Nascar fever hits SA
2010-01-27 07:08
The entry list of the 25-car Nascar-type race that will be hosted at the Phakisa Freeway on January 31 has been announced.
The ASA Transcontinental Free State 500 will see drivers from the US, Australia, Brazil, Great Britain and South Africa compete against each other in the 500-km race around the 2.5-km banked super oval.
Six South Africans will compete in Sunday's race. They are seasoned race drivers Johan Spies, Johan Cronje, Johan Coetzer, Gugu Zulu, and brothers Jaco and Danie Correia.
International entrants include former Renault F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jnr, and Nascar runners Geoff Bodine and Ron Barfield Jnr.
The prize is a staggering $300 000 - the biggest yet for any motorsport event in South Africa.
Official practice for the Free State 500 is on Friday, January 29, with qualifying on Saturday, January 30. There will be activities for the family too, including a air displays, a pit crew tyre-changing competition and laps around Phakisa with a race driver.
Ticket prices range from R20 on Thursday to R330 on Sunday and prices include a 90-minute pit walkabout. Tickets can be bought from Computicket.
