Don’t miss the 50th O’Reilly World of Wheels!

Posted on December 24, 2017

KZ106 welcomes the 50th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels back to The Trade Center, January 5, 6, and 7! WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan, Kevin Mack of Counting Cars, Dawn Wells—Mary Ann of Gillian’s Island, plus hourly qualifiers for the VIP Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway for the spring races, including pit passes for the Sunday race!

Don’t forget, this year you can pick up a three day pass for the price of two, exclusively at O’Reilly Auto Parts stores! See all the features, meet all the celebrities and see all the cars ALL WEEKEND LONG! With a weekend pass available ONLY at O’Reilly Auto Parts stores, you can come and go as you please all throughout the weekend. Pass-outs and re-admittance are not allowed with a 1-day ticket, but with a weekend pass you can leave and come back as often as you like!

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