NASCAR dealing with economic woes
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Empty seats at a Bristol spring Cup race? It could happen. In ordinary economic times, that is unheard of. Unfortunately, these are not ordinary economic times.
Just days before the Food City 500, there are thousands of tickets still available for purchase at online ticket brokers, shopping websites, and even the Bristol Motor Speedway ticket office itself.
Nearly two weeks ago at Atlanta, an estimated 30,000 seats were vacant during the running of the Kobalt Tools 500.Faced with the prospect of not having a capacity crowd and as a result of these trying economic times for consumers, the Bristol track and its corporate partners are doing what they can to help alleviate some of the financial burden borne by the race fans who will attend arguably the most popular NASCAR race on the circuit.
In February, a speedway press release announced that Ford is making tickets available to the general public on Ford Fan Friday, which features practice for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide cars, as well as qualifying for the Food City 500, for only $5.
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