INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Tickets for the 24th annual Kroger SpeedFest will go on sale to the general public on March 8th.

Kroger SpeedFest features three exciting nights of racing on the lightning fast IRP oval. During SpeedFest the USAC Silver Crown Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks and the NASCAR Busch series thrill the fans with wheel to wheel and fender to fender racing. In 2005 Kroger SpeedFest will take place on August 4th, 5th and 6th.

“All three events of the 2004 Kroger SpeedFest were a tremendous success,” said Ron Anderson, general manager of Indianapolis Raceway Park. “Race fans across the country should get their tickets soon because the good seats won’t last long.”

To purchase tickets call 1-800-884-6472, visit www.Ticketmaster.com or any Ticketmaster outlet or stop by the IRP ticket office.

On Thursday August 4th the stars of the USAC Silver Crown Series will take to the track in the J. D. Byrider 100. Past winners of this exciting open wheel race include A. J. Foyt, Tony Stewart, and last season’s winner, Jay Drake. On Friday, the Power Stroke Diesel 200, featuring the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will bump and bang all the way to victory lane. The weekend concludes with the 24th annual Kroger 200, NASCAR Busch Series race. Past winners have included Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and last years champion Kyle Busch.

One of five drag racing facilities owned and operated by the National Hot Rod Association, IRP was built in 1960 and has presented organized racing events since 1961. From March through October, the facility hosts more than 120 dates of racing on three tracks, a quarter-mile drag strip, a .686-mile paved oval and a 2.5-mile road course. Home to drag racing’s biggest event, the NHRA U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend, the drag strip runs more than 50 days of point-to-point action, from national events to street legal community programs. The oval track draws racing’s biggest events, including annual visits from the NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and three annual USAC races. The road course provides a home for several racing sanctions, such as SCCA, while providing an ideal resource for driving schools, corporate outings and open-road tests for professional drivers.