RACE BROADCASTING (FONTANA, CA.) - Auto Club 500 NASCAR HotPass Lineup

In 2007, DIRECTV and NASCAR took the race-day television experience to new heights with the cutting-edge interactive television service, NASCAR HOTPASS™ only on DIRECTV. The new service featured dedicated driver channels offering viewers multiple camera angles, real-time statistics and announcer teams in addition to live communications between the drivers and their pit crews.

In addition to the four dedicated driver channels, DIRECTV is raising the bar even further in 2008, offering NASCAR HOTPASS in high-definition and upgrading it to include additional live audio feeds of driver/pit crew communications for 13 different teams.

DIRECTV Channel 795 (High-Definition) and DIRECTV Channel 790 (Standard-Definition):

Juan Pablo Montoya & the No. 42 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit team of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Juan Pablo Montoya is one of the few drivers in the world who have scored victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the IRL IndyCar Series, CART and Formula One…The 32-year-old from Bogota, Columbia competed in his first full season of Sprint Cup competition in 2007 and scored his first career Sprint Cup victory in June at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.,…Scored six top-10 finishes en route to a 20th-place finish in the final points standings…Won the 2007 Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title…Won 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Mexico City…Came to NASCAR competition after many successful years in open-wheel cars…Won the 1999 CART championship as a rookie on the strength of seven wins…Clinched the CART championship at California Speedway in Fontana…Dominated the 2000 Indianapolis 500 by leading 167 laps of 200 laps en route to becoming the first rookie to win the race since Graham Hill in 1966…Also won three CART races in 2000…Moved to Formula One in 2001 driving for Williams team….Scored four victories with Williams and finished third in points in 2002 and 2003…Won prestigious Grand Prix of Monaco in 2003….Moved to McLaren team in 2005 and scored three wins and finished fourth in points…Left McLaren midway through 2006 season after signing with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in NASCAR…Made dirt-racing debut in June 2007 at the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice at Eldora Speedway, where he finished 15th.

DIRECTV Channel 796 (High-Definition) and DIRECTV Channel 791 (Standard-Definition):

Dale Earnhardt Jr., & the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., comes into the 2008 season with a new team and sponsor…The 33-year-old from Kannapolis, N.C., and son of the late Dale Earnhardt, a seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, left the team his father started – Dale Earnhardt Inc. – at the end of the 2007 season to join the powerhouse team of Hendrick Motorsports… The Auto Club 500 will mark Earnhardt’s 293rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at California Speedway in Fontana… During that time, Earnhardt has won 17 races, one pole and scored 76 top-fives and 122 top-10s… 2008 marks Earnhardt’s ninth full-year in Sprint Cup, with a career-best point finish of third in 2003…Earnhardt has four top-10 finishes at Fontana, including a second-place finish in September 2006…Won NASCAR Nationwide Series championships in 1998 and 1999 and scored one Nationwide Series win at Fontana in 1998.

DIRECTV Channel 797 (High-Definition) and DIRECTV Channel 792 (Standard-Definition):

Jimmie Johnson & the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson is the two-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion… Has 33 Sprint Cup victories, including the 2006 Daytona 500 and the 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard... Scored a staggering 10 victories in 2007 on the way to his second title… The 32-year-old from El Cajon, Calif., scored his first career Sprint Cup victory in 2002 at his ‘home’ track at California Speedway in Fontana…Also won at Fontana in 2007 and has finished second three times at the 2-mile oval…Has 220 career starts and has 134 top-10 finishes (61 percent)…Has 13 career Sprint Cup poles…Has won nearly $60 million in Sprint Cup purse money…Won four consecutive Sprint Cup races late in the 2007 season, becoming the first driver in nearly a decade to win four straight…Despite all his success in Sprint Cup competition, Johnson has only one victory in 87 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts – Chicagoland in 2001.

DIRECTV Channel 798 (High-Definition) and DIRECTV Channel 793 (Standard-Definition):

Kasey Kahne & the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge team of Gillett Evernham Motorsports

Kasey Kahne is in his fifth full season of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition…The 27-year-old from Enumclaw, Wash., has amassed seven Sprint Cup wins, including six during the 2006 season…Best points finish was eighth in 2006…Has 145 career starts, including eight at California Speedway in Fontana where he won in September 2006…Won the pole for the 2004 spring race at Fontana…Has five top-10 finishes at Fontana, and in addition to his win, finished second in the 2004 fall race…Has 50 top-10 finishes in his Sprint Cup career…Has seven NASCAR Nationwide Series victories, including the fall 2006 race at Fontana…Also has two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins…Cut his teeth in United States Auto Club (USAC) competition and won the 2000 USAC Midget title.

About NASCAR HOTPASS on DIRECTV:

NASCAR HOTPASS is now available at the full-season price of $109. Customers new to DIRECTV can also get a special introductory price. The exclusive service is also available on a pay-per-week basis for $19.99. More information is available on www.directv.com/hotpass. DIRECTV customers can order online, or by calling 1-800-GET SPORTS.

For more information about DIRECTV and NASCAR HOTPASS, please contact Mike Whitmark at 562-546-6008 or mwhitmark@leaderenterprises.com.