Sprint Nextel Martinsville Race Weekend Highlights

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

NEXTEL Leader Chat
When:       Breakfast - Friday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m. EDT
		NEXTEL Leader Chat - Friday, Oct. 19, 2:15 p.m. EDT	
Who:         Jeff Gordon, Driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet
Where:     Media Center, Martinsville Speedway
NEXTEL Leader Bonus - $10,000
The NEXTEL Leader Bonus increases by $10,000 each race and is awarded
only when the race winner is the same as the points leader. Each time
the bonus is awarded, the money starts over at $10,000.  

2007 NEXTEL Leader Bonus Winners
Jeff Gordon $80,000 Phoenix, April 21
Jeff Gordon $10,000 Talladega, April 29
Jeff Gordon $20,000 Darlington, May 13
Jeff Gordon $30,000 Pocono, June 10
Jeff Gordon $160,000 Talladega, Oct. 7
Jeff Gordon $10,000 Lowe's, Oct. 13


SprintSpeed(tm) Million Finalists Cheer on Gordon and Burton
Lisa Nesbitt from Muldraugh, Ky. and Thomas Chapman from Decatur, Ill.
will attend this weekend's race as finalists of the SprintSpeed(tm)
Million sweepstakes presented by Motorola.  Nesbitt, 43 is paired with
Jeff Gordon.  Chapman, 43, is paired with Jeff Burton.  If Gordon or
Burton wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship, Nesbitt or
Chapman would win $1 million.

SprintSpeed(tm) Million Second Chance Sweepstakes
Registration for The SprintSpeed(tm) Million 2nd Chance sweepstakes will
continue through December 15 and will send one lucky race fan to the
50th Annual Daytona 500 in 2008 including hotel, airfare and spending
allowance.  Fans can enter the sweepstakes by a variety of ways
including using a Sprint or Nextel phone to navigate to the Sprint
homepage or visiting www.sprint.com/speed. 

NEXTEL FanScan Available for FREE
NEXTEL FanScan(r) In-Car Audio is available free of charge for five
minutes this weekend and throughout the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. Sprint
Nextel customers are invited to text "NASCAR" to 7777 or dial *7223
(RACE) to learn more about this free offer. NEXTEL FanScan allows fans
to hear what the drivers are saying as they battle for the checkered
flag. Listen to the crews talk pit strategy, track conditions, handling
and timing live during each NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(tm) race with
NEXTEL FanScan(r) In-Car Audio. Full FanScan coverage is available for
$4.99 per race or $9.99 monthly, plus standard airtime charges based on
individual phone plans.

Sprint Nextel Media Chase Tracker Top 5 (following week 5)
1.  Lewis Franck, SI.com - 45 points
2.  David Newton, ESPN.com - 35 points
3.  Nate Ryan, USA Today - 34 points
4.  Jerry Bonkowski, Yahoo!/Sirius - 34 points
5.  Jon Baum, Yahoo! - 32 points

At-Track Media Contact:
Crystal Emerick      704.361.5230
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