Darlington reduces price for Southern 500 tickets

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Darlington Raceway is reducing ticket prices on nearly 9,000 seats for the 2009 Southern 500.

All seats in Rows 3-14 in the Colvin Grandstand will now be $35, a $10 discount off the original price.

"We are celebrating a historic milestone in 2009 with the 60th season of racing at Darlington Raceway and we want to make sure that our fans can be here for this special event," track president Chris Browning said. "We recognize that economic times are tough for everyone right now and want to do our part to help reduce the cost of attending an event at Darlington Raceway."

Since moving to Mother's Day weekend in 2005, Darlington Raceway has sold out four consecutive Cup Series events.

To purchase tickets, contact the track ticket office at 843-395-8802.