~ Tribute video to air before the Auto Club 400 on Sunday March 27 ~
~ Ticket package to benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation ~
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[/media-credit]SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2011) – Auto Club Speedway joins the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation commemorating the 100th birthday of the 40th President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan. Through a series of programs and celebratory events around the world, the life and legacy of a global leader will be remembered.
The year-long Ronald Reagan Centennial is supported by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation which was founded by President Reagan himself to preserve and promote his legacy of inspired freedom. Events surrounding the Reagan Centennial include patriotic tributes, educational programs, statue unveilings, state proclamations, professional sports partnerships and much more.
“The Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration is honored to partner with Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 400,” said Stewart McLaurin Executive Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “Ronald Reagan loved NASCAR and was the first American president to attend a NASCAR race. This is a Centennial event that I think he would have enjoyed attending himself!”
Auto Club Speedway is proud to be part of celebration by airing a special tribute video during the Auto Club 400 pre-race ceremony, in addition to offering race fans the Ronald Reagan Centennial ticket package, benefitting the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. For $75 (a $120 value), the Ronald Reagan Centennial ticket package includes:
- Reserved grandstand ticket (rows 11-14) to the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Sunday, March 27 at Auto Club Speedway
- Pre-Race Pit Pass
- The Ronald Reagan Centennial coin designed and minted specially for the commemoration of the Reagan Centennial
- Admission to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif.
- $10 donation to Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
This ticket package is only $75 and available now through Monday, February 28. However race fans that purchase the Ronald Reagan Centennial ticket package before President’s Day on Monday, February 21 will receive an additional $13 off the ticket package. By purchasing before President’s Day, the Ronald Reagan Centennial ticket package becomes an incredible deal at only $62.
For more information on the Ronald Reagan Centennial ticket package or to purchase tickets call 800-944-RACE (7223), log on to www.autoclubspeedway.com or visit the Auto Club Speedway Ticket Office.
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About Auto Club Speedway
Look for some amazing racing when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 400 on March 27. After October’s NSCS race, drivers, media and spectators proclaimed that race as possibly the best ever at Auto Club Speedway- five-wide racing at over 200 mph on the NASCAR circuit! For tickets call 800-944-RACE (7223) or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com for more information.
About The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the promotion of the legacy of Ronald Reagan and his timeless principles of individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy, and national pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center and The Air Force One Pavilion. Located in Simi Valley, California the Library houses 63 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It now also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President. www.reaganfoundation.org
