Nextel and NASCAR Provide Entertainment at Fiesta Broadway; NASCAR simulator ride, NASCAR drivers and stock car at event

--Nextel Communications:

WHAT: 

Nextel's Mini Experience, an interactive fan experience featuring 
full-motion racing simulators, will be on site at Fiesta Broadway for 
visitors to enjoy.  The simulator ride allows visitors to race each 
other inside a NASCAR stock car, with picture screens and speakers 
giving riders the full experience of being on the race track. 

Two Spanish-speaking NASCAR drivers from Mexico will be on site to 
sign autographs and take pictures with fans:

--  Jose Luis Ramirez, driver in the NASCAR Grand National Division
    West Series

--  Jesus Hernandez, driver in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series

No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed Chevrolet show car will be on display. 

Ticket giveaways to attend the NASCAR Busch Series 1-800-PIT-SHOP.com 
300 on May 1 and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Auto Club 500 on May 2 
at California Speedway. There will also be opportunities to win 
NASCAR merchandise.

WHEN: 

Sunday, April 25, 2004:

-- Nextel Mini Experience open from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

-- Jose Luis Ramirez and Jesus Hernandez will be available from 
   1 - 6:00 p.m.

-- No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed Chevrolet show car will be on display from 
   10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

WHERE:

The Nextel Pavillion will be at the corner of 5th Street and Broadway 
in downtown Los Angeles. The event will continue down Broadway towards
4th Street. 

WHY:

Nextel and NASCAR will bring the excitement of NASCAR to the Southern 
California Hispanic community in anticipation of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series Auto Club 500 in Fontana. Nextel and NASCAR celebrate diversity
and Hispanic heritages at Fiesta Broadway by offering visitors the 
opportunity to experience the thrill of NASCAR through the Mini 
Experience, meeting Hispanic NASCAR drivers and getting an up-close 
view of a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series stock car.