Indianapolis Motor Speedway Staff Plants Trees At Gustafson Park

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, City of Indianapolis and Indy Parks officials plant the first tree as the IMS tree-planting crew looks on.
By Eric Powell
indianapolismotorspeedway.com
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway provided the manpower and NASCAR the material to add a little more green to Indianapolis' Gustafson Park on Oct. 13.

A total of 36 IMS employees volunteered their time to plant 40 trees in the 30-acre Indy Parks facility, located at the intersection of 30th Street and Moller Road - located a mile northwest of Turn 4 of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

Gustafson plays a key role for the nearby Eagledale neighborhood and Northwest High School, serving as a gathering place with its shaded picnic area, community swimming pool, football fields and baseball diamonds.

The tree planting at Gustafson Park is part of NASCAR's Green Flag Tree Planting Program. For every green flag waved during the 2009 Brickyard 400, NASCAR pledged to donate 10 trees to the local community. There were a total of four green flags during the race, won by three-time Brickyard 400 winner Jimmie Johnson.

The program was launched during the 2009 season, at select NASCAR venues, with plans to expand it in 2010.

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The tree-planting event also comes one day before the kickoff of 2010 Brickyard 400 ticket sales, as tickets officially go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the ticket office in the IMS Administration Building at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, by phone at (800) 822-INDY or online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.

The 2010 Brickyard 400 is Sunday, Aug. 25 with a start time of 1 p.m. (ET).

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2010 tickets: Tickets for the 2010 Brickyard 400 will go on sale at 8 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Fans have three methods to purchase tickets: Online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com; Call the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700, or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area; Visit the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street. Online orders can be made at any time. Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.

Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.


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