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TRACKS: Martinsville Speedways 1999 Tickets Are Now On Sale

18 August 1998

Martinsville, VA---Tickets for Martinsville Speedways 1999 season went on sale Monday morning and fans from as far away as Ohio were standing in line when the ticket office opened at 9 a.m.

Ray Timberlake drove six hours from his hometown in Ohio to ensure he got seats high up in the tower on the frontstretch. I wanted to make sure I got good tickets. I thought it was worth the drive down here just so I could get good tickets, Timberlake said. Timberlake said he visits other tracks too, but really enjoys the racing at Martinsville.

Its good racing here, its a good track, people are nice here, and you can see everything here, he said.

Lee Wolford arrived at 12:45 a.m. on Monday morning from his home about 60 miles north of Richmond to make sure he was first in line for tickets, and he was. He has been coming to Martinsville for the past 20 years.

I like this track. It has a good atmosphere, its a good track, a clean track, a family track. I just like short track racing and they dont get any shorter than this one, he said.

I tell my friends if you want to find out who knows how to drive a race car, go to Martinsville. Thats where you sort out the real drivers from the drivers, he added.

Tickets for Martinsville Speedways 1999 season are $60 for tower seats and $35-$40 for concrete bleacher seats. The Goodys Headache Powder 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race is Sunday, April 18 and the NAPA AutoCare 500 is Sunday, October 3. The ticket office number is (540) 956-3151.

Tickets also still are available for the next months NAPA AutoCare 500 on Sunday, September 27. The NAPA AutoCare 500 gets underway at 12:30 p.m. The NAPA 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race is Saturday, September 26 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. The Taco Bell 300 on Sunday, September 20, NASCARs richest Late Model Stock race, pays $25,000 to win and attracts Late Model drivers from all over the east coast. Tickets for the Taco Bell 300 are $15 and children ages 6-12 get in for $5. The Taco Bell 300 starts at 12:30 p.m. with four 25-lap qualifying races followed by the 200-lap feature race.