WestKyTeacher Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Bristol Motor Speedway will auction a pair of Speedway and Bristol Dragway "tickets for life," with a potential estimated value exceeding $65,000, with proceeds going to tsunami victims’ relief. The auction begins Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 9 a.m. Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR’s most popular track, sells all of its 160,000 seats twice annually at its NASCAR NEXTEL Cup events. Despite a seating capacity that ranks in the top-five of all U.S. sports venues, race fans consider Bristol’s tickets the sport’s toughest to acquire. A national trade publication for the ticketing industry recently placed Bristol’s Sharpie 500 August night race on its top-10 of most desired tickets. The unprecedented offer of tickets to every race at Bristol Motor Speedway, every NHRA national event at Bristol Dragway, and events like the American Outdoor Experience, will award one person with a pair of tickets to all of these events for the rest of his or her life, as well as an expense-paid trip to this year’s Food City 500 on April 3 for a pre-race presentation. Considering the number of events and a presumption of 42 years worth of tickets, the Speedway estimates the value of the tickets package to exceed $65,000. "In a time of rebuilding after this global disaster, we believe we can raise a significant amount of money with the most valuable asset we have: tickets to Bristol," said Jeff Byrd, Bristol Motor Speedway President and General Manager. "Whether or not you participate in this auction, we encourage everyone to donate to the American Red Cross International Response Fund." The Speedway and Dragway will donate proceeds from the auction to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which helps those affected by the Southeast Asia tsunami and the humanitarian crisis it created. http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/news/speedway/460218.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Re: Bristol Tickets for Life! I bet it brings more than 65K, oh the dream of having lifetime Bristol tickets, I could settle for lifetime anything tickets, let alone tickets to 2 of NASCAR's most exciting races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Re: Bristol Tickets for Life! I wish I had the money to buy them, but good luck to whoever gets the tickets. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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