Milwaukee Mile NASCAR Jeff Gordon test, Fan Initiative
JEFF GORDON, NASCAR NEXTEL CUP TEAMS TESTING AT THE MILWAUKEE MILE Milwaukee Mile NASCAR Ticket Holders Admitted FREE June 27 & 28 MIILWAUKEE (June 15, 2006) - Milwaukee Mile NASCAR fans are going to get their chance to watch Jeff Gordon and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates test at The Milwaukee Mile for free on Tuesday, June 27 and Wednesday, June 28. On the heels of the June 23rd Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, and the June 24 th AT&T 250 NASCAR Busch Series event, Gordon and company will be getting in some valuable track time, preparing their cars for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race tracks that have similar characteristics to The Milwaukee Mile, including Pocono Raceway, Martinsville Raceway and New Hampshire Int'l Speedway. During the two day NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team test, by presenting a Milwaukee Mile NASCAR event ticket stub from either the June 23rd Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 or the June 24th AT&T 250, The Mile's NASCAR fans will gain FREE admission to the Grandstand between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Only those Mile fans with a ticket stub from The Mile's upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck or Busch series races will be admitted. This private team test is expected to include upwards of eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup cars, as Chip Ganassi Racing, Evernham Motorsports and Penske Racing South are also anticipated to participate. "What a great way for our loyal NASCAR fans to get to see NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams with drivers Jeff Gordon, current 'Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers, in an all-important test for Hendrick Motorsports," commented Craig Stoehr, Milwaukee Mile Chairman. "As new promoters, we want to get the word out to invite our NASCAR fan base, to thank them for their support of our upcoming NASCAR weekend, and to expose them to what will be a full day of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series on-track activity. The best part of this is all you need is your ticket stub from our upcoming NASCAR weekend." Some tickets still remain for both the Friday night, June 23rd Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (from just $9), and for the Saturday night, June 24th AT&T 250 (from $19) - which will feature eight NEXTEL Cup drivers in action against the superstars of the NASCAR Busch Series, including last weekend's Nextel Cup Pocono 500 winner Denny Hamlin, along with Clint Bowyer, current Busch Series point leader Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Wisconsin's own Scott Wimmer, JJ Yeley and just-announced David Stremme - subbing for his NEXTEL Cup teammate Reed Sorenson. Don't miss out on your chance to see NEXTEL Cup stars at The Milwaukee Mile on June 24, 27 and 28. Call 414-453-8277 or visit <http://www.milwaukeemile.com/> www.milwaukeemile.com for NASCAR event weekend ticket information.