ROCKINGHAM, N.C. The triumphant return to the historic Rockingham Speedway is just two months away (April 18-19), and the racing community is eagerly awaiting the return of NASCAR to the historic 1.017-mile track previously known as North Carolina Motor Speedway.

After five years of reimaging and rebuilding, Track Enterprises will promote the Easter weekend tripleheader that brings NASCAR back to the track for the first time since 2013.

With a new racing surface in place and other renovations nearing completion, Rockingham will host the Blacks Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at 5 p.m. on April 18. The following day will see the ARCA Menards Series East compete at 1:30 p.m. and the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Blacks Tire for the NASCAR Xfinity Series wrap up the two-day schedule at 4 p.m. on April 19.

Longtime NASCAR Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne will return to NASCAR competition for the first time in several years, competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series event, driving a car fielded by Richard Childress Racing. Kahne won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Rockingham in 2012.

The track hosted 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series events between 1984 and 2004 and encourages fans of all ages to enjoy the weekend.

We know how nostalgic this event is among the NASCAR community in the Piedmont, and we recognize the fans who attended with their parents are now attending with their kids, said Bob Sargent, president of Track Enterprises. Its also a weekend for what is old is now new as we open our doors for a new generation of fans to watch the future of NASCAR go head-to-head.

Tickets are on sale for the weekend, powered by Tixr, starting at $35 with two-day reserved seating at $80 at https://racetherock.com/. Fans can bundle their event tickets, parking, camping and access to The 65 Club. Kids under the age of 12 can attend for free with the purchase of adult tickets.

Track Enterprises selected Tixr for its fresh approach to ticketing featuring a fast and seamless customer experience, an easy to use back-end, and an innovative platform that was designed to meet the needs of modern ticket buyers.

Tixr has a passion for motorsports and a rapidly growing portfolio of blue-chip race track partners such as the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, World Wide Technology Raceway and the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.

We are honored to be a part of the history at The Rock and to help deliver a seamless ticketing experience for the fans, said Nate Liberman, VP of Sports for Tixr. Weve worked side by side with Track Enterprises to put the fans first with our platform.

Craftsman Truck Series and Xfinity Series teams tested at Rockingham during the final week of January.

For fans who cannot attend the event, the Blacks Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race will be broadcast on FS1, while the ARCA Menards Series East race will stream on FloRacing and radio on MRN/ARCARacing.com, and the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Blacks Tire NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be broadcast on CW with radio coverage by MRN.

For more information about Tixr and organizations utilizing the platform, logon to http://www.tixr.com.