(AP) Race car tracks, from the mammoth NASCAR ovals to the local dirt track, are scrambling to get gas price battered fans into the seats and the infields.
Officials with one major track ownership group says ticket sales have dropped by the high single digits this year.
Lowe's Motor Speedway president H.A. ``Humpy'' Wheeler says about half of the tens of thousands of fans who show up for races at the track in North Carolina drive from more than 250 miles away and he understands their reluctance to shell out 300 dollars to fill up the RV.
Track promoters are using all-you-can eat packages, driver skills competitions and even rock concerts as lures to draw fans to the races this summer.