Fans can join us for a Daytona 500 Viewing Party
February 16, 2011 | By Paul Kelly
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 – Race fans are encouraged to celebrate the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Sunday, Feb. 20 at a Viewing Party hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Jillian’s Indianapolis.
The party will take place from noon-4 p.m. at Jillian’s, located on 141 S. Meridian St. in downtown Indianapolis. All ages are invited to watch the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway with fellow NASCAR fans on more than 60 high-definition televisions and enjoy the family-friendly atmosphere.
Admission is free.
Activities and attractions range from giveaways, including tickets to the Brickyard 400 on July 31 at IMS, to prizes for best-dressed NASCAR fans and much more. Drink and appetizer specials also will be available.
The Brickyard 400, on July 29-31 at IMS, is one of the marquee events of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jamie McMurray won the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in 2010, one of only three drivers to achieve that feat in the same year.
For more information on Jillian’s, visit www.jilliansindianapolis.com. For more information on the Brickyard 400, visit www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
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2011 Brickyard 400 tickets are on sale now. Learn more about Brickyard 400 activities and build your own Brickyard experience online by clicking here.
To buy tickets, visit www.imstix.com, call the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or visit the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street. Ticket office and phone hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.
The 2011 Brickyard 400 is scheduled for July 29-31 at IMS.
Race Day general admission tickets cost $30, with Friday general admission $10 and Saturday general admission $15. A Friday-Saturday general admission ticket is $25.
Children ages 12 and under will be admitted free any of the three days of the event when accompanied by an adult with a general admission ticket.
Race Day reserved seat prices start at $40.