Josef Newgarden greets fans at Mid-Ohio.

Looking for that special gift for an INDYCAR fan on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? How about grabbing extra savings on tickets to 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series races or discounts on merchandise for your favorite drivers or events?

Several races on next season’s schedule are offering deals to kick off the holiday shopping season. They include:

  • Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: The race on the streets of the Florida Gulf Coast city will be the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener for the eighth straight year, from March 9-11. Race officials are offering a buy one/get one free promotion for three-day general admission tickets. The offer runs from 10 a.m. ET Thanksgiving day through 9 p.m. Monday. In addition, Champions Club access – which includes event souvenirs, a pre-race grid walk, access to the Firestone INDYCAR Paddock and more – is just $50 through Dec. 1 with the purchase of a three-day reserved grandstand seat ticket. Visit gpstpete.com for details.
  • Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama: The race weekend is April 20-22 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. A Cyber Monday flash sale that is good Nov. 27-28 will offer the chance to buy one general admission ticket that includes garage access and get a second at half off. Visit the track’s website for details.
  • Honda Indy Toronto: The popular event on the streets of Exhibition Place runs July 13-15. Two-day general admission tickets are being offered at buy one, get one free from 9 p.m. ET Thursday through 9 p.m. Monday. Visit HondaIndy.com for more information.

Check out the entire 17-race schedule for 2018 here, which includes links to each event for more ticket information.

In addition, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is offering discounts of 15 percent to 50 percent on official race merchandise through Monday. Visit gplb.com/shop for details.

Also, Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian driver Alexander Rossi is offering a 15 percent discount on merchandise from the Rossi Store, using the promo code ROSSI15. The deal is good from Friday through Monday.