Brickyard 400 execs worried by tix sales

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    Ticket sales for this year's Brickyard 400 are lagging behind last year's pace, and race organizers worry it could produce a second straight record-low turnout for the July 31 race.

    "We don't disclose numbers, but you saw a lot of empty seats here last year, and I think you're going to see more here this year," Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and CEO Jeff Belskus told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

    Declining ticket sales have already hit two of NASCAR fans' favorite tracks this season -- Bristol and Talladega. And Dover, which has traditionally drawn smaller crowds, had empty sections at Sunday's race.

    Indianapolis could be the next to see declining numbers.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6560423
     

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