APRIL 14: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart To Sign Autographs At Office Depot In Grapevine, Texas

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MEDIA ALERT

WHO:                          NASCAR star Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and team owner at Stewart-Haas Racing.


WHAT:                       Stewart will sign autographs for fans at the local Office Depot store in Grapevine, Texas. Office Depot is the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR and co-primary sponsor of Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy.



                                    The two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will compete in the April 18 Samsung Mobile 500 race at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). In 16 career Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile track, Stewart has one win, four top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.



                                    Marking A Milestone

The Samsung Mobile 500 will also mark a career milestone for Stewart. The Indiana native is set to celebrate his 400th career start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when the green flag drops at TMS.


WHERE:                     Office Depot
                                    1317 State Highway 114 West
                                    Grapevine, Texas 76051

WHEN:                       Wednesday, April 14, 2010
4 p.m. local time

PHOTO OPS:            -     Stewart signing autographs for fans
-       The No. 14 Office Depot show car
-       Fans trying out the No. 14 Office Depot race car simulator
-       The No. 14 Office Depot show car can be used as a news, weather or race segment backdrop for interested media outlets

NOTE:                        This event is open to the general public, and 700 wristbands will be distributed for autographs (one per person). The wristbands may be obtained on a first-come, first-served basis at the store beginning at 8 a.m. local time on the day of the event only. Fans with a wristband must be in line no later than 5 p.m. local time to receive an autograph.

Media members are also welcome to attend. Please contact Jessie Kalin at (312) 240-2989 or jessie.kalin@edelman.com to schedule an interview with Tony Stewart.

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