ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, September 12, 1996 TAG: 9609130112
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
Don't call it the Texas Motor Speedway anymore. The new mega-track being built in Fort Worth re-christened itself Wednesday as Texas International Raceway.
Raceway general manager Eddie Gossage announced the change at a news conference. He also unveiled plans for ``lifetime-plus preferred seat licenses'' for 36,000 of the raceway's 150,061 seats.
Six different sections of PSLs carry one-time fees of between $750 to $2,000, including premium parking. PSL applications will be accepted beginning Sept. 16.
Season tickets guarantee race fans full-size, stadium-type armrest seats located in the upper-center of the track's main grandstand section.
The track already has scheduled a NASCAR Busch Series race April 5, the inaugural Texas 500 NASCAR Winston Cup series event on April 6 and the inaugural Longhorn 500 Indy Racing League event June 7, a night race.
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