Sharpie 500 ticket info - Bristol 500

Sharpie 500 tickets are one of the premiere tickets in the race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The 24th event in the series, the Sharpie 500, held at the Bristol Motor Speedway, is crucial for drivers and teams making a late push. Do well and you can vault yourself into competition for the Nextel Cup. Blow it and you may find yourself on the outside looking in. The 2005 Sharpie 500 lived up to its reputation as a make or break event and the NASCAR fans in attendance in 2005 were ecstatic with their Sharpie 500 tickets. The 2005 Sharpie 500 was a critical race for Matt Kenseth. Kenseth had been absent from the winners circle for a year and a half and was an almost forgotten man in the race for the Nextel Cup. Then came the Sharpie 500. Kenseth blew away the competition, taking the lead for 415 out of the 500 laps. The huge win broke Kenseth’s losing streak and took him from being the nowhere man to being a contender for the Nextel Cup, moving from the bottom of the list to 11th place in points. But Sharpie 500 tickets had even more to offer in 2005. Jeff Gordon, finishing in 6th place, moved from 12th on the points list to 10th. Also, during the race Ryan Newman and Dale Jarrett had an altercation that shocked the NASCAR world. On the 318th lap, Newman made an attempt to pass Jarrett. Jarrett, angered by an earlier clip from Newman, swerved and caused a crash that took Newman out of the race and damaged another driver’s car, resulting in a two-lap penalty. What will Sharpie 500 tickets bring in 2006? One thing is for sure; the 2006 Sharpie 500 will live up to its reputation as a crucial event in the run for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. That reputation makes the demand for Sharpie 500 tickets huge, one the most difficult to find NASCAR tickets of the year. If you love NASCAR you want to be at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 26, 2006, but the only way to be there is to reserve your Sharpie 500 tickets before it’s too late.