Revision: ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA INFORMATION for EMORY HEALTHCARE 500 WEEKEND

Dear Media Member:

 

Please note, this version of the "ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA INFORMATION," corrects the date for the media availability with fans who attended the 1960 Dixie 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The press conference will take place at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5 and will also include 1960 NASCAR champion Rex White.

 

Thank you much for your coverage this weekend.

 

Cheers,

 

Matthew Simmons 

 

 

 

Media Advisory

Sept. 3, 2010

 

ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MEDIA INFORMATION

EMORY HEALTHCARE 500 WEEKEND

 

MEDIA CENTER HOURS:    770-897-2608 or 770-897-2609

Friday, Sept. 3:                       opens at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 4:                   opens at 6:30 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 5:                     opens at 11:00 a.m.

 

PRESS BOX HOURS:           770-946-7437 or 770-946-7438

Saturday, Sept. 4:                   opens at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 5:                     opens at 2:00 p.m.

 

CREDENTIAL OFFICE HOURS:
Friday, Sept. 3:                       9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 6:                 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8:                   12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

 

PHOTO MEETINGS: Photographers (both still and video) will be required to attend a brief photo meeting during race weekend.  The meetings will be held in the press conference room of the media center and will be conducted by NASCAR Security, NASCAR PR and track officials.  Photographers must attend at least one meeting per NASCAR.

 

Photographers covering all weekend:            Saturday, Sept. 4 at 9:00 a.m.

Photographers covering Sunday only:           Sunday, Sept. 5 at 2:00 p.m.

 

PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: The following press conferences have been scheduled for the Emory Healthcare 500 weekend.  All press conferences will be held in the press conference room in the Infield Media Center.

 

Saturday, Sept. 4:

3:30 p.m.         Hendrick Motorsports Announcement 

Sunday, Sept. 5:

3:45 p.m.         Q-&-A with Attendees from 1960 Dixie 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and NASCAR champion Rex White

 

DRIVER MEDIA INTERVIEW SESSIONS: NASCAR provides media interview availability for its top drivers in the media center deadline room, unless otherwise noted.  The sessions will typically last around 20 minutes.  

 

Saturday, Sept. 4:

9:45 a.m. - Jeff Gordon

10:00 a.m. - Jeff Burton

1:05 p.m. - Carl Edwards

1:05 p.m. - Tony Stewart (hauler)

1:05 p.m. - Matt Kenseth (hauler)

1:15 p.m. - Kyle Busch (hauler)

1:20 p.m. - Kevin Harvick (hauler)

2:50 p.m. - Greg Biffle

3:00 p.m. - Denny Hamlin (hauler)

3:15 p.m. - Jimmie Johnson

3:50 p.m. - Kurt Busch

4:05 p.m. - Clint Bowyer

 

CREDENTIALS: Please note, the credential location sits outside the service tunnel at the entrance of Turn 3. You must follow the specific directions provided to reach the credential building or risk being routed into a general parking lot.  Once you receive a parking pass, you may drive anywhere on property, but your parking pass must be affixed to your windshield. See map at this link http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/credentials/.

 

EXITING THE INFIELD AFTER THE RACE: Please note, the tunnel will be closed for one hour from the drop of the checkered flag on Sunday. This will not affect most media as it takes almost that long for the winning driver to come to the media center for post-race quotes, but should you need to get out sooner, please let me know. 

 

ATTENTION: For media wanting to travel north on Highways 19/41 following the race, if you turn right out of the tunnel, you will be routed on back roads to Fayetteville. To head north, turn left when leaving the tunnel to Lower Woolsey Rd, continue to Highway 20 and proceed to I-75 N. To return to Highways 19/41, proceed past Highway 20 and turn left at Highway 19/41 on the southeast side of the speedway.

 

INTERNET CONNECTIONS: Both hi-speed and wireless internet connections will be available this weekend in the media center for those who will be working out of the deadline room.  For those in media overflow, there is wireless connectivity.     

 

ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY STAFF: 

Marcy Scott, AMS, Director of Marketing & Promotion 

Matthew Simmons, AMS Marketing & Promotion coordinator 

Sheena Vicente, AMS Marketing & Promotion coordinator

Angela Revell, former AMS PR director returns as AMS' pit note reporter

Jessica Brown, Texas Motor Speedway

 

We are looking forward to hosting you this weekend!

 

Sincerely,

Marcy Scott

Director of Marketing & Promotion

Atlanta Motor Speedway

 

 

Matthew Simmons

Marketing & Promotion Coordinator

Atlanta Motor Speedway | P.O Box 500 | Hampton, GA 30228 | P: 770.946.3917 | F: 770.707.7853 | www.AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com

 

  

 

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Labor Day Weekend | September 3-5, 2010

 

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