 3 lap ride along sat Jan 18 ,2020 you see those cars on tv it does no justice whats going on inside those cars going that fast i dont know how those cars stay on track going up those banks the G forces you can really feel them during ride along you really have to adjust your eyes to take in going that fast . the sound the feel the speed is addictive , i highly recommend this ride if you like speed and going around steep banking turns like the pros do on tv . you will have a real good idea what those racer have to endure for 2 hrs race . it worth every dollar to do this ride along at Daytona international speedway , i will be going back do it again

Although my BDay was last August, today was my present! Quite the surprise my wife gave me. {Love You Susan Marie!!!} Not one experience that I have ever had was better than todays. Each and Every person involved in managing this incredible opportunity was beyond excellent! Once my helmet was put on is when it finally hit me that Im fixin to be playin for real.......@ Daytona Speedway!!! The gentleman that strapped me in was very thorough, helped me throttle down my nerves and showed an awesome passion for what he does -what a great guy. These machines are loud, fast and will absolutely blow your mind. Thought this would be fine for my bucket-list, click check click. Turns out that Im going to erase a line item and have this experience listed for twice.Mr. Petty, your crew in Daytona were the best of people Ive ever met.....you gotta be proud! Truly a Blessing and pray all yall continue to be safe.

LOVED THIS EXPERIENCE ! DRIVING A REAL STOCK CAR ON THE BEST TRACK IS A DREAM COME TRUE!FRIENDLY CREW AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ALL NASCAR FANS!

I have done this three times and every time its an incredibly great experience. First two times was with an instructor in the passenger seat of the car. Third time was last week and I drove on my own, with a spotter giving instructions over a two-way radio. All I can say is that its the most incredible few minutes of sheer terror and fun. I did go faster with the instructor (165 mph) than on my own, where the car was rev-limited to 5,000 rpm and 150 mph. If you are not a confident driver, they will rev-limit your car to less than 5,000 rpm, resulting in a slower speed. I also see complaints about the high cost of photos and videos. Yes, they are costly, but you dont have to buy them. Ive gotten great pictures and videos from friends that accompanied me. All of the staff are super friendly and helpful. Easy access off of I-95 and plenty of parking, which is always free.

Yeah! This was a bucket-list item for me and my wife. Expensive, but a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was over way too quickly, almost no time to process it, but the memory lives on. Everything happened so fast, we walked up, put on our helmets and got in the car, then 3 laps and it was over, but it certainly was thrilling. I would recommend staying away from the expensive video package they try to add on. Its just not worth what they are charging. We got it, but you can see the same thing on a race day on tv with the exception of seeing yourself sitting in the car. If it was a quarter of the price, maybe it would be okay, but that would still be pretty high. And they want $25 for one picture. No, thanks.

Great staff all welcoming and friendly!

Awesome experience, awesome crew!!!

Due to hurricane / tropical storm we were unable to make the reservation. Not willing to refund as I don’t live in the area and didn’t feel safe. They say I forfeited my ride.

AWESOME! My lovely girlfriend gave this as s gift for my 50th bday ;)) Staff was super nice and helpful. I can’t believe I drove by myself on the world-famous speedway at 150mph with basic but great instruction. I was on the rookie experience package (approx $500?) and it was 4 or 5 laps—heck maybe more but who counts when you’re driving at those speeds lol. I’m seriously thinking about returning. I didn’t feel too much pressure to buy the expensive pics/videos-just politely declined. Only comment is they should launder the driver’s suits every day b/c mine was quite smelly of sweat and grime. Other than that it was fantastic! You should try it. Vroom!!!!

I had an excellent experience doing a ride along, had a blast. Would definitely recommend.

My sister and I bought my father this for his 60th birthday. We took the very long trip from Vermont to do this. First, the directions to get from the entrance of the track to the experience was horrible. We drove around the inside of the track for 20 minutes, everyone we asked had no idea the location and kept turning us around. Once we finally found it, the class started, you couldnt hear the instructor even from the front row, spoke low and thick southern accent. FINALLY race time, we got to the track and saw that the 8am class had not even gone, its now 12:00, 80 plus degrees in the sun and our 60 year old father in a hot racing suit. Very disorganized!!! And still no one could answer when things would start, sequence of events NOTHING! So much money spent and things were very disorganized, confusing, uncomfortable and stressful!!!Also your only allowed to drive between the yellow line and the first white line, you cannot go in the lane near the wall, there were the riders in that lane. People paying to ride while a professional drives. Half the fun is driving that crazy corner. Tell your pit guy on the headset that you want the 150mph club! Hopefully he will let you drive the car in order to achieve it.Overall my father did say it was the best experience of his life.

Had a blast doing this at Daytona Speedway, I have driven and done a ride along, would advise anybody to stop and do this what a thrill,

Great staff, Fast cars! Need for speed this is what you need!

Every single one from the tour guide on down was absolutely the bomb. The guys that got him ready to go for the ride deserve an award. It was so hot and busy but their attitudes didnt reflect one bit of it. They couldnt have been nicer or more helpful. They arranged EMS assistance to help my husband get into the vehicle. They all paid attention and made him comfortable throughout the experience. Driver fabulous. The entire experience was fantastic. You all made an ill mans wish come true. It couldnt have been better. Thank you all!

This is for my recent experience at Daytona:DRIVE: 4.5 stars. How can you not have a good time driving the track at Daytona? But I had problems with comms throughout my 3 runs.CAR and EQUIPMENT: 4.0 stars. Car handled great, practically drove itself. But that rev limiter :( It seems from two different experiences that Ive done with Petty/NRE that the 5000RPM limit is really 4800, and the 5400RPM limit is really 5200STAFF: 4.0 stars. My buckler was awesome. My spotter was great too, and I have to give him credit for trusting me as much as he did. Crew chief was OK. Some of the other track staff were less than cheerful.COST: 3.5 stars. NRE is the most expensive, but they are the only company that runs at Daytona. Lucky for me it was an Xmas gift from my lovely wife :)Was it worth it? Definitely

The drive was a good experience so I give it a star. They print off a picture and record the event... It could be ours for 75. What a joke. They would be more profitable to not prove gouge. Plus they would get advertisement when we talk about it with friends. The price for a picture and $1 flash drive just left a salty taste. Hopefully they learn and change

Great people,made me feel the Exprience...

Completed the driver experience in Daytona this last Saturday 5-12-18.Car was set up well but found it a huge dissapointment to have rev limited car at 4600rpm indicated. Could leave the car floored all the way around track not lifting once.Spent more time with eyes in car trying to stay off rev limiter. Should be able to drive not having annoyance of rev limiter, would be a lot safer.Wish I would have saved my money for a couple track events to run my car at instead of wasting my money.Like going to a strip club, little bit of fun but no happy ending.

IM HOOKED: my 25 yr old son and I each drove 8 laps ...top speeds above 163 mph. Excellent format: the instructors sat in passenger seats and coached us using helmet intercomms. The car was pretty easy to drive until I got above 140 or so ... the car itself continued to behave perfectly right up to its top end, but it took all my concentration to keep that thing more or less in the preferred line.The price drops $200 after your first experience. Dont be put off by the initial cost. The experience was just incredible.P.S. dont drop the clutch under 2500rpm.

Because of what youre doing, this should without a doubt be a 5-star experience. The part where my husband drove the car (doing the 8-lap package) absolutely was a 5-star moment. However, I have to say that some aspects of the overall experience brought it down to a 4-star. Please be aware going into this that there will be way more people there doing this than youd expect. There were well over 20 (maybe even 30) on my husbands day. So that means them and all their respective family that tagged along (including children). It makes for a decent small crowd. I really thought this would be a little calmer and more personal. Some of the staff is NOT going to treat this as they should, for you having spent $500 to do this. There was a feeling of being very, very rushed to get through everything leading up to the driving experience. Yes, they have it down to a science, but to a fault. At some point it becomes overly mechanical and too rushed. My husbands experience with the driving instructor in the car was excellent, so I suppose thats truly all that really matters in the grand scheme. But man, they push, push, push the heck out of you to buy their wildly overpriced in-car video and professional photos (2) that are mounted on a placard. I want to say the video was $99 by itself, I cant remember the individual price of the placard, but together it was a package deal of something like $150 I believe. Outrageous! Whats worse, you have to stop at the trailer on the way out (where they sell the pictures) in order to get your packet with your race stats and certificate, so theres no avoiding the attempted upsell. When we told the lady we werent buying them, she was unbelievably rude and wouldnt say another word to us. She just handed us the packet with the biggest attitude. Wow. Im sorry, but we spent $500 to do this. You cant even include ONE photo as part of the price? Or offer an option to buy one (or both) of the two pics a la carte with no placard? And there is NO reason why a video on a cheap thumb drive should cost $99. Let me bring my own thumb drive and charge me $20. Done. It was a heck of an experience for my husband, and the drive was worth every penny. So in that respect I highly recommend it. But the rest of the crappy sales stuff and poor customer service that goes with it? That could use some work.

What an awesome experience!!! Bucket list

This is a scam. Spend your money on literally ANYTHING else in Daytona Beach and you and you family/friends will have much more fun. This purchase came with a significant amount of regret.

Went around Florida in 10 days. The Richard Petty Driving Experience was one of the absolute highlights. The people were nice. We got the onboard video afterwards and the only thing missing was the speed :) Highly recommendable

Have to give a 1 star in order to post...dont think they deserve that.Very Disappointed with my experience. Purchased 2 ride a-longs at Daytona International Speedway before the Firecracker 400 got there at 10:30 for 11:00 reservation, waited in the hot sun for 1 1/2 hours and they cancelled it because THEY overbooked!!! Was promised a immediate refund on my credit card AND a gift card for a future ride a long. Still waiting for my refund and the gift card. Currently 12 days and waiting. They havent even responded to my email sent via their contact page.

Went 3 laps with driver. Awesome. Had a big smile on my face the whole time.

I was there for the 400 last Summer 2015, recieved Jrs autograph by luck! And Just today completed the Rookie Experience for the Richard Petty Driving Experience!!!! It is unbelievable and indescribable of how it feels to drive that race car around the track, something every NASCAR fan has to do at least once! The pit crew and instructors were awesome, they make it fun, and theyre just as excited as I was! Gotta visit DAYTONA!!!!

The family purchased the EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME for my father. It is a bit pricey but with sound of the experience and how happy we knew it would make him we felt it would be great. Dad raced in NASCAR back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Mostly local tracks on and around Bristol. That is why we wanted him to have “The Experience of a lifetime”. Which he did enjoy being on the track more than anything. It was the promises, double charges to credit cards-his and mine, wait times and the outright robbery of their picture and video prices that should come with any package a driver pics. It is true that you don’t have to buy the pictures but they know you want some piece of reference to show what you have done. That is were the now NASCAR experience has truly disappointed and their lack of customer service let my Father, Family and myself down in a way I have never seen. We own a small business and strive everyday to make sure our customers come before anything.We scheduled the early session and believe we had to be there by 8:30. My father is 73 and it was July in Daytona so we wanted to get it done early. So we all 16 of us excited to see how he could do and how excited he was. They had their pre race meeting and instructions. We all see him walking out in his race suite and ready. Fast forward to about 3 hours later when sweat is pouring off of everyone especially my father! He is in better shape than probably anyone there but a race suite in July is rough on anyone. As he was ready to they let him know that the printer would not be able to print his times at the moment but assured him that they would mail them. He asked point blank if he would receive them because he could do it at another time. They confirmed they would send the times.We all watch as he walks to get in the car. Cameras in hand and videos rolling. He fires up the car and off he goes. The first eight laps go by and he is faster and faster with every lap. Which we were only able to time 7 laps as we didn’t realize the first lap pulling out was 1 of the 8 we thought. Second session same faster and faster. At least as close as we could tel with our cell phone timers. Wasn’t exact but maybe close enough. Anyway he gets out after the last set and looks like a kid in a candy store. We all gather look at his pictures and see we have to buy it and the flash drive and of course a T-shirt. How can you not this is the Experience of a lifetime!? Fast forward a couple of weeks. Dad asks if maybe his times came to my office. They hadn’t so I call and inquire about the times. Customer service apologized and would make sure they got those right out. 2 weeks longer....nothing. I call again and speak to another person....again we will get those right out. September....nothing. I call again this being 2 months later they apologize and get me with Briana who is on the track. I leave a message and she does respond quickly and even leaves me her cell phone number. I am thinking finally someone that can help. I call we go through the same thing. Apologies and again nothing now it’s the end of November and I call again. I speak with Allen I believe which has a problem finding my fathers information. After being on hold for over 10 minutes he sees everything and even when I spoke with him backnin September. He informs me they no longer do lap times but can send me a certificate of completion for my dad that really only wanted to know what he ran and how he did. I explain that’s not what we were promised and asked to speak to his supervisor. A few more minutes of being on hold Jennifer the last person in customer service that anyone can talk to apparently. She wants me to explain the situation which I know Allen had been talking to her about it the entire time. I explain how we were promised something and felt they needed to do something to make this right. She restated we would receive the certificate. But not the lap times. The $500 in video pictures and shirt show he completed it. Just not how good. Never been more let down by a company and jerked around.

Nice to see.

How could you not enjoy this... Generally only fans would attend this and spend money to go on the track for a couple Laps. Exhilarating experience!!

Excellent experience

Rusty, The instructor was the best. I had a great experience.

Nascar sucks

Awesome