GRIDLIFE South Carolina Racing Festival

GRIDLIFE South Carolina opens the 2026 season this weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw with three days of racing, drifting, music and camping. (grid.life) The event runs Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19, at Carolina Motorsports Park’s 2.27-mile road course, and GRIDLIFE says drivers, vendors, VIP guests and early-entry ticket holders can enter on Thursday, April 16. (grid.life) GRIDLIFE’s South Carolina stop is in its fourth year at Carolina Motorsports Park, and the series says this round includes GRIDLIFE Touring Cup, GRIDLIFE Grand Touring, TrackBattle Time Attack, the RUSH Series, drifting, a car show and AFTER GRID music performances. (carolinamotorsportspark.com) The weekend is built around a format GRIDLIFE has pushed nationally: wheel-to-wheel racing on the main circuit, timed laps in time attack, and exhibition drifting on both full-course and skidpad layouts. RACER reported more than 250 drivers are entered across the event’s competition categories. (racer.com) That mix helps explain why the South Carolina round is the season opener on GRIDLIFE’s six-event 2026 festival tour. The series’ own event preview says the Kershaw weekend is meant to set the tone for the rest of the year. (grid.life) Carolina Motorsports Park gives the event room to operate as both race weekend and campout. GRIDLIFE says general admission covers festival access from Friday through Sunday, while parking and car camping are sold separately. (grid.life) The music side stays inside the same footprint as the racing. GRIDLIFE says live performances shift to the NOS Energy Stage after sunset under its AFTER GRID banner. (grid.life) For first-time attendees, the practical details are the ones to check before leaving home: gate times, camping rules, parking passes and the final event schedule are posted on the Carolina Motorsports Park event page. (carolinamotorsportspark.com)