Stewart, Yeley & Hamlin to help open Arena Racing season: Arena Racing USA will open its inaugural, 15-race season in Charlotte, N.C., on Wed., Oct 11 at the Cricket Arena on Independence Blvd. Among the participants will be the three drivers from Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nextel Cup Series stable – #20-Tony Stewart, #11-Denny Hamlin and #18-J.J. Yeley. Tickets went on sale at 10:00am/et on Tues., Sept. 12. Tickets can be ordered by calling Ticketmaster at 704-522-6500 or by going online to www.ticketmaster.com. Advanced sales of reserved seats are $22 while adult general admission is $17 and general admission for children age 12 and under is $7. Arena Racing USA features half-scale stock cars capable of 100 mph, but are confined to a 1/10th mile banked, indoor race track. The track is portable and fits inside the confines of a hockey rink. The champion of the inaugural Arena Racing USA season in Charlotte will be crowned after the season finale on March 31, 2007. More info at ArenaRacingUSA.com. Only a handful of slots remain in the 56-team field that will compete at Charlotte.(Truespeed Communications/JGR PR)(9-12-2006)
