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TicketsOnSaleNow! You can now purchase racetickets for any of the 16 racesscheduled for 2004 at Phoenix Interna-tional Raceway. Single event tickets wenton sale in mid-December, and will get youin to see the world’s best drivers of IndyCars, Sports Cars and NASCAR battle eachother on the historic mile oval of PIR.
Tickets can be purchased online or bycalling 1-866-408-7223 beginning at9am. The PIR ticket office at the ArizonaCenter (3rd Street and Van Buren) is avail-able for those wishing to purchase inperson beginning at 10am. Ticket pricesfor all events can be found at:www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com
“Last year was probably the best inPIR’s long history,” said Bryan R. Sperber,President of PIR, “yet (2004) promises tobe even better. Ticket holders will be ableto watch 16 different races over the next11 months, including the four races of theNASCAR Nextel Cup Checker Auto Parts500 weekend, the Indy 200/CopperWorld Classic weekend, and our newestevent, the Phoenix Historic Grand Prixfeaturing the 33rd annual Kruse Auction.With some tickets starting for as little as$10 for some events, this is certainly oneof the best values in all of motorsports.”
PIR’s ‘04schedule begins
with the annual NASCARWinter Heat (Jan. 24-25), followed a fewdays later by the Phoenix Historic GrandPrix (Jan. 30-Feb. 1). The four-race Indy200/Copper World Classic helps PIRcelebrate its 40-year anniversary of openwheel racing on March 21-23, while theGrand American Rolex Sports Car Seriesruns May 9-10, featuring a larger field ofDaytona Prototypes and the only nightrace on the PIR schedule.
Following a summer layoff, the 2004schedule takes the green flag again onOctober 2-3 with the second-annualNASCAR Doubleheader Weekend featur-ing NASCAR Winston West and FeatherliteSouthwest Series races. The season comesto a close three weeks later with the 17thannual Checker Auto Parts 500 NASCARNextel Cup Series race weekend (Nov. 4-7). The weekend includes the Bashas’Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Seriesrace, the Silverado 150 NASCARCraftsman Truck Series race, and theCruise America 125 NASCAR FeatherliteSouthwest Series race. ■
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Phoenix International Raceway 2004 Schedule
Jan. 24-25 .....NASCAR WINTER HEATJan. 24 ..........Practices and QualifyingJan. 25 ..........NASCAR AUTOZONE
ELITE DIVISION,SOUTHWEST SERIES Race
Jan. 25 ..........NASCAR GRANDNATIONAL DIVISION,WEST SERIES Race
Jan 30-Feb 1 .PHOENIX HISTORICGRAND PRIX FEATURINGTHE 33RD ANNUALKRUSE AUCTION
Mar. 19-21.....INDY 200 & COPPERWORLD CLASSICWEEKEND
Mar. 19 .........Practice and QualifyingMar. 20 .........MERNARDS INFINITI PRO
SERIES RaceMar. 20 .........USAC NATIONAL MIDGET
SERIES RaceMar. 21..........USAC WELD RACING
SILVER CROWN SERIESRace
Mar. 21..........IRL INDYCAR SERIES —INDY 200 Race
Apr. 9-10 .......GRAND AMERICAN 250WEEKEND
Apr. 9............GRAND-AM CUP RaceApr. 10 ..........ROLEX SPORTS CAR
SERIES Race.....................GRAND AMERICAN 250
Race
Oct. 2-3.........NASCAR DOUBLEHEADERWEEKEND
Oct. 2............Practice and QualifyingOct. 3............NASCAR AUTOZONE
ELITE DIVISION,SOUTHWEST SERIES Race
Oct. 3............NASCAR GRANDNATIONAL DIVISION,WEST SERIES Race
Nov. 4-7 ........CHECKER AUTO PARTS500 NEXTEL CUPWEEKEND
Nov. 4 ...........CRUISE AMERICA 125NASCAR FEATHERLITESOUTHWEST SERIES Race
Nov. 5 ...........NASCAR NEXTEL CUPPractice and Qualifying
Nov. 5 ...........SILVERADO 150 NASCARCRAFTSMAN TRUCKSERIES Race
Nov. 6 ...........BASHAS’ SUPERMARKETS200 NASCAR BUSCHSERIES Race
Nov. 7 ...........CHECKER AUTO PARTS500 NASCAR NEXTEL CUPSERIES Race
