The best place to view this 80-lap, 120-mile event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., is from the luxury First Turn Condominiums, where a 1,200-square-foot flat rents out for the weekend rate of $23,000. This gets you 8-foot by 25-foot windows elevated 80 feet above the first turn, with cushy chairs pushed up to view the action right off the living room.

For more information: www.lowesmotorspeedway.com

A race weekend at the Infineon Raceway in the wine country near Sonoma, Calif., wouldn’t be complete without a vineyard tour. Travel agency Inside Track recommends accommodations at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, where a one-bedroom suite includes a Jacuzzi, fireplace, patio and balcony. Wine tasting and a picnic lunch at the Ravenswood Winery can be scheduled prior to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 event on June 24. Race tickets are included. ($2,500 per person for the weekend)

For more information: www.infineonraceway.com

Recruit five friends and head to Indianapolis, where Inside Track can arrange an ultimate race weekend around the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard event this July. You’ll stay at the four-diamond Canterbury Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, with limo transport to and from the track. At the speedway, take your six V.I.P. passes for admission to the Legends Row Club, where an all-glass back wall overlooks the garage area and your front patio opens to the action on the track. Meals are catered, and pre-race pit tours are included in the $9,799 package. Bonus: Wannabe drivers can sign up for race school at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where $2,850 gets you 1-1/2 days of instruction and time driving on the track.

For more information: www.brickyard.com

Home base for this trip is the Inn on Biltmore Estates, an elegant manor in Asheville, N.C., that’s been awarded Four Stars by Mobil Travel Guide and Four Diamonds by AAA. The action is at the Bristol Motor Speedway, where the Sharpie 500 race will be viewed from a track suite that’s fully enclosed and equipped with theater-style seating. ($4,600 per person including hotel, transportation, and NASCAR tickets. Add a driving school session—24 laps total on the famous short track at Bristol Motor Speedway—for $999.)

For more information: www.bristolmotorspeedway.com

The historic Richmond International Raceway, with its 3/4-mile, D-shaped asphalt track, is among the most crowd-friendly NASCAR venues. For this trip, Inside Track schedules two nights at the Omni Richmond Hotel, where you’ll stay in the King Parlor Suite. At the track, you’ll view the race from an air-conditioned lounge complete with a buffet and bar area. Outdoors, you’ll have a reserved stadium seat as well. A pre-race pit tour is included. ($3,500 per person, per weekend)

For more information: www.rir.com

Have brunch at the Four Seasons—your hotel for this weekend race—before heading to the Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, where drivers go for 500 miles and 325 laps under the Georgia sun. Limousine transportation from the hotel to Atlanta Motor Speedway, a pre-race pit pass and seating in a suite at the speedway are included in the package. ($2,950 per person for the weekend)

For more information: www.atlantamotorspeedway.com

Stay at one of the grandest hotels in the state, the Gaylord Texan, which includes glass atriums capping lush indoor gardens, a spa, and an 18-hole golf course. For the race, Inside Track Inc. will arrange round-trip transportation to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth and two passes to the Victory Lane Club, which puts you in a sequestered group of suites at the north end of the grandstand near Turn 4. ($2,150 per person for the weekend)

For more information: www.texasmotorspeedway.com

Tee up at the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa before jumping on a limo to the Phoenix International Raceway and the Checker Auto Parts 500, a 312-lap race under the bright Arizona sun. A luxury motorcoach RV will be waiting parked at the track to entertain guests, complete with a chef and a bartender. For the race, you’ll have reserved grandstand tickets. ($11,999 total cost for eight people)

For more information: www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com

For this family-friendly race weekend, Inside Track travel recommends the Ocean Walk Resort, situated just steps from the crashing Atlantic waves. Round-trip transportation by limousine to the Daytona International Speedway, four passes to the exclusive Executive Club at the track and access to the infield and garage areas are included. ($3,800 per person, double occupancy; $1,900 per person, quad occupancy)

For more information: www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Take in the Vegas Strip by night, staying at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Then, for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 race, jump on a helicopter for transport to the track, where garage and pit tours, a catered lunch and drinks are included. Your seats for the race are in the grandstand near the start line. ($2,550 per person, double occupancy)

For more information: www.lvms.com