Sprint Nextel Phoenix Weekend Highlights
Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY NEXTEL Leader Chat When: Breakfast - Friday, Nov. 9, 8 a.m. MST NEXTEL Leader Chat - Friday, Nov. 9, 2:15 p.m. MST Who: Jimmie Johnson, Driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet Where: Media Center, Phoenix International Raceway Champions Week Media Briefing Session Who: Media and photographers attending Champions Week When: Saturday, Nov. 10, 12:15 p.m. MST Where: Media Center, Deadline Room, Phoenix International Raceway 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 Jimmie Johnson $30,000 Texas, Nov. 4 SprintSpeed(tm) Million Finalist Cheers on Matt Kenseth Stuart Bouck from St. Peters, Mo. will attend this weekend's race as a finalist of The SprintSpeed(tm) Million sweepstakes presented by Motorola. Bouck, 19, is paired with Matt Kenseth. If Matt wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship, Stuart would win $1 million. Fans can watch highlight videos of the SprintSpeed Million Finalists VIP race weekend trips by visiting the "Meet the Finalists" section at http://www.sprint.com/speed. SprintSpeed(tm) Million Second Chance Sweepstakes Registration for The SprintSpeed(tm) Million 2nd Chance sweepstakes will continue through Dec. 15 and will send one lucky race fan to the 50th annual Daytona 500 in 2008 including hotel, airfare and spending allowance. Many fans have already entered 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 for the final Chase for the NEXTEL Cup race. 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 8) 1. Jon Baum, Yahoo! - 99 points 2. Becky Cox, Sprint Nextel - 95 points 3. Bob Dillner, SPEED - 91 points 4. Lewis Franck, SI.com - 83 points 5. Jay Hart, Yahoo! - 83 points At-Track Media Contact: Crystal Emerick 704.361.5230 ###