2012 Fontana tickets on sale Monday

With the highly anticipated return of 5-wide NASCAR racing and the thrill of record-setting INDYCAR open-wheel racing under the lights at Auto Club Speedway, now is the time to secure the best available seats to Auto Club Speedway’s 2012 NASCAR and INDYCAR races.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, race fans can purchase tickets to the NASCAR Auto Club 400 race weekend, March 23 – 25, 2012 and the IZOD IndyCar Series race weekend scheduled Sept. 14 – 15, 2012 at Auto Club Speedway.

Ticket prices range from $30 to $105 for the NASCAR weekend and $30 to $60 for the IZOD IndyCar Series weekend. Fans that purchase a ticket to the 2012 IZOD IndyCar race at Auto Club Speedway will be eligible to receive a FREE ticket to this year's IZOD INDYCAR World Championships in Las Vegas on Oct. 16. This special offer expires on September 30.

As part of the Sept. 12 on-sale ticket launch to Auto Club Speedway’s 2012 NASCAR and INDYCAR season, Auto Club Speedway employees, living out their fantasy of actually being a motorsports driver, will be at several locations in the Inland Empire and Los Angeles area throughout the week with vouchers in hand, redeemable for free tickets to the NASCAR and INDYCAR events at Auto Club Speedway in 2012.

Between Monday, Sept. 12 through Friday, Sept. 16, keep your eyes peeled for NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon*, Carl Edwards* and Juan Pablo Montoya* or INDYCAR drivers Dario Franchitti* and Helio Castroneves*, and Auto Club Speedway President Gillian Zucker too! (*or at least someone who might look like them …) Check facebook.com/autoclubspeedway or twitter.com/acsupdates each day at 9 a.m. for locations.

And if you’re a lucky one that spots the driver’s likeness, clear your calendar for some racing. The “famous face" will have 10 vouchers for the Auto Club 400 NASCAR NSCS race (March 25), 10 vouchers for the IZOD IndyCar Series race (Sept. 15 under the lights) and 20 vouchers for the Royal Purple 300 NASCAR NNS race (March 24) to give away. Get there early for your choice of one of three great races. One voucher per party, while supplies last. Vouchers are redeemable at the Auto Club Speedway ticket office Sept. 26 – Dec. 29.