I think it made them feel better, but they went ahead and paid. Like most major sports, all tickets for all ages are the same price. But I think they should make it a family sport and have a discount for kids. You would see more families going if there was a good discount for children. Getting tickets is easier than it used to be.
Fans can buy tickets to most races online at the various tracks' Web sites or over toll-free lines.
But some tickets are still hard to get. Those become available as fans are outpriced with the expanded rates. Tim Mundy of Dixon, Ky., said he can't afford his season Bristol package of two tickets for the two Winston Cup races and two Busch races. Bristol won't have to advertise to replace Mundy on its mailing list. The track hasn't run a television ad for a Winston Cup race in years and did not increase ticket prices for 2001.