Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Added To Sound & Speed Line-up

December 12,  2005

    (NASHVILLE)...NASCAR  superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the #8 
Budweiser Chevrolet, has been  added to the list of racing and country music 
celebrities who will be a part of  the inaugural Sprint Sound and Speed - 
Presented by SunTrust - A Music and  Motorsports Celebration, January 13 and 14, 
downtown Nashville.  
Earnhardt is scheduled  to participate in the driver/artist autograph 
sessions at the Gaylord  Entertainment Center on Saturday, January 14. 
    The  31-year-old recently picked up his third consecutive award from the  
National Motorsports Press Association as NASCAR's most popular driver.   The 
NMPA Awards are the oldest and most traditional awards in NASCAR  racing.
    Earnhardt has been  featured on more than 40 magazine covers and has 
claimed spots on both  People Magazine's "Most Beautiful" and Forbes' "Top 100  
Celebrities" lists and has appeared on numerous television entertainment  shows.
    In addition to the  autograph sessions, other activities at Sound and 
Speed include the display of  the 2006 NEXTEL Cup Series and Grand-Am show cars, 
an exhibit of vintage cars,  historic artifacts from racing and country music, 
interviews with both current  and legendary stars of NASCAR and country 
music, performances by country music's  top up-and-comers and a concert finale.
    All proceeds from Sound  and Speed will benefit the Victory Junction Gang 
Camp for chronically ill  children and the Country Music Hall of Fame and 
Museum charities.
    Tickets are $20 for the  festival, $30 for the finale concert (Montgomery 
Gentry, LeAnn Rimes and Keith  Anderson) and are available through all 
TicketMaster outlets or by logging on to _www.soundandspeed2006.com_ 
(http://www.soundandspeed2006.com/) .
A purchase of a festival ticket and a concert  ticket also includes a free 
12-month subscription to Country Weekly  Magazine.