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WHAT: The Grand Prix of Denver, Round 14 of the 20-event 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series.

WHEN: August 30th through September 1, 2002.

WHERE: The race will be run primarily on privately owned and maintained streets surrounding Pepsi Center. The only public street that will be affected is a portion of Auraria Parkway immediately adjacent to Pepsi Center.

CIRCUIT: Temporary skeet circuit is 1.65 miles long, comprises nine turns and features 12 spectator grandstands.

WHO: A team of racing and sports professionals that includes:

Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD; www.dovermotorsportsinc.com), the nation’s leader in auto street circuit event management and owner of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach (www.longbeachgp. corn);

George GilIett, chairman of Booth Creek Management Corp. and owner of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens;

Kroenke Sports Enterprises, owner of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, NBA’s Denver Nuggets and Pepsi Center, and

CART (NYSE: MPH; www.cart.com), which sanctions the leading U.S. open wheel motorsports races, the FedEx Championship Series.

Unlike the previous Grand Prix event that was held in Denver (1990-9 1), the Grand Prix of Denver will be privately funded. The only exception is the repair costs for Auraria Parkway to bring this skeet up to standard City code. All other surface improvements and safety systems will be the financial responsibility of the Grand Prix of Denver. The city will provide customary services outside of the race circuit as it would for any major sporting or cultural event, such as traffic services, police and fire department services.

ATTENDANCE: Over 100,000 attendees are expected over the three-day weekend event.

Toyota Atlantic Championship: Up-and-coming young drivers tackle the Denver track in open-wheel, Toyota-powered racecars. Trans-Am Series: North America’s longest-running (36& year) series sports the top “muscle cars” in racing.

The Grand Prix of Denver is expected to generate an estimated economic impact of approximately $30 million in the Rocky Mountain Region for the first year of the event. As a comparison, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach geuerates an economic impact of approximately $39 million annually for the cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif5 and its attendees occupy about 5,000 local hotel rooms.

The Grand Prix of Denver will feature national television coverage on FOX Spans’ SPEED Channel and will be broadcast via International television.

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. sanctions the leading U.S. open wheel motorsports races, the CART FedEx Championship Series, with 20 races annually in eight countries including Australia, Brazil, England, Japan, Germany, Canada and Mexico.

CART features a field of internationally known drivers including Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Dario Franchitti, Paul Tracy, Kenny Brack and Adrian Fernandez.

Fans Purchasing Season Packages Entered To Win Indy 500 or Brickyard 400 Trip

Fountain, CO - October 3, 2002 - Pikes Peak International Raceway today announced its schedule for the 2003 season. It will again feature two of the leading motorsports events in the U.S. - the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series.

"We are really excited about the upcoming season," said PPIR President Rob Johnson. "We couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the 2002 season with the Busch race and the post-race performance by Jeff Foxworthy. When you combine that with our new partnership with International Speedway Corporation we certainly can say we have a lot of momentum going into 2003."

All season ticket packages will go on sale November 1, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. Those purchasing season tickets prior to April 15, 2003 will be entered in the "Need for Speed" Sweepstakes where a fan and his or her guest will receive an all expenses paid trip to their choice of the Indy 500 or the Brickyard 400. Any fan renewing his or her 2002 season ticket package by December 23, 2002 will be eligible an all expenses paid trip to their choice of the Daytona 500 or Indy 500. Details on the sweepstakes will be published on the new PPIR web site in November. Single event tickets will be available on December 2nd.

Season tickets can be purchased by calling 1-888-306-7223 or by visiting the track's administrative office Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Single event tickets can be purchased on line at www.ppir.com, at any front range King Soopers or by calling 1-888-306-7223. Individuals with a valid military ID are entitled to 50 percent off any single adult race day ticket. Call the ticket office for details.

The 2003 schedule kicks off on May 30, 31 and June 1 with the Cruise America AMA Superbike weekend. Four-time PPIR winner Eric Bostrom will be back along with brother Ben, Doug Chandler, Matt Mladin, Miguel Duhammel, Aaron Yates and the rest of the stars of the AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Series. On Friday May 30 grandstand seating is open and free to the public.

Father's Day Weekend (June 14 and 15) marks the return of the Indy Racing League for the Indy 225. Defending race champion Gil de Ferran will be back along with teammate and two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, (2001-2002) series champion Sam Hornish Jr., Michael Andretti, Dario Franchitti, 2002 Indy 500 co-rookie of the year Alex Barron, and Al Unser Jr. The up and coming stars in open wheel racing will also be competing in the Infiniti Pro Series which will be making its debut at PPIR. Names like Foyt and Luyendyk will be battling side-by-side to carry on the family traditions.

The July 4th holiday will see the return of USAC racing to PPIR featuring the Weld Racing Silver Crown Series, Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series and the National Midget Car Series. In 1997 Winston Cup driver Ryan Newman set the world record for a one-mile paved oval at PPIR when his Midget was clocked at 139.265 mph. Once the racing is over fans will be treated to a post-race concert and the largest fireworks display in the region.

The 2003 schedule concludes on July 25 and 26 when the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series returns. Hank Parker Jr. gave Dodge its first win in the Busch series at PPIR in 2002 and will be looking to make it two in a row. That same weekend the stars of the NASCAR RE/MAX Challenge Series will return for the sixth year in a row.

 
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Bandimere Speedway Major Events



TEST NIGHTS
Feel you need to make more runs?!?  Open almost every Wednesday night, this is
the best time for practice, licensing, vehicle adjustments, and just simply
having fun!  General Admission/Pit Pass $6


PENNZOIL E.T. SERIES
Anyone can race at Bandimere Speedway and the E.T. Series provides hobbyist as
well as veteran racers the opportunity to compete in one of eight handicapped
drag racing categories ranging from daily-driven street cars and motorcyles to
160 mph race cars.  General Admission/Pit Pass $6 (Friday) and $8 (Saturday)


CHAMPION SPARK PLUG SUPER SERIES
These events feature NHRA Sportsman categories Super Comp, Super Gas, Super
Street, Super Bike, and a Super Stock/Stock Combo class.  Check the schedule for
these exciting events.


DYNOMAX CLUB CLASH
Club racing is designed for car clubs with street legal cars to compete in
handicap-style drag racing against other clubs for top honors at
five events during the summer.  General Admission/Pit Pass $6


COY'S DENVER AUTO & PARTS SWAP MEET
(May 5 and September 29)
Hundreds of sellers, thousands of buyers, lots of great bargains!  A swap meet
attenders heaven!  Buyers $2.50.  Sellers $20 (10' x 20' space)


MAXIMUM KING STREET
Colorado's fastest street legal cars race in side-by-side competition.  All cars
must run quicker than 12.99 seconds with street tires, mufflers, etc.  Check
schedule for dates.


CHESROWN JR. DRAG RACING SERIES
Kids ages 8 to 17 years of age compete in downscaled replicas of rear-engine
dragsters equipped with 5hp Briggs & Stratton engines.  Handicapped competition
occurs on an 1/8th mile race track at nine scheduled dates for '95.  Check
schedule for dates.


SNOWMOBILE SERIES
NEW FOR ' Asphalt snowmobile racing is the newest class of competition.  Check
schedule for dates.


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weekly)

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