Acceleration Club tickets still remain

Published 9:34 pm Tuesday, August 16, 2011

BROOKLYN — Fans who have not yet purchased a Budweiser Acceleration Club ticket for the Aug. 19-21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 race weekend may want to consider it.

NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer, along with Pure Michigan 400 grand marshal Desmond Howard, will headline Michigan International Speedway’s Budweiser Acceleration Club hospitality lineup on Sunday, Aug. 21.

Harvick, Busch, Bowyer and Howard will appear in the Budweiser Acceleration Club on Sunday morning with times still yet to be determined. A complete schedule of guests and times will be posted on the speedway’s new website, www.MISpeedway.com, as they are confirmed.

“I enjoy coming to Michigan. Sometimes it may go unnoticed, but MIS has some of the most passionate fans in NASCAR and it’s great to be able to see many of them during my Budweiser Acceleration Club appearance,” Bowyer said.

On Saturday, Aug. 20, the Budweiser Acceleration Club lineup will include Sprint Cup driver David Reutimann, along with Camping World Truck Series drivers Ricky Carmichael and Johnny Sauter.

Hospitality packages can be purchased individually or for groups. And guests can take part in Acceleration on Saturday or Sunday — or both days — of the event.

Admission to Acceleration includes:

  • · Hospitality access
  • Pre-race pit access
  • · Buffet style breakfast and lunch
  • · Unlimited beverages (Coke products)
  • · Six drink tickets per guest (Budweiser products and wine)
  • · Entertainment
  • · Souvenir program
  • · Collectible event gift
  • · Scanner rental
  • · Driver and NASCAR personality appearances
  • · Lot 3 parking pass

Admission is $69 for adults and $49 for kids, plus a grandstand admission ticket for Saturday. And $179 for adults and $79 for kids, plus a grandstand admission ticket for Sunday.

Acceleration can be purchased for the entire weekend for $248 for adults and $128 kids, plus a grandstand admission ticket.