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Sharpie 500 NASCAR HOTPASS Lineup on DIRECTV
Wednesday August 20, 2008
Sharpie 500 NASCAR HotPass Lineup
Ride Along with Harvick, Earnhardt, J. Gordon and Kenseth at Bristol on DIRECTV
Event: Sharpie 500
Previous Winner: Carl Edwards (beat Kasey Kahne by 1.405 seconds on Aug. 25, 2007)
Date / Time: Saturday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. EDT
Track: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
Configuration: .533-mile oval (500 laps = 266.5 miles)
Banking in Corners: Varies from 26-30 degrees
Banking on Frontstretch: Varies from 5-9 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: Varies from 4-8 degrees
Frontstretch: 650 feet
Backstretch: 650 feet
First Sprint Cup Series Race: July 30, 1961 – Volunteer 500 (Winner – Jack Smith)
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 160,000
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:
Kevin Harvick & the No. 29 Pennzoil Platinum Chevrolet team of Richard Childress Racing
Kevin Harvick will make his 274th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 16th Sprint Cup start at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS)… The 32-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., native has scored 11 wins and 110 top-10 finishes in 273 Sprint Cup starts… Won spring 2005 race at Bristol and has eight top-five finishes in 15 Sprint Cup starts at Bristol…Has four second-place finishes at the .533-mile track, including the March 2008 race…In 17 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Bristol, Harvick has four wins, two poles and 13 top-10 finishes…Also has four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts at BMS, with three top-10 finishes… Won Nationwide Series championships in 2001 and 2006 and has 32 Nationwide Series victories…Captured 2002 IROC title and his Craftsman Truck team, Kevin Harvick Inc., won the Truck Series title in 2007 with driver Ron Hornaday Jr…2008 marks Harvick’s seventh full season of Sprint Cup competition and he finished a career-best fourth in points in 2006…Started 38th and finished eighth last week at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn… Has nine top-10 finishes in 2008…Ranks eighth in Sprint Cup points.
Play-by-Play: Darrell Waltrip
Pit Road Reporter: Jeff Hammond
Producer: Keith D’Alessandro
DIRECTV Channel 796:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., & the No. 88 AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make his 315th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 18th Sprint Cup at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS)…Earnhardt has 10 top-10 finishes in 17 Sprint Cup starts at Bristol and won the 2004 fall race… Started 15th and finished fifth in the spring race at BMS…In eight NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at BMS, Earnhardt has one win (fall 2004) and six top-10 finishes… The 33-year-old from Kannapolis, N.C., has won 18 races and eight poles and scored 83 top-fives and 133 top-10s in 314 Sprint Cup starts… Started fourth and finished 23rd last weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn…2008 marks Earnhardt’s ninth full-year in Sprint Cup, with a career-best point finish of third in 2003…Has one win and 12 top-10 finishes in 2008…Ranks fourth in Sprint Cup points.
Play-by-Play: Rick Allen
Pit Road Reporter: Phil Parsons
Producer: Ted Laukaitis
DIRECTV Channel 797:
Jeff Gordon and the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
Jeff Gordon has 81 victories in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition…The 36-year-old from Vallejo, Calif., has four Sprint Cup championships (1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001) and finished second to teammate Jimmie Johnson in the 2007 point standings… Has 532 Sprint Cup starts and has finished in the top-10 in a staggering 327 of them (61.4 percent)…Will make his 32nd career Sprint Cup start at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS), where he has five victories…Also has 18 top-10 finishes at Bristol and has won five poles at the .533-mile track…Has led 2,437 laps in 31 starts at BMS…Started second and finished 11th in the spring race at Bristol…Finished 42nd after starting fifth last week at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn…Has won at least two races every season since 1994 and has won more than five races in a season on eight occasions, including winning six races last season…Scored an incredible 30 top-10 finishes in 36 point-paying races in 2007… Has 65 career pole positions…Has eight top-five finishes in 2008…Ranks ninth in Sprint Cup points.
Play-by-Play: Randy Pemberton
Pit Road Reporter: Hermie Sadler
Producer: Tony Marshall
DIRECTV Channel 798:
Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DeWalt team of Roush Fenway Racing
Matt Kenseth will make his 316th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 18th at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS)… The 36-year-old Cambridge, Wis., native has scored 16 wins and 155 top-10 finishes in 315 Sprint Cup starts… Kenseth has two wins and 10 top-10 finishes at BMS…Started fourth and finished 10th in the spring race at Bristol…Won pole for the fall 2005 race…Has 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Bristol with three wins and eight top-five finishes…Last week at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Kenseth started 14th and finished fifth…2008 marks Kenseth’s ninth full season of Sprint Cup competition… Has 13 top-10 finishes in 2008…Ranks 10th in Sprint Cup points.
Play-by-Play: Larry McReynolds
Pit Road Reporter: Wendy Venturini
Producer: John Morris
NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the Pepsi 500 Aug. 31 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
No. 99 Carl Edwards: DIRECTV Channel 795
No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: DIRECTV Channel 796
No. 24 Jeff Gordon: DIRECTV Channel 797
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson: DIRECTV Channel 798
Teams and drivers are subject to change at anytime.
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.
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