Tony Stewart Selling Tickets At Bristol Thursday

Current NASCAR Sprint Cup point leader Tony Stewart realizes just how valuable tickets are to the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. That’s why he is stopping by the World’s Fastest Half-Mile Thursday, July 30.

Stewart not only will be in the Speedway ticket office, helping sell some of the few remaining tickets to NASCAR’s most popular race, but some fans also can look forward to getting a little something extra from him upon purchasing tickets. Stewart has some of his own Sharpie 500 tickets that he will give away to a few lucky fans that afternoon.

The former Bristol winner is scheduled to arrive at BMS around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday where he will then head to “work” in the ticket office.

“This Night Race at Bristol is one of the greatest races anywhere for fans to be part of and there aren’t many tickets left for it,” said Stewart. “I wanted to come meet some of the fans who were going to be lucky enough to get some of the last ones.

“I’ve also got a few tickets of my own so I’m going to pick out a few fans that day and let them see the race on me.”

The Sharpie 500 Sprint Cup event is the last of four exciting night races that will take place at the BMS in August. Race week kicks off with a doubleheader Wednesday, Aug. 19 as the Whelen Modified Series takes to the track for the first time in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150, followed by the O’Reilly 200 Camping World Truck Series. Next up is the Food City 250 Nationwide race Friday, which will again feature a host of Sprint Cup stars.

Tickets packages for the Sharpie 500 and the Food City 250 are currently available, starting at only $145. Tickets also are on sale for the Wednesday night doubleheader – the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 and the O’Reilly 200 – for $30 and tickets for the Food City 250 begin at $45.

Anyone purchasing a package for the Sharpie 500 and Food City 250 will be eligible for the buy one, get one free Wednesday night ticket.

Tickets may be purchased by calling the BMS ticket office at (423) BRISTOL (274-7865), (423) 989-6900 or by visiting http://www.bristoltix.com.