Full Throttle

As January rolls on various NASCAR venues are rolling out ticket pricing incentives intended to motivate you from acute “couch-stagnation” to active participation via attendance at one of the 38 sanctioned Sprint Cup events in 2009.

For example (”Door #1″?) - Talladega Superspeedway celebrates its fortieth anniversary by reducing more than 20,000 Sprint Cup tickets to only $40 pop. Starting this Friday tickets in the Gadsden and Lincoln grandstands (normally $70 and $75 respectively) will be available for both the April 26 Aaron’s 499 and the Nov.1 AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

“We recognize the difficult economic conditions our fans are facing, so to help we are thrilled to offer our fans a $40 ticket to a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race,” said Talladega Superspeedway President Rick Humphrey. “In 40 years of racing, no other racetrack has matched Talladega Superspeedway for sheer speed or thrilling competition.”

(”Door #2″?) - Atlanta Motor Speedway tickets for Labor Day NASCAR race weekend go on sale today. For the first-time ever, Atlanta Motor Speedway is offering fans a payment plan to purchase tickets. Race fans can reserve their Labor Day weekend NASCAR Sprint Cup race ticket for just $20. They will then pay half of the purchase balance by April 5, with the remaining balance due on June 5.

In addition to the payment plan, AMS has introduced ticket specials for the Labor Day weekend NASCAR events. Among the offered deals, fans can purchase a $39 adult ticket or $19 student ticket in the Elliott Grandstand or an $88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fan section ticket in the Earnhardt Grandstand.

(”Door #3″?) - Michigan International Speedway have new general admission seats for NASCAR Sprint Cup races that start at just $40 in two grandstands. Children 12 and under may come to the races for free with their families in those seats.

For the sake of brevity I haven’t listed all the tickets deals being offered, but rest assured there’s a butt load available.

Shades of Monty Hall I tell ya, except there are no “Zonks” where attending a NASCAR event is concerned. (Well, a Monday rain date would be an exception)

Any second I expect to hear/see Carol Merrill pointing out the features of a new Refrigerator or Jay Stewart dressed as an old granny in a Giant Rocking Chair?