Nextel News - Lowe's Motor Speedway
Oct. 12, 2005 - Lowe's Motor Speedway Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Key Dates to Keep in Mind Race weekend A Oct. 13 - Nextel Wake-Up Call at 6:00 p.m. EDT with Carl Edwards A Oct. 13 - Bojangles Pole Night at 7:10 p.m. EDT A Oct. 15 - UAW-GM Quality 500 at 7:05 p.m. EDT (334 laps/501 miles) Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Media Opportunities * Nextel Wake-Up Call On Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:00 p.m., the Nextel Wake-Up Call will feature Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford, for a question and answer session. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. in the media center. Upcoming Nextel Wake-Up Calls: Oct. 21 - 10:00 a.m. at Martinsville Speedway, Jeremy Mayfield Oct. 28 - 11:00 a.m. at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Greg Biffle Nov. 4 - 8:00 a.m. at Texas Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth Nov. 11 - Time TBD at Phoenix International Raceway, Tony Stewart * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference Every Tuesday NASCAR and Sprint team up to provide the media with a Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. Media are invited to participate in the teleconference. Please visit www.nascarmedia.com <http://www.nascarmedia.com/> for guests and timing. * Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Driver Availability The following drivers will be available this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway for a question-and-answer session. These are slated to take place behind their team haulers, unless otherwise noted, and are subject to change. Thursday 10:45 a.m. - Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet (in the media center auditorium) 11:30 a.m. - Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 12:30 p.m. - Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard Ford 5:00 p.m. - Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge 6:30 p.m. - Ryan Newman, No. 12 Alltel Dodge Friday 4:00 p.m. - Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet Racing Tidbits * Nextel Leader Bonus $30,000 The Nextel Leader Bonus rolls up to $30,000 this week and up for grabs once again for Tony Stewart and the No. 20 team if they capture the win at Lowe's Motor Speedway and maintain the points lead. (back) <> Nextel Fan Zone * Sprint's Pit Stop for Safety On Wednesday, Oct. 12 at noon, Sprint's Pit Stop for Safety rolls into McClintock Middle School in Charlotte. Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford, Hank Taylor, vice president of Sprint Nextel, and members of the law enforcement will be on hand to demonstrate several safety products and discuss personal awareness safety. Media interested in attending should contact Norma Tharp at 770-231-4412. * Larry McReynolds at The Nextel Experience Larry McReynolds will appear at The Nextel Experience on Saturday, Oct. 15, between 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST. McReynolds will give a short lesson on the various types of racecars and their characteristics as well as a fan Q&A. ( back) 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony * 2005 Awards Ceremony Schedule (subject to change) Tuesday, November 29 10:30 a.m. - New York Fire Department: Training Facility Activity Wednesday, November 30 9:45 a.m. - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Victory Lap presented by Sprint 4:00 p.m. - Times Square Photo Shoot Thursday, December 1 9:30 a.m. - New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell 11:00 a.m. - Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Luncheon Friday, December 2 8:30 a.m. - NMPA Myers' Brothers Breakfast 7:00 p.m. - 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Awards Ceremony Hot Topics Weather Forecast For Concord, NC 10/13 Partly Cloudy, 81* 10/14 Sunny, 83* 10/15 Sunny, 81* *According to weather.com 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Points Standings Tony Stewart Ryan Newman -75 Greg Biffle -88 Rusty Wallace -90 Jimmie Johnson -92 Carl Edwards -95 Mark Martin -113 Matt Kenseth -116 Jeremy Mayfield -157 Kurt Busch -224 Chase Tracker: Top -10 Standings Jerry Bonkowski, 31 Paul Ring, 28 Lewis Franck, 25 Ryan Smithson, 24 Jason Christley, 23 Tom Copeland, 22 Chuck Givler, 21