Sprint Homestead Race Weekend Highlights
Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
NEXTEL Leader Chat
When: Breakfast - Friday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. EST
NEXTEL Leader Chat - Saturday, Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. EST
Who: Jimmie Johnson, Driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet
Where: Media Center, Homestead-Miami Media Center
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
Jimmie Johnson $10,000 Phoenix, Nov. 11
Two SprintSpeed(tm) Million Finalists With Shot at $1 Million
After nine exciting weeks of the NASCAR NEXTEL Chase for the Cup, two
finalists still have a shot at winning $1 million in the SprintSpeed(tm)
Million sweepstakes presented by Motorola. These two finalists will
attend this weekend's race with the winner being presented a $1 million
check from their driver at the conclusion of the race. The remaining
finalists are Theresa Randall from Las Vegas paired with Jimmie Johnson
and Lisa Nesbitt from Muldraugh, Ky. paired with Jeff Gordon. 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 9)
1. 'Chevy Chick' Judy, GM Racing - 110 points
2. Bob Dillner, SPEED - 109 points
3. Becky Cox, Sprint Nextel - 104 points
4. Lewis Franck, SI.com - 101 points
5. Jon Baum, Yahoo! - 99 points
At-Track Media Contact:
Kurt Culbert 704.202.3995
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