IMS: Renew, Lock In 2017 Brickyard 400 Ticket Price For 2018 Event.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NASCAR fans can renew their tickets for the 2018 Big Machine Brickyard 400 and Lilly Diabetes 250, locking in 2017 Brickyard 400 prices, Indianapolis Motor Speedway reports. The exciting July 24 announcement came just one day after the 2017 Big Machine Brickyard 400 weekend took over IMS July 21 through July 23. This comes as IMS reports the annual NASCAR race weekend will enter an exciting new era next year.

IMS is encouraging fans to do any renewals or upgrades by the end of Aug. 7, as that's the last chance to do so before prices go up at the start of ticket sales. Discounted prices and pre-sale offers also apply to other tickets or products fans may have included in their 2017 order, which are listed at indianapolismotorspeedway.com.

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Even better, IMS reports the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race will be held Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 as fans can also watch NASCAR XFINITY Series action while enjoying cooler temperatures. (For free email alerts and news updates, subscribe to the Indianapolis Patch newsletter and like Indianapolis Patch on Facebook).

For more information and to renew 2017 ticket prices, visit ims.com/renew and indianapolismotorspeedway.com.

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