IMS/Michelin US GP ticket refund process announced

MICHELIN F1 TICKET REFUND PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUAL TICKET HOLDERS NOW OPEN

INDIANAPOLIS -- Individual ticket holders to the United States Grand Prix (USGP) may begin filing claims for their Michelin ticket refund today. Stubbed Ticket Claim Forms and detailed instructions are available now at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Ticket Office or on request by phone at 1-877-950-USGP (1 317 492 6700 outside the United States and Canada). Details of the program are also posted on Michelin websites.

This is the second step in the Michelin F1 Ticket Refund process which was announced on July 15. Michelin is committed to reaching as many fans as possible who purchased tickets to the USGP by delivering prompt ticket refunds. The ticket refund is being administered by IMS.

Individual ticket purchases were made by fans who purchased a race day ticket but did not establish a USGP Ticket Account. Original ticket stubs are required for these refund requests, along with a completed Stubbed Ticket Claim Form. Stubbed ticket refund requests must be postmarked by Aug. 29, 2005 to be included in the ticket refund process.

All tickets purchased for race day (June 19, 2005) are eligible for the Michelin ticket refund and, for the vast majority of ticket purchasers, no action is required. IMS has sorted information on their USGP Account Holders automatically so Michelin may provide ticket refunds directly to them. USGP Account Holders were mailed a letter in July detailing the ticket refund process. Michelin refund checks for USGP Account Holders and for individual ticket claims are expected to be issued and mailed between Sept. 19 and Sept. 26. Refunds for tickets associated with suites will be sent directly to the suite licensee and not to individual ticket stub holders.

For more information please contact:

Lynn Mann
Michelin North America
office: 1-864-458-4698
lynn.mann@us.michelin.com

Phil Romba
Michelin North America
office: 1-864-458-4511
phil.romba@us.michelin.com

Ron Green
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
office: 1-317-492-6780
rgreen@brickyard.com

Paul Kelly
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
office: 1-315-673-0184
pkelly@brickyard.com

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