IRWINDALE, California — - For the first time in the now twelve years Toyota Speedway at Irwindale has co-hosted the legendary Turkey Night Grand Prix , general admission tickets for the very special event will go on sale for only $10 dollars each for 10 days beginning today and ending on Sunday, October 31st. This price represents a 50% discount over the listed $20 price.
This year we really wanted to give all of our great fans an incentive and the opportunity to be a part of the 70th running of this incredible set of open-wheel races, said track VP/General Manager Bob DeFazio. Ford Focus Midgets, Sprint Cars, and the featured 98 lap Midget Grand Prix will all run under the banner of the United States Auto Club. This race meeting has been a Los Angeles tradition since 1934, DeFazio concluded, and the list of winners reads like a Who s Who of motoracing. **
Page Jones, the son of 1963 Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones, has been named the event s Grand Marshall. Jones, who was seriously injured in a racing accident 1994, is the subject of a new documentary ( Godspeed, the Story of Page Jones ) which chronicles his remarkable fight back to a normal life from head injuries so severe doctors told his parents that it was very likely he would not survive.
Reserved seats, normally $35, will also be on sale at
$25 each) for the race that s of one of the oldest and best-respected open wheel races in the history of American racing.
Discounted tickets for the Thursday night, November 25th race may be obtained in person at the Speedway s ticket office, by phone (626) 358-1100, and on the track s website at: www.toyotaspeedwayatirwindale.com today through Sunday October 31.
(please note that no other discounts apply for this special fan offer)
** to name only a few of the 47 different winning drivers who have had their names inscribed on the towering Agajanian Trophy: A.J. Foyt, Tony Stewart, Ron Shuman, Jason Leffler, Mel Kenyon, Gary and Tony Bettenhausen, Bill Vukovich, Johnnie Parsons, Billy Boat, and Parnelli Jones himself (twice 64 and 66).
