Advance Auto Parts Home Track Hero: Erika Bills of Alaska Raceway Park

Throughout the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Advance Auto Parts is spotlighting a series of Home Track Heroes from NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks around the country. Each Home Track Hero, nominated by his or her peers as a result of contributions made to the race track, will have his or her name appear on the C-Post of Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford Mustang in a Cup Series Playoff race. Erika Bills, the Pit Boss at Alaska Raceway Park, is the Home Track Hero whose name will appear on Blaney’s car during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Those at Alaska Raceway Park have a simple word to describe Erika Bills: "Invaluable." A banker by trade, Bills serves as the NASCAR Home Track's Pit Boss, working mostly in concessions and sales. But, more or less, she does it all. Bills keeps Alaska Raceway Park's pits in order, assisting new drivers, training other track officials and assisting wherever else needed. She even trains other employees across the state of Alaska. Bills handles sales during Alaska Raceway Park's offseason, and on the drag strip side, she recently took over concessions management. Perhaps her most important role at the track, though, is her ability to serve as a mentor and coach to Alaska Raceway Park's young drivers. A former Legend Car driver herself, Bills is the perfect role model for kids who look to race in Alaska. Bills is not only a Home Track Hero at Alaska Raceway Park; she's a hero in the community. She helps with seemingly everything, from the Food Bank, delivering meals to the youth during the summer, to volunteering with the local baseball league and assisting with the Special Olympics. She's famous for her peanut butter balls, many of which she donates for fundraisers. Erika Bills epitomizes a Home Track Hero.