Johnson to visit Phoenix for ticket deal: Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson will visit the Valley of the Sun on Jan. 12 to celebrate the start of the 2011 NASCAR season with local fans from Phoenix International Raceway. Johnson – driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevy – will participate in a one-of-a-kind fan event at Casino Arizona’s Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale and will help PIR unveil a 48-hour ticket special for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 at PIR on Feb. 27. The ’48-hour Special’ will offer fans a unique discounted opportunity to take in Sprint Cup action at PIR this February. Beginning at noon on January 12 and ending at noon on January 14, race fans can purchase a regularly-priced $90 ticket to the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 for just $48. This ticket, located in the Upper AJ Foyt Grandstand, offers a full view of PIR’s one-mile oval and pit road. ’48-hour Special’ tickets will be available at PhoenixRaceway.com/Jimmie-Johnson at noon on January 12. Tickets to the February 24-27 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 event weekend are available now, with prices starting at just $25. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit http://phoenixraceway.com or call 866-408-RACE (7223).(PIR)(1-8-2011)
