Plenty Of Excitement For Fans On Chevy Day At The Brickyard On Aug. 5 :: Official site of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Fans attending the first day of 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard activities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, Aug. 5 will be treated to much more than the first two rounds of practice for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event.

Chevy Day at the Brickyard, a Chevrolet-sponsored, family-friendly event, is taking place from 9 a.m.-noon. Admission to the event is included in the price of admission to the IMS grounds for the day's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard activities. General admission tickets for the day are $10 per person, free for children ages 5 and younger.

Highlights of Chevy Day at the Brickyard will include appearances and autographs sessions by Chevrolet-sponsored NASCAR drivers, interactive games, racing simulators, NASCAR race cars, prizes, live music and automotive merchandise available for purchase.

Autograph sessions will take place in the Pagoda Plaza, behind the Bombardier Pagoda control tower. There are separate lines for each session listed below. The first 100 adults (18 and over) in each line will receive a wristband for access to that autograph session, with gates opening at 8 a.m. Two minors (17 and younger) are permitted to accompany each adult in the line. The autograph schedule (all times local):

9:30 a.m.: Jason Leffler, Bobby Labonte

10 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch (first session); Scott Riggs, Brian Vickers (second session)

10:30 a.m.: Richard Childress, Dave Blaney, Jeff Burton (first session); Joe Nemechek, Boris Said, Michael Waltrip (second session)

11 a.m.: Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer

11:30 a.m.: J.J. Yeley, Terry Labonte

Drivers and NASCAR personalities also will answer questions from the public from 9 a.m.-noon at two locations.

Appearing on the American Revolution Stage in the East Parking Lot of the Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, with MTV and rock music personality Riki Rachtman as host:

9 a.m.: Jason Leffler, Bobby Labonte

10:30 a.m.: Brian Vickers, Scott Riggs

10:45 a.m.: Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson

11 a.m.: J.J. Yeley, Terry Labonte

Appearing on the Coca-Cola Stage in the Pagoda Plaza, with XM Satellite Radio NASCAR reporter Claire B. Lang as host:

9:30 a.m.: Robbie Loomis, Jim Covey

10 a.m.: Joe Nemechek, Boris Said

10:15 a.m.: Richard Childress, Dave Blaney, Jeff Burton

11:30 a.m.: Greg Zipadelli, Pat Suhy

Rising country music star Chris Cagle will perform at 11:45 a.m. on stage in the Hall of Fame Museum parking lot.

The RC Driver Challenge featuring NASCAR drivers and personalities takes place from 9 a.m.-noon in the Flag Lot, located north of the Pagoda Plaza. The schedule of drivers and personalities who will race against fans:

9:15 a.m.: Jason Leffler, Bobby Labonte

10 a.m.: Richard Childress, Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney

10:15 a.m.: Joe Nemechek, Boris Said

10:30 a.m.: Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson

10:45 a.m.: Scott Riggs, Brian Vickers

11:15 a.m.: J.J. Yeley, Terry Labonte

11:30 a.m.: Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer

Live music by the Jolie Holiday Band will take place at the American Revolution Stage at the Hall of Fame Museum.

A limited number of fans that complete a Chevy Test Drive at a participating central Indiana Chevy dealer will be eligible for a "Hot Lap" with a Chevy NASCAR driver on the legendary 2.5-mile IMS oval.

Test drives must be completed between July 17 and Aug. 4 and are available in limited quantities. Each voucher for a completed Chevy Test Drive is good for one "Hot Lap" and two admission tickets to the Speedway grounds for Friday's activities.

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Tickets: To purchase tickets, camping or parking for the 12^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, contact the IMS ticket office at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, (317) 492-6700 locally or log on to www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.

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