Aug. 23-25 NTT INDYCAR SERIES weekend features 10 total races from five series
PORTLAND, Ore. (July 16, 2024) – Single Day tickets for the 2024 BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland, the annual NTT INDYCAR SERIES race weekend at Portland International Raceway (PIR), are on sale now to the public. Tickets for the 30th running of this Rose City tradition taking place Aug. 23-25 can be purchased at RacePortland.com.
The three-day racing event headlined by Round 14 of 17 for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will mark the 40th anniversary of the inaugural professional open-wheel race held at PIR in 1984. The Championship Auto Racing Teams sanctioned event was won by Al Unser Jr.
Ticket prices start as low as $25 for Single Day General Admission and $70 for Single Day Grandstand seats. Three-day tickets remain available for purchase and offer the best fan value. General Admission for the entire weekend is just $75, and a 3-Day Grandstand reserved seat starts at $85 which includes gate admission.
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES, featuring the cars and stars of the Indianapolis 500, will take the green flag on Sunday, Aug. 25, as the series’ 2024 championship chase enters its home stretch. The 2023 Portland race saw Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou clinch the season championship with a win. The INDYCAR points leader after the completion of the past five Portland rounds (2018-2019, 2021-2023) has gone on to claim the series season title.
“This great Portland event has brought fans a lot of incredible races and memories over the past 40 years, including last year’s championship clinching performance by Alex Palou,” said Jerry Jensen, general manager of Green Savoree Portland LLC, which owns and operates the event at PIR. “We look forward to another memorable weekend at PIR next month as five open-wheel series fill an action-packed schedule across the three days.”
This 2024 field will include past Portland race winners Alex Palou (2021, 2023), Scott McLaughlin (2022) and Will Power (2019). Including Power, the grid could also boast up to five Indianapolis 500 winners: the current back-to-back winner Josef Newgarden, 2008 winner and six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon, Marcus Ericsson and Alexander Rossi.
In total, the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland will bring fans nonstop action with 10 total races from five different open-wheel series. INDY NXT by Firestone, INDYCAR’s primary feeder series, will battle on Sunday, Aug. 25, for 35 laps on the 1.964-mile, 12-turn road course. Additionally, drivers from all three of the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire series (USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Juniors) will conclude their seasons and contend for championships with multiple races across the weekend.
A limited quantity of 3-Day Gold Level Grandstand offering reserved seating for the highest rows are still available and include a Paddock Pass to get up close to the cars and drivers in the “locker room of motorsports.” Additionally, Pit Passes remain available for purchase for guests 18 years of age or older. These passes provide access to pitlane during practice and qualifying sessions and can only be purchased in combination with 3-Day Grandstand tickets.
Children 12 and under receive free General Admission to the event. This also includes complimentary access to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Paddock throughout the weekend when accompanied by a ticketed adult. PIR is located less than a tenth of a mile from a public transit stop - the Delta Park/Vanport MAX Station on TriMet’s MAX Yellow Line - making a trip to the track exceptionally affordable for families.
For all ticket pricing, grandstand locations and additional festival information, visit RacePortland.com. Stay up to speed on the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland on social media all year long by following #PortlandGP.
About BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland:
Portland International Raceway (PIR) is the home of the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland. PIR is a 1.964-mile, 12-turn permanent road course owned by the City of Portland and operated under Portland Parks & Recreation. Opened in 1960 to host sports car and drag racing, the 268-acre property hosts over 550 events annually including automotive and motorcycle road racing, motocross, cruise-ins and other special events including the Rose Cup Races. PIR has been the site of many memorable INDYCAR races. Al Unser Jr. won the inaugural Portland race in 1984, and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returned in 2018 after an 11-year absence with 2017 and 2020 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato taking the checkered flag. The Father’s Day race of 1986 featured Mario Andretti passing his son Michael on the last lap and winning by 0.070 of a second. The closest three-way road racing finish in INDYCAR SERIES history took place at PIR in 1997 when the top three were covered by just 0.055 of a second. In 2023, Alex Palou clinched the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship with a win in Portland. The BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland is owned and operated by Green Savoree Portland, LLC, which also promotes NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Pacific Office Automation 147 event at PIR (May 31-June 1, 2024) and whose affiliates own and operate three additional INDYCAR SERIES races: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding (March 8-10, 2024), The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the 2025 Civic Hybrid (July 5-7, 2024) and Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto (July 19-21, 2024).
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