NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Posts $1,946,221 Purse for Upcoming Race Weekend
20 September 1999
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Martinsville, VA---NASCAR Winston Cup drivers will have a
record purse for the NAPA AutoCare 500 on Sunday, October 3 at
Martinsville Speedway. The purse of $1,860,531 for the NAPA AutoCare 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race is $203,890 more than the purse paid one year ago. The entire purse for the NAPA AutoCare 500/Goodys Body Pain 200 weekend is $1,946,221 including $85,690 for the Goodys Body Pain 200 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series Tour race.
The NAPA AutoCare 500/Goodys Body Pain 200 weekend kicks off on Friday, October 1 at 3 p.m. with Bud Pole qualifying for the top 25 Winston Cup starting positions. The Anderson Tractor-John Deere 30-lap Allison Legacy Series race will follow Bud Pole qualifying. Tickets for Bud Pole day are $10 for adults and children under 12 get in free.
The Goodys Body Pain 200 Featherlite Modified Tour race starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 2. Adult tickets are $25 and children ages 6-12 can attend for $5. Saturdays Modified race ticket also includes second round of Winston Cup qualifying at 11:15 a.m. and the final Winston Cup practice after the Goodys Body Pain 200.
The NAPA AutoCare 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 3. Great reserved seats still are available for $40-$45. Martinsville also has 8,000 unreserved seats that go on sale race morning for $35 each and for children ages 6-12 unreserved tickets are $5. Call the speedway ticket office at (540) 956-3151 for tickets.
The Taco Bell 300 NASCAR Late Model Stock race is Sunday, September 26. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12.
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