When I have been there this year, lawn chairs are allowed up top but not anywhere else. If you sit in the grandstand, you sit on the concrete. Lots of people just stand at the top of the grandstand behind the lawn chairs.

No food is allowed to be brought in and for the WoO show, no beer. They will be selling it. On other nights, beer is welcome. I imagine one could bring in a cooler this Friday, but with pop/water only.

Hartford also allows all to enter the pits pre-race. They clear them out about a half hour before engine heat unless you have a wristband. I am assuming they are doing this for this Friday, too.

I think you will like the new layout. I, on the other hand, although liking it, will be working and unable to attend.

Weather looks good.