Former Favre fans save $4 at Speedway

From press release

LOVES PARK, Ill.—Anyone relinquishing a Brett Favre Packers item will receive a $4 discount off adult reserved admission Saturday, Aug. 22, at Rockford Speedway.

Speedway General Manager Gregg McKarns said: “The Packer loyalists are hurting right now, and I am right there with them. As a fellow Packer fan, there will be nothing sweeter than burning these items with the Green Mamba Jet Car at our Night of Thrills Sept. 19. The Jets fiasco was forgivable, but the Vikings, not a chance.”

Racing action during Windsor Auto Sales Breast Cancer Awareness Night includes the NASCAR Stanley Steemer Late Models, Budweiser American Short Trackers, Mountain Dew RoadRunners, Sam’s Drive-In RoadRunner Challenge, Legends and Bandoleros.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, with qualifying at 5:45 p.m. and first race at 7:07 p.m.

Adult reserved tickets are $12 or $8 with a Favre contribution. Adult general admission tickets are are $10, ages 6 to 11 are $5 with children ages 5 and younger admitted free. Those not partaking in the Favre contribution are reminded they, too, can save $2 by wearing pink.

For more information, visit www.rockfordspeedway.com or call the Speedway Box Office at (815) 633-1500.