Monster Jam In Evansville January 11th and 12th – Win Tickets
December 21, 2012 9:22 AM 
Monster Jam is returning to Evansville’s Ford Center on January 11th and 12th for 3 big shows and tickets are on sale now. We have your chance to win!
Kids, you can submit your Monster Truck Art for a chance to win 4 VIP Golden Circle Tickets, 4 Pit Passes, and a Goodie bag of Monster Jam SWAG all for the 1/12 2pm show.
Just draw, color, or build your best Monster Truck and submit it below for a chance to win
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Tickets for Dairy Queen presents the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® brought to you by Casey’s General Stores, the world’s premier monster truck series, are now on sale at the Ford Center and surrounding Ticketmaster locations. Monster Jam is revving into Ford Center, January 11-12, 2013.
Monster Jam® events are affordably priced for the whole family with $20 adult tickets and $5 kid’s tickets. Participating local Advance Auto Parts stores are offering $5 off coupons while supplies last. Also, participating Casey’s General Stores are offering buy one get one free kid’s ticket vouchers while supplies last. Free Pit Passes, valid for Saturday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ONLY, are available at participating Dairy Queen stores. The Pit Party gives fans the opportunity to get a view of the trucks up close and meet the drivers of the massive monster trucks. The Pit Party will be held on Friday, January 11 from 4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. and Saturday, January 12 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pit Passes are available for purchase for $10 adults and $5 kids (ages 2 -12) at the Ford Center Box Office or online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Pit pass and an event ticket are required for entry to the Pit Party. Friday, January 11, 7:00 p.m. event ticket along with Pit Pass required for Friday entry. Saturday, January 12, 2:00PM event ticket along with Pit Pass required for Saturday entry.
The Evansville show will feature: USHRA Monster Trucks including Get Er Done, Robo Machine, Samson driven by Allison Patrick, Bad News Travels Fast driven by Brandon Derrow, Quadzilla hailing from Evansville with driver Roger Rauger and Stomper! All appearances subject to change without notice. Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12 feet wide, monster trucks are custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, monster trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour.
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