Milwaukee Mile DRIVE THE MILE Successful

MILWAUKEE MILE
100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING

 
MILWAUKEE MILE'S ANNUAL 'DRIVE THE MILE' EVENT A SUCCESS,
HUNDREDS OF RACE FANS TAKE LAPS IN PERSONAL VEHICLES
 
(Milwaukee, Wis.) April 16, 2005 -  The Milwaukee Mile opened it's pit
gates Saturday, April 16 to allow race fans to drive their personal
vehicles around America's Legendary Oval.  The third installment of
"Drive The Mile" was a great success, raising donations for two worthy
organizations.
 
Under sunny skies, an estimated 200-plus race fans and car enthusiasts
drove their own vehicles, from minvans, to motorcycles, to vintage
modified stock cars.
 
Non-perishable food donations for the Hunger Task Force were collected
as a portion of the admission to drive three laps around the historic
speedway.
 
Admission to drive personal vehicles on the track also included the
purchase on April 16 of a reserved seat ticket to a 2005 Milwaukee Mile
event.  Dozens of race fans who had already renewed their race tickets
elected to submit $14, which in turn purchased a race ticket donated to
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Milwaukee to the speedway's Friday night,
June 24 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. 


In addition, all monies collected from the sale of Krispy Kreme
doughnuts & coffee went to the Hunger Task Force.
 
"Wow, what a great way to get our fans involved!," exclaimed Mark
Perrone, Vice President / General Manager of The Milwaukee Mile.  "I
think everyone really enjoyed themselves.  What made it special was the
participation of the Grand National Vintage Racing group, the support of
our partner Safro Motorcars, the Milwaukee Police Department's talking
squad car and all of the car clubs who participated."
 
The first event weekend at The Milwaukee Mile is June 3 and 4, featuring
the "Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 presented by U.S. Bank" Champ Car
World Series race, the stock car teams competing in the ARCA RE/MAX
Series, and the introduction of Formula Drift competition to the
Midwest.  All feature events will take place on Saturday afternoon, June
4, a shift back to daytime racing after two years of nighttime Champ Car
racing.
 
For information and tickets to all four event weekends, including season
tickets, visit  <http://www.milwaukeemile.com/> www.milwaukeemile.com,
or call The Milwaukee Mile ticket office at (414) 453-8277.