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Promotional appearances for Richmond Race Week

Thursday

• Rusty Wallace, ABC/ESPN lead auto racing analyst, and Steve Wallace will appear for public autographs at the FasMart location at 8188 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, from 6-7 p.m.. The No. 66 5-Hour Energy Chevrolet show car will be on display.
• Ken Schrader autograph signing at Circuit City, 11732 W. Broad St., in Short Pump, from 7-8 p.m. The DLP No. 96 show car will appear from 2-7 p.m.

Friday

• Carl Edwards, Kenny Wallace, Brad Keselowski and Landon Cassill will make appearances in the Party Zone fan hospitality area prior to the Emerson Radio 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive question-and-answer sessions with Edwards, Wallace, Keselowski, Cassill and track president Doug Fritz, as part of the Party Zone package.
• Fans with Friday race tickets can purchase tickets for the Party Zone for $65, which includes an exclusive pre-race pit pass for fans 18 and over (no shorts, sleeveless shirts or open-toed shoes are permitted on pit road) to see NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice from pit road (weather permitting), all-you-can-eat dinner buffet from 3-5:30 p.m. and appetizers from 5:30-6:30 p.m., three beer tickets for fans 21 years of age and older (valid identification required) and unlimited sodas and water.
• The DLP No. 96 show car will appear at 9860 Brook Road, Glen Allen, from 2-7 p.m.

Saturday

• Denny Hamlin will visit Richmond International Raceway's Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone fan hospitality area. Hamlin will participate in a question-and-answer session, joining defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, television personality Larry McReynolds and track president Doug Fritz.
• Admission to the Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone includes a pre-race pit pass (valid 2-6:30 p.m., time and weather permitting), appetizers from 2-3 p.m., all-you-can-eat dinner buffet from 3-6:30 p.m., six beer tickets for fans 21 years of age and older (with valid identification), unlimited sodas and water. Cost is $90 per person.
• Fans must have a grandstand ticket to Saturday's race to purchase Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone tickets.
• Tickets are still available by calling 866-455-RACE or visiting www.rir.com.
• The DLP No. 96 show car will appear at 9900 W. Broad St., Glen Allen, from 12-5 p.m.

Sunday

• The DLP No. 96 show car will appear at 1321 Huguenot Road, Midlothian, from 12-5 p.m.

Schrader and Wallace to run at Virginia Motor Speedway

The second annual Paul Sawyer Memorial Modified race at Virginia Motor Speedway won't lack star power. The race, to be held May 1, already has confirmed NASCAR's Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace, with other drivers still a possibility. "Some drivers have hobbies like golfing or fishing or hunting," Wallace said yesterday. "I'm kind of the same way. I can spend Thursday in my motor home or go run a local dirt track. "Last year, I went there and didn't know what I was doing. This year, I'm going back to see if I can do better. I like the challenge." Tickets are on sale now for the 60-lap race at VMS. (From InRich.com)

Details, Drivers announced for Prelude to a Dream

April 4, 2008 // FORT WORTH, Texas -- A supernova of racing talent will again descend upon the Field of Dreams that is Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 4 when the dirt that made champions out of A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti hosts today's racing stars at the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream.

For those not lucky enough to grab a seat for the dirt late-model race featuring more than 25 world renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy, HBO Pay-Per-View will present the event live to the entire nation. Proceeds from this telecast will support construction of Victory Junction Gang Camp II in Kansas City, as well as the Tony Stewart Foundationexternal link.

The all-star race will feature such racing icons as Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte and more. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt late-model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower.  Additionally, J.J. Yeley, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Bill Elliott, Dave Blaney, Aric Almirola, Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon, Ray Evernham, Red Farmer, Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace have also committed to the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream.

Drivers from all types of disciplines, some with lots of dirt-track experience and others with hardly any, will participate in hot laps, qualifying, heat races and the 30-lap feature on the half-mile clay oval, all of which will be televised live on HBO. (From EldoraSpeedway.com)

Texas Motor Speedway schedule and driver appearances

Texas Motor Speedway Schedule

Thursday (4/3/08)
10:30 a.m.: Gate 4 opens
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series practice
1-2 p.m.: Nationwide Series practice
6 p.m.: Qualifying for the Nationwide Series O'Reilly 300
8 p.m.: Fandango (open to season ticket holders only)

Friday (4/4/08)
11 a.m.: Gates 1-8, 11, north tunnel, luxury suites and Victory Lane Club open
Noon-1:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice
3:40 p.m.: Qualifying for Sprint Cup Series Samsung 500
After qualifying: Texas Motor Speedway's Rockin' Roundup starring Big & Rich (frontstretch)

Saturday (4/5/08)
9 a.m.: Gates 1-8, 11, north tunnel, luxury suites and Victory Lane Club open
11-11:45 a.m.: Sprint Cup practice
12:20-1:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup final practice
2 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly 300 (200 laps/300 miles; TV: ESPN2; Radio: KLLI/105.3 FM)
6 p.m.: Legends Races on 1/5 -mile at Lil' Texas track

Sunday (4/6/08)
9 a.m.: Gates 1-11, north tunnel, luxury suites and Victory Lane Club open
1 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung 500 (334 laps/501 miles; TV: KDFW/Ch. 4; Radio: KLLI/105.3 FM)
Post race: Legends Races on 1/4 -mile oval, superspeedway

DRIVER APPEARANCES

Wednesday (4/2/08)
Kenny Wallace and Brad Coleman, Southlake Carroll Senior HS, 4-6 p.m.
David Ragan and Jeff Hammond, Discount Tire, 2055 W. State Hwy. 114 in Grapevine, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday (4/3/08)
Patrick Carpentier, Speedzone, 11130 Malibu Dr., Dallas, 5 p.m.

Friday (4/4/08)
Brad Coleman, Brookshire's tent store near the Turn 3 campgrounds at TMS, 2-2:30 p.m.
David Ragan, Speedzone, 11130 Malibu Dr., Dallas, 5 p.m.
Kevin Harvick, Regan Smith, Casey Mears, Aric Almirola, Jeremy Mayfield and Scott Riggs, Chevy Thunder at the Stockyards, Fort Worth, 6-8 p.m. One hundred autograph passes per driver will be distributed at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Bobby Labonte, Sam's Club, 1701 W. State Hwy. 114, Grapevine, 6-8 p.m.
Carl Edwards, Office Depot, 1317 W. State Hwy. 114, Grapevine, 6-8 p.m. Only 250 wristbands will be handed out at 7 a.m. on April 4 at the store.
Clint Bowyer, Mesquite Championship Rodeo, Resistol Arena, 7-8 p.m.

Saturday (4/5/08)
Brad Keselowski, Navy display, TMS frontstretch midway, 10:45-11:15 a.m.

Sunday (4/6/08)
Casey Mears, No. 5 souvenir trailer, TMS frontstretch midway, 9 a.m.