Since 1999 my family has had an allocation for a pair of race tickets for the August NASCAR night races at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, USA. The tickets are for the Friday night Nationwide series race and for the Saturday night Nextel / Sprint Cup Series race.
For various reason's we have decided to take a break from attending the races this year but we also don't want to give up our annual allocation for the tickets as they are very hard to come by and we probably wouldn't get them again if we gave up the allocation this year. (We had an interested person who has paid a deposit on the tickets who has just let me know that due to an unforeseen work situation in August he can no longer go, and my dad has already renewed the tickets.)
So I have decided to post on the forums to see if there is anybody who would like to purchase the tickets from us and attend the best NASCAR race on the circuit in August. If anyone is interested, we can renew and keep the allocation for future years and then post on the tickets to whoever wants them as and when Bristol sends them out to us.
Details
Nascar Nationwide Series , Food City 250 – Friday August 26th 2011, Allison grandstand, Section E, Row 24, Seats 1 & 2
Nascar Sprint Cup Series, IRWIN Tools 500, (Night race) – Saturday August 27th 2011, Allison grandstand, Section E, Row 26, Seats 1 & 2
These seats are isle seats, right on the end of the row so you have easy access to the steps to go and visit the concession stands and toilets etc. They are located at a great level that affords a fantastic view of all the action on the track and are located 2 blocks past the start / finish flag stand on the front straight.
The cost of the tickets (which is face value of course) is $339 in total. That's for two tickets for the 250 lap Nationwide race and two tickets for the 500 lap Cup race. Both are night races, but there is also Cup and Nationwide qualifying during the day on the Friday.
There is also a double header race on Wednesday 24th if you fancy more racing, which features a late afternoon 150 lap Whelen Modified race followed by a 200 Lap Nascar Camping World Truck series race under the lights in the evening. These tickets aren't included but can be purchased on the day at the track for a very reasonable $35 each.
There is nothing on at the track on the Thursday in between, but there is a Family Race Night on the streets of downtown Bristol which is well worth attending which has show cars, live bands, driver appearances and autograph sessions and free food sampling, although you do have to pay about $6 admission which goes to local charities. In the evening all the Cup team transporters parade through the town in convoy on the way down to the speedway.
We can certainly advise or help anyone with accommodation for the trip and can recommend staying at a local home for the event with race lodgings which is what we do each year.
Flights, you really have two options for which airport to fly into for Bristol, either Knoxville TN, which is the closest major airport about 2 hours away or Charlotte NC, which is about a 4 – 5 hour drive away from Bristol but is a better option as there are plenty of racing related places to visit in the area and most teams welcome visitors to their race shops.
So there it is, if anyone is interested, please PM me or e mail me at
csc24@blueyonder.co.uk (tickets have now been ordered due to being let down by the last interested person ). If you want more information or help in order to make a decision, please don't hesitate to ask. I can also send some pictures taken from the seats if requested.
Regards
Chris Clark
