| WHAT TO PURCHASE: There are a lot of seating | | | | more likely to find these seats in double letter |
| options at the Brickyard 400. With more than | | | | rows of the following grandstands. Northeast |
| 250,000 reserved seats, this event has been billed | | | | Vista, North Vista, Northwest Vista, Grandstand J, |
| as the second largest single day sporting event in | | | | Penthouse Paddock, Penthouse A, Penthouse B, |
| the world. We will break your options down to 4 | | | | Southwest Vista, South East Vista. You can see |
| main categories. Great seats, Good seats, | | | | the view from these grandstands on our seat |
| Average seats, and Seats you'll want to upgrade | | | | photos page. All penthouse seats have backs on |
| next year. Remember, unlike the Indianapolis 500, | | | | the seats and are sheltered with a roof. All other |
| there is no infield seating for the Brickyard 400. | | | | grandstands listed here have no backs on the |
| GREAT SEATS: While this is always somewhat | | | | seats and are not sheltered with any roof. |
| subjective we think it's fair to say that great | | | | AVERAGE SEATS: We would define average |
| seats offer a view of at least one straightway | | | | seats as any seat that provides you enough of a |
| and three turns. The Holy Grail for great seats is | | | | view to see the cars clearly for some distance on |
| in the Penthouse of Grandstand E, box 7 or | | | | the track. This may be part of the straightaway |
| boxes adjacent. You can see the view from | | | | and part of a turn or most of a turn and part of |
| these seats on our set photos page. These seats | | | | the short chute and the seats would generally be |
| offer a view of turn 4, the front straightaway, | | | | midway up in the grandstand. Typically you would |
| turn 1 and turn 2 as well as the start-finish line | | | | need to be above row J or K before you have |
| and the pits. These seats are also under roof and | | | | an average view. |
| have backs on the seats. If you have these | | | | SEATS YOU'LL WANT TO UPGRADE: As much |
| tickets and you want to sell them, please call us. | | | | as it pains us to admit it, there are some seats at |
| A similar view can be seen from seats high in the | | | | the speedway that don't offer a good view at all. |
| other turns around the speedway. Turn 3 offers | | | | These seats are typically down close to the track. |
| a similar view if you find a seat high enough in the | | | | Looking down the straightaway to your right or |
| apex. We would suggest double letter rows in | | | | left causes the safety fence to become more |
| Sections 12, 13, and 14. You can see the view | | | | and more of an obstacle the further you gaze |
| from these seats on our seat photos page. Unlike | | | | into the distance. The only thing positive we can |
| the premium turn one seats we described above, | | | | say about these seats is that sitting close to the |
| these seats are not under roof and have no | | | | track gives you an amazing sense of speed as |
| backs to the seats, but for a nominal charge you | | | | cars come rushing by you so incredibly close. |
| may rent seat backs on your way to the | | | | Make sure your life insurance is paid up before |
| grandstands. | | | | you go, because your ticket constitutes a |
| GOOD SEATS: We would define good seats as | | | | complete release of the speedway for any and all |
| any seat that offers a relatively unobstructed | | | | liability. If your seats are on the front row, we |
| view of at least one turn and a straightaway or | | | | would suggest you wear an aviator's cap and |
| two turns and a short chute (the small stretch | | | | goggles. |
| between turns 1 and 2 or turns 3 and 4). You are | | | | |