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2/24/22 3:03 PM FREE ADMISSION FOR IRP’S MARCH 26 OPEN-WHEEL OPENING DAY!

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FREE ADMISSION FOR IRP’S MARCH 26 OPEN-WHEEL OPENING DAY!

Brownsburg, Indiana (February 24, 2022)………Midgets, Sprints and free admission?* Oh my!

Brownsburg, Indiana’s Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is celebrating Open-Wheel Opening Day in style with FREE general admission to the racing events on Saturday, March 26.

Courtesy of Bald Spot Sports, fans are invited to attend Open-Wheel Opening Day for FREE with complimentary general admission for a can't miss doubleheader featuring a USAC Midget Special Event and the 500 Sprint Car Tour presented by Auto Value & Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores.

FREE tickets for the event can be had now at https://bit.ly/OpeningDayFREE.* Additional race info can be found at https://raceirp.com/openingday2022/.

The 2022 schedule at the .686-mile paved oval begins on March 26 with a 30-lap, $5,000 to win midget feature as well as a 30-lap, $5,000 to win sprint car feature.* The midget program will be considered a USAC non-points special event, meaning no points will be awarded toward the USAC National series' championship standings.

The midget event will be the milestone 300th USAC sanctioned event on the IRP oval since its construction in 1961.

An open test is scheduled for the previous day, on Friday, March 25, from 3:00 to 6:00pm ET preceding this event to allow one final tune-up before race day.

On race day, March 26, the pits open at 10am ET with the drivers meeting at 12:30pm.* Sprint car and midget practice begins at 1pm, followed by sprint car qualifying at 3:15pm, midget qualifying at 3:40pm, opening ceremonies at 4pm, the sprint car feature at 4:15pm and the midget feature at 5:05pm.

For Open-Wheel Opening Day, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is offering free primitive camping to all fans.* Visit the link at https://raceirp.com/openingday2022/ to reserve your space.

All parking for Open-Wheel Opening Day will be placed in Lot 2. *Fans will still enter through the Main Gate off US Highway 136/Crawfordsville Road.

Individuals interested in reserved tickets, pit passes, or the Raceway Park Club for Open-Wheel Opening Day can visit https://raceirp.com/openingday2022/ to purchase.

The track will still offer a $25 reserved ticket (that also includes a Hot Dog, Chips and 20 oz Water/Soft Drink).* Pit passes are $35 apiece.

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[jdull99]

What a cool deal! I gotta admit, for a long time, I haven't thought about traveling too far, from my weekly Saturday night track, other than about Angell Park or Madison International; but THIS spiked my interest...nice late afternoon show and FREE!!!??? We lost the main guy (KO) I used to check with for tickets for stuff like this; so maybe I should take advantage of this offer...I'd just have to take a week off from Flea markets and garage sales...(lol).

[Andrew S. Quinn]

Originally Posted by jdull99 What a cool deal! I gotta admit, for a long time, I haven't thought about traveling too far, from my weekly Saturday night track, other than about Angell Park or Madison International; but THIS spiked my interest...nice late afternoon show and FREE!!!??? We lost the main guy (KO) I used to check with for tickets for stuff like this; so maybe I should take advantage of this offer...I'd just have to take a week off from Flea markets and garage sales...(lol).

Think of it as uncharted territory for flea markets etc.

And you could go to Paragon for their show afterwards without to much problem for 2 races in one day,or Brownstown although you would probably miss the heats....

Or maybe its just me that used to try for 2 races in a day many times in different states over the years. One time even tried for 3,but the weather screwed that up for me,so I only made it to 2, Port Royal to Silver Springs.

[jdull99]

Originally Posted by Andrew S. Quinn Think of it as uncharted territory for flea markets etc. And you could go to Paragon for their show afterwards without to much problem for 2 races in one day,or Brownstown although you would probably miss the heats.... Or maybe its just me that used to try for 2 races in a day many times in different states over the years. One time even tried for 3,but the weather screwed that up for me,so I only made it to 2, Port Royal to Silver Springs.

Oh ya, I used to try for two races often...hell I even tried racing two in the midget! Got 4th in the penultimate ill-fated APSARA series feature at Angell Park, put the car in the trailer - and ME (fueled it up, nut & bolted, set air PSI, etc), while dad drove to Beaver Dam. We got there right before they were pushing off the BADGER feature, but the pit gate was closed and we couldn't get anyone to let us in!...mighta been meant to be...fully prepared the car the next week and won the last APSARA dash and got 2nd in the feature....

But ya, if I got I'll be stopping at gas stations putting flyers out for my Swap Meet & Car Show @ Rockford Speedway in April!