Knights Inn(R) Hotels Offer Chance to Win NASCAR Weekend

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 23 -- This summer's Knights Inn Rev It Up sweepstakes offers consumers a chance to win a NASCAR fantasy weekend for two to the Bashas Supermarkets 200, a Busch Series race scheduled Nov. 1, 2003 at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.

The grand prize includes airfare, lodging for two, car rental, a welcome dinner with driver Kerry Earnhardt and car owner Terry Bradshaw and a football autographed by Bradshaw, a former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Grand-prize winners also will receive garage and pit passes and other gifts.

The Knights Inn chain is a sponsor of FitzBradshawRacing's #12 Chevrolet(R) Monte Carlo(R), owned by Terry Bradshaw and Armando Fitz.

To enter the sweepstakes, consumers may visit www.knightsinn.com through Sept. 2 to download an entry form. Entry forms also are available at the front desks of Knights Inn hotels nationwide.

While online, consumers can check for the guaranteed best rates available publicly on the Internet for Knights Inn hotels. Consumers also can call, toll-free, (800) THE KNIGHTS,(R) for other rates.

There are 206 Knights Inn hotels in the United States and Canada. All Knights Inn hotels are independently owned and operated under franchise agreements with Knights Franchise Systems Inc. Reservations can be made by calling the Knights Inn toll-free reservation center at (800) 843-5644 or through the company's Web site at www.knightsinn.com. Knights Franchise Systems is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation .

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