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Speedway Children's Charities, NEXTEL Vision Team up to ''Support Our Troops''

CONCORD, N.C.--May 26, 2006--Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) will launch its "Support Our Troops" campaign this weekend during Coca Cola 600 festivities, with patriotic messages to be displayed on NEXTEL Vision screens all around Lowe's Motor Speedway.

SCC is teaming up with Sprint Nextel and DriverCAST to provide fans with the opportunity to support United States troops around the world, while also giving them the ability to donate to the children of military families. Fans can send a patriotic text message to 31233, which will appear trackside on NEXTEL Vision screens during pre-race activities on Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Fans also will be given the opportunity to make a financial pledge to support the children of our fallen soldiers by going to www.DriverCAST.com via a text message returned to their handset.

"Speedway Charities is glad to be involved with a great company like Sprint, which regularly makes contributions to a variety of NASCAR-related charities," said Major General Thomas M. Sadler, USAF (ret.), executive director of Speedway Children's Charities. "This Memorial Day weekend, Americans will have the great privilege to show their support of our armed forces and ease the financial burdens left to these military families by sending their patriotic messages to 31233."

Casual text messaging and/or data charges may apply.

About SCC

Speedway Children's Charities provides funds to organizations that meet the direct needs of children, including those of military families who will be part of the "Support Our Troops" campaign. From mentoring programs to camps for special-needs children, SCC impacts children's lives by supporting organizations that work tirelessly to see that children's needs are met and that no child is left behind...regardless of illness, social environment or disability. For more information, visit www.speedwaycharities.org.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of communications services; bringing mobility to consumers, and business and government customers. The company is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning global tier 1 internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

About DriverCAST

DriverCAST is a company that meets the growing business need for cellular and other wireless devices. DriverCAST is a Motorsports Authentics Company, a joint venture of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and International Speedway Corporation. DriverCAST provides mobile programming including behind the scenes, up-to-date driver and motor sports news and more, sent directly to consumers' mobile devices.