JOHNSON, HARVICK, PATRICK AMONG DRIVERS TAKING PART IN FOOD CITY RACE NIGHT AT BMS MARCH 16
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012) – Food City Race Night, one of NASCAR’s largest and most popular fan events, features a number of racing’s biggest stars in the free event Friday, March 16 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Among the heavy hitters taking part in Food City Race Night is five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, along with Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer.
Johnson takes to the stage in the BMS hospitality area to play his video game Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With an Engine, along with some lucky fans selected from the audience that evening.
Harvick and wife Delana, who recently announced they are expecting their first child, will play Baby 101, a game designed to test their knowledge and skills of newborns. This portion of the event promises to be one of the night’s highlights.
Greg Biffle, Burton, Patrick and Kenseth kick off the night’s activities with question and answer sessions while crowd favorite Wii Boxing also returns with three-time and defending champion Elliott Sadler leading the charge. Sadler’s brother Hermie joins Clint Bowyer, Ricky Stenhouse, Justin Allgaier and Austin Dillon on the fight card as they attempt to dethrone the champ.
More than 20,000 fans attended last year’s Food City Race Night.
The free event opens at 4 p.m. and includes show cars, simulators, souvenir trailers and a number of drivers on hand to sign autographs. Live entertainment will be featured, as well as free food sampling while supplies last.
A March race weekend package, which includes the March 18 Food City 500 and the Ford EcoBoost 300/K&N East Series 125 events (March 17), is available starting at $99. A package in the Wallace Tower for both Sprint Cup races also is now available for $99, while packages for fans 15 and younger are available for the March races at half price. Lower row seating for the Food City 500 is available, with tickets starting at $65.
Tickets for the Ford EcoBoost 300/K&N East Series 125 doubleheader are available, with prices starting at $45.
BMS season tickets, which include the Food City 500 and IRWIN Tools Night Race (Aug. 25) Sprint Cup races, as well as both the Ford EcoBoost 300, the Food City 250 and the K&N race, also are on sale. Pricing for all four races begins at just $175 in the Wallace Tower.
For more information or to purchase tickets, fans may call toll free at 1-866-415-4158 or 423-BRISTOL or online at www.bristoltix.com.
Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. The Company provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiaries; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its U.S. Legend Cars International subsidiary; and produces and broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to radio stations nationwide through its Performance Racing Network subsidiary. The Company also equally-owns Motorsports Authentics, a joint venture formed with International Speedway Corporation to produce, market and sell licensed motorsports merchandise. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.speedwaymotorsports.com.
