With just over a week remaining before the start of O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, ticket sales for the seventh annual event are on record pace.
Bristol Dragway president Jeff Byrd believes that the potential exists for sellouts for all three days of the May 18-20 race.
"We've got the standing room only tickets ready with the very real possibility that we could sell out of those too," he said. "This event has grown each year since NHRA returned to Bristol in 2001 and our goal has always been to sell out all three days and I like our chances of doing that next week.
"In fact, when I talk to people who say they're coming I tell them they better go ahead and get their tickets now because there may not any available on race weekend."
Gates open on Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 a.m. and on Sunday, May 20 at 9:30 a.m. The first rounds of qualifying for the O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals are Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., followed by rounds three and four at 12:30 and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Final eliminations get under way at noon on Sunday.
Tickets are available for the O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Grandstand ticket pricing is as follows: Friday -- Sections A - D $25 Adult / $5 Junior; Sections E - U $30 Adult / $5 Junior; Thunder Terrace $30 Adult / $5 Junior, Saturday -- Sections A - D $45 Adult / $15 Junior; Sections E - U $55 Adult / $25 Junior; Thunder Terrace $55 Adult / $25 Junior, Sunday -- Sections A - D $45 Adult / $15 Junior, Sections E - U $55 Adult / $25 Junior, Thunder Terrace $55 Adult / $25 Junior. Weekend combos are: Sections A - D $85 Adult / $40 Junior, Sections E - U $110 Adult / $60 Junior, and Thunder Terrace $110 Adult / $60 Junior.
Thunder Valley Club tickets also are available and are $300 for adults and $100 for children for the weekend. Bruton's Club suite seats are available for the weekend for $425 per person.
To purchase tickets, please call the Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway ticket office at 423.989.6900 or visit www.bristoltix.com
