IndyCar "Double Header" Package Offers Special Value for the Inaugural U.S. 500 and the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
SpeedCenter March 24, 1996DETROIT (March 20, 1996) - Organizers for two of the biggest IndyCar events in Michigan are going to bat for racing fansby offering them a chance to purchase one reserved seat ticket to both races at a special discounted price.
The lndyCar "Double Header" package offers one $75 ticket good for a reserved seat to the inaugural running of the U.S.500 at Michigan International Speedway and the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix at The Raceway on Belle Isle Park. The inaugural U.S. 500 will take place on Sunday, May 26, the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix will be held Sunday,June 9th.
"We're very pleased to offer this outstanding value to our IndyCar racing fans," said Rena Shanaman, general managerfor the US 500. "It's their chance to take advantage of the rare opportunity to see the best in IndyCar racing, just two weeks apart, for one "'fan-friendly' price."
"This is obviously a wonderful opportunity for race tans from Detroit and beyond to experience the best in Indycar racing,"commented Denny Young, vice president of the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix. "We believe that this will be the best two-race ticket value in motorsports this year."
Both races, featuring IndyCar's top stars competing in state-of-the-art equipment, will include Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and others. The two-mile MIS oval, the site of this year's U.S. 500, has played host to more IndyCar events than any other track (26) and is the home of the fastest laps ever run in Indy Car history, The 15th annual ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix is Detroit's biggest summertime event, a weekend of racing activities that also includes the Neon Super Cup Challenge, featuring Hollywood stars and media personalities, and the Motor City 100 Trans-Am race.
Both at the U.S. 500 and the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix are part of the 16 race PPG Indy Car World Series schedule. The series has already completed two races, the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami on March 3, won by Jimmy Vasser and the Rio 400 on March 17, won by Andre Ribeiro. The next scheduled PPG Indy Car World Series race will be the IndyCar Australia in Surfers Paradise, on March 31 in Queensland, Australia. The race will air on ABC at 2 p.m, onMarch 31.
The IndyCar "Double Header" ticket promotion will run from March 21 until April 24, or while quantites last. Tickets are available by phone at 313-259-PRlX (7749). Phone orders can be charged by Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Checks can be made payable to Motor Marketing International at: Detroit Grand Prix Ticket Office, 300 River Place, Suite4000, Detroit, MI 48207. No volume discounts will be offered through this special promotion and there is a limit of 10 ticketsper individual transaction.
