New ticket insurance deal from NASCAR
Published: Aug. 20, 2007 at 3:55 PM
JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Starting next season, NASCAR fans in Michigan will be able to purchase insurance with their tickets, allowing them to get money back if a race is rained out.
The announcement came after Sunday’s rainout at the Michigan International Speedway, the first time a NASCAR race has been postponed there since 1977, the Jackson Citizen-Patriot reported.
At the moment, fans who cannot make it to the rescheduled race date are out of luck, but ticket insurance company World Access has announced a deal with MIS owner International Speedway Corp. to offer insurance in the future.
"Something like this is perfect for a rain date," said Sammie Lukaskiewicz, director of communications for MIS. "The unfortunate part about motorsports is that we can't put a dome over it.”
The cost has not yet been settled, but in a similar deal with Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., the insurance plan cost 5 percent of the price of the ticket with a minimum of $6.25.
The announcement came after Sunday’s rainout at the Michigan International Speedway, the first time a NASCAR race has been postponed there since 1977, the Jackson Citizen-Patriot reported.
At the moment, fans who cannot make it to the rescheduled race date are out of luck, but ticket insurance company World Access has announced a deal with MIS owner International Speedway Corp. to offer insurance in the future.
"Something like this is perfect for a rain date," said Sammie Lukaskiewicz, director of communications for MIS. "The unfortunate part about motorsports is that we can't put a dome over it.”
The cost has not yet been settled, but in a similar deal with Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., the insurance plan cost 5 percent of the price of the ticket with a minimum of $6.25.
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