NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway expands ticket office hours
Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
September 6, 2001MARTINSVILLE, VA – If you work 9-to-5 and can’t squeeze in a call to the Martinsville Speedway ticket office to purchase tickets to the Old Dominion 500, don’t be concerned.
The Speedway’s ticket office is stretching out its hours it the weeks leading up to the Old Dominion 500.
Beginning this Saturday, September 8, the ticket office will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. leading up to the October 14th Old Dominion 500 And then, starting Monday, September 17, the speedway’s ticket office will be open an hour earlier each day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
And tickets are always available 24 hours a day via “tickets.com” on the speedway’s web site, www.martinsvillespeedway.com. “We know race fans work and some may not have an opportunity to call during regular business hours,” said Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell. “And we want to make sure all fans have the opportunity to get through to our ticket office.”
Ticket prices for the Old Dominion 500 range from $40 to $70. Great tower seats are still available in most all towers and in the east, west and south grandstands.
Martinsville Speedway is also offering family unreserved seating that allows parents to bring children ages six to 12 to the Old Dominion 500 for $5 per child. Adult tickets in the family unreserved area will be $40. Children under age six get in free to the Family Section. Tickets for the Family Section go on sale race morning at 7:30.
The Family Section, as well as all of the concrete bleachers at Martinsville Speedway, has undergone a facelift in the past year. Aluminum seats with back rests now cover all of the concrete areas for fans’ comfort.
Tickets for qualifying are $15 for adults and children under 12 get in free. The Advance Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour race is scheduled to take the green flag at 2:45 on Saturday, October 13. Tickets for the Advance Auto Parts 200 are $30 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. All seats are unreserved.
To purchase tickets call the speedway ticket office toll free at 877-722-3849.
Text provided by M. Smith
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