MUSIC CITY REVS ITS ENGINES THIS WEEKEND WITH DALE
EARNHARDT JR., VINCE GILL, TONY STEWART, KYLE PETTY, HANK
WILLIAMS JR., AMERICAN IDOL’S DANNY GOKEY
AND MORE AT 2010 SPRINT SOUND & SPEED
PRESENTED BY SUNTRUST
Fifth Annual Celebration of Music and Motorsports Converges in
Nashville on Jan. 8 and 9 with Opry Shows, Fan Autograph
Sessions and Car Displays all for a Good Cause
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 6, 2010 - The worlds of country music
and NASCAR once again collide in Music City for Sprint Sound &
Speed Presented by SunTrust on Jan. 8-9, 2010. Since its
inception, Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust has
attracted an estimated 40,000 fans and has raised more than
$800,000 for Victory Junction (a year-round camping experience
founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty for children, ages 6-16, with chronic
medical conditions or serious illnesses) and the The Country Music
Hall of Fame® and Museum.
Some of the greatest names in country music will kick off the two-
day event at the Grand Ole Opry when Sprint Sound & Speed
Presented by SunTrust hits the stage of the Ryman Auditorium on
Friday, Jan. 8. The special night of music will feature Vince Gill,
Hank Williams Jr,. Chris Young, Danny Gokey, Holly Williams,
Jason Michael Carroll, Kyle Petty and his band and many more.
There will also be appearances by NASCAR standouts Michael
Waltrip, Jamie McMurray and Greg Biffle during the Friday night
event. Shows are at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. See opry.com for the
complete artist line-ups for each show.
On Saturday, Jan. 9 the event continues at Nashville Municipal
Auditorium, where fans of racing and country music will have the
opportunity to get up-close and personal with drivers, team owners,
and top-name artists for autographs, story-telling, and question-and-
answer sessions. The fan event kicks off at 9:00 a.m. with show car
and sponsor displays, as well as a charitable auction with
memorabilia from the racing and entertainment industries. This
year, fans of NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kasey
Kahne and Kyle Busch are in luck, as limited (200) early autograph
passes will be available. Fans who would like to wait for the chance
to obtain these passes will have access to the Exhibition Hall at the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium beginning on Friday, Jan. 8 at 12:00
p.m., with distribution taking place at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9.
These are the only early passes available. For more information,
read the rules and regulations at http://soundandspeed.
org/schedule.
Pictured: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
NASCAR stars participating include: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony
Stewart, Kyle Petty, Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola, Justin Allgaier,
Michael Annett, Carl Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., James
Buescher, Brad Kesolowski, Logan Ruffin, Brian Scott, Elliott
Sadler, Mike Skinner, Mike Bliss, Ernie Irvan, Jason White Morgan
Shepherd, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Clint
Bowyer, Reed Sorenson, and David Stremme. Also participating in
the festival will be country music artists Love and Theft, Alabama’s
Jeff Cook, American Idol’s Danny Gokey, Bucky Covington, Danielle
Peck, Ashton Shepherd, Nathan Lee Jackson, duo Kate & Kacey,
Ranger Doug, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Turner, members of
Diamond Rio, Fast Ryde and Chris Young.
Tickets range from $42 to $54 for the Opry at the Ryman shows on
Friday, Jan. 8 and tickets for the festival on Jan. 9 are $20 for adults
and $15 for children. Combination tickets (good for the Opry and
the festival) are also available and range from $55 to $69. To
purchase tickets visit TicketMaster (ticketmaster.com) or opry.com.
For more information and updates check out soundandspeed.org.
**The event organizers incorrectly confirmed Corey Smith as a
participant in this year’s event. While Smith would have loved to be
involved, he has a prior engagement and will not be attending 2010
Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust.
Pictured: Hank Williams Jr.
ABOUT SPRINT NEXTEL:
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to
consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is
widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving
more than 48 million customers at the end of the third quarter of
2009 and the first and only 4G service from a national carrier in the
United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant
national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global
Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company’s customer-focused
strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care
satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
ABOUT SUNTRUST:
SunTrust Banks, Inc., with total assets of $172.7 billion on
September 30, 2009, is one of the nation's largest and strongest
financial holding companies. Through its banking subsidiaries, the
company provides deposit, credit, trust, and investment services to
a broad range of retail, business, and institutional clients. Other
subsidiaries provide mortgage banking, brokerage, investment
management, equipment leasing, and capital market services.
Atlanta-based SunTrust enjoys leading market positions in some of
the highest growth markets in the United States and also serves
clients in selected markets nationally. The company operates 1,690
retail branches and 2,807 ATMs in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In
addition, SunTrust provides customers with a full range of
technology-based banking channels, including Internet, PC, and
Automated Telephone Banking. SunTrust’s Internet address is
www.suntrust.com.
ABOUT VICTORY JUNCTION:
Victory Junction is a year-round camping environment for children,
ages 6 to 16, with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses.
Founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty in honor of their son Adam, the
camp is located in Randleman, N.C. with a second location
opening soon in Kansas City, KS. Victory Junction offers programs
for 24 disease groups and maintains strong relationships with 22
partner hospitals. Victory Junction's mission is to provide life-
changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and
empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment. As a not-
for-profit organization, the camp operates solely through the support
of generous donors to provide this experience at no charge to
children and their families. For more information, visit www.
victoryjunction.org.
ABOUT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country
Music Hall of Fame®and Museum is operated by the Country Music
Foundation, Inc., a not-for-prot 501(c)(3) educational organization
chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The Foundation also
operates CMF Records, the Museum's First Library and Archive, the
CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print. The
educational programs of the Country Music Hall of Fame®and
Museum are funded in part by grants from the Metro Nashville Arts
Commission and the Tennessee Arts Commission through an
agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts. Preservation
of Historic RCA Studio B made possible by the Mike Curb Family
Foundation. More information about the Country Music Hall of
Fame®and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.
org or by calling (615) 416-2001.
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