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Young Race Fans Are Winners In New IMS Kids Club


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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, 7, 2010: Young race fans will receive a wide variety of great benefits in 2011 and develop a lifelong love of motorsports and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by joining the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kids Club.

Membership in the first-ever Kids Club at IMS is packed with value for fans 12 and under, as annual dues are just $25 per child.

“No experience has a more immediate ‘wow’ factor with kids than seeing a race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” said Jeff Belskus, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation president and chief executive officer. “We want to enhance the long-standing tradition of young fans and their families coming to the Speedway to enjoy an unforgettable day during all of our three world-class events. The Kids Club is yet another great value we’re providing for our loyal fans.”

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kids Club benefits include:

•Welcome letter from a driver

•“Kid-ential” membership card and lanyard

•Kids Club T-shirt

•Lunch bag with school supplies, temporary tattoos and a Mattel Hot Wheels car

•And more!

Visit www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/KidsClub for more information or to join the fastest kids’ club in motorsports. The first 200 children registered online for the Kids Club will be able to participate in a special driver autograph session (drivers and date TBA).

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2011 IMS tickets: Tickets are on sale for all three races in 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29, the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 31 and the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, Aug. 28 – at www.imstix.com.

For more information, call the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or visit the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street. Ticket office and phone hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.

Children 12 and under will receive free general admission to any IMS event in 2011 when accompanied by an adult general admission ticket holder.