HAMPTON, Ga. -- Tickets for the Labor Day weekend event at Atlanta Motor Speedway -- the track's first Sprint Cup Series night race -- go on sale at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday.

The Labor Day NASCAR weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway will feature a NASCAR Nationwide Series race and Hot Shot NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying on Saturday, Sept. 5 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race under the lights on Sunday, Sept. 6.

"Night racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway is something NASCAR fans have wanted for a very long time," AMS president Ed Clark said. "We're thrilled to host this race and bring Labor Day weekend racing back to the South. This weekend is going to be a memorable moment in Atlanta Motor Speedway's storied history."

AMS also is offering a payment plan to purchase tickets. Fans can reserve their Labor Day weekend Cup Series race ticket for just $20. They will then pay half of the purchase balance by April 5, with the remaining balance due on June 5.

Among the offered deals: A $39 adult ticket or $19 student ticket in the Elliott Grandstand or an $88 ticket in the Earnhardt Grandstand.

For more information, contact the AMS ticket office at 877-9-AMS-TIX (877-926-7849), 770-946-4211; by visiting www.atlantamotorspeedway.com; or through an authorized Ticketmaster retailer, including www.ticketmaster.com. - ams pr