For the first time, Lowe's Motor Speedway is offering a NASCAR Season Pass featuring a frontstretch grandstand seat for each of the eight events during the track's three NEXTEL Cup weekends. The NASCAR Season Pass, which includes tickets for the May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, May 27 Coca-Cola 600 and Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 NEXTEL Cup Series races, is available at a variety of prices ranging from $253 to $524 depending on seat location. Contact the Lowe's Motor Speedway Group Sales Department at 704-455-3294 for more information.   Happy Holidays, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Give the Gift of Speed! Lowe's Motor Speedway has the perfect last minute gift idea for the NASCAR fan on your shopping list - Lowe's Motor Speedway holiday gift certificates. Redeemable for any 2007 race ticket, gift certificates are available in any $ amount by calling 1-800-455-FANS or by visiting the LMS ticket office. Give your friends and family the gift of speed for Christmas and send them to the Coca-Cola 600 in 2007!   Happy Holidays, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Premium Frontstretch Seating! The Speedway Club Access Pass is your first class pass to NASCAR for the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge (May 19) and the Coca-Cola 600 (May 27). The Speedway Club Access Pass makes the perfect holiday gift for any race fan!   Luxury Access Pass packages include: • Premium frontstretch seating in the newly renovated clubhouse. • Seat location directly in front of pit road – great view of all pre-race activities. • Dining in The Speedway Club. • Pre-race pit tour, reserved parking and souvenir program. Packages start at $295. Call The Speedway Club sales office at 704-455-3240.   Give the Gift of Speed! Lowe's Motor Speedway has the perfect gift idea for the NASCAR fan on your shopping list - Lowe's Motor Speedway holiday gift certificates. Gift certificates, which can be redeemed for any May 2007 race ticket, are available in any $ amount by calling 1-800-455-FANS or by visiting the LMS ticket office. Give your friends and family the gift of speed for Christmas and send them to the Coca-Cola 600 in 2007. Happy Holidays, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

For the first time, Lowe's Motor Speedway is offering a Season Pass featuring a frontstretch grandstand seat for each of the eight events during the track's three NASCAR weekends. The Season Pass, which includes tickets for the May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, May 27 Coca-Cola 600 and Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races, is available at a variety of prices ranging from $253 to $524 depending on seat location. Contact the Lowe's Motor Speedway Group Sales Department at 704-455-3294 for more information.   Christmas Tree Lighting! The annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Lowe's Motor Speedway takes place Thursday night at 6:15 p.m. with the formal program starting at 6:30 p.m. in front of Smith Tower. The ceremony will include holiday music; hot chocolate and apple cider; appearance by Lug Nut, the world's fastest mascot; and Santa arriving in a stock car! Country music artist Ansel Brown will sing Christmas songs before the Tree Lighting. Join us as Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. lights the one-of-a-kind 50-foot tall Christmas tree and distribute more than $500,000 to 58 local organizations on behalf of Speedway Children's Charities. The money will assist nonprofit charities making a direct and significant impact in the lives of children in need. Happy Holiday, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Christmas Tree Lighting! The annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Lowe's Motor Speedway takes place December 7 at 6:15 p.m. with the formal program starting at 6:30 p.m. in front of Smith Tower. The ceremony will include the lighting of a 50-foot Christmas tree; holiday music; hot chocolate and apple cider; appearance by Lug Nut, the world's fastest mascot; and Santa arriving in a stock car! Join us as Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. will light the one-of-a-kind 50-foot tall Christmas tree and distribute more than $500,000 to 58 local organizations on behalf of Speedway Children's Charities. The money will assist nonprofit charities making a direct and significant impact in the lives of children in need.   Give the Gift of Speed! Lowe's Motor Speedway has the perfect gift idea for the NASCAR fan on your shopping list - Lowe's Motor Speedway holiday gift certificates. Gift certificates, which can be redeemed for any May 2007 race ticket, are available in any $ amount by calling 1-800-455-FANS or by visiting the LMS ticket office. Give your friends and family the gift of speed for Christmas and send them to the Coca-Cola 600 in 2007! Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Friends Wall of Speedway Children's Charities You and your family can become a permanent part of the Friends Wall of Speedway Children's Charities, www.friendswall.com. Each Speedway Motorsports Track will be building an exciting granite Friends Wall made from thousands of photographs that each of you send us. Become part of the Friends Wall at your favorite racetrack. Lowe's Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway Infineon Raceway Be part of this great display and help the Speedway Children's Charities support thousands of wonderful children nationwide.

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Congratulations Jimmy Johnson 2006 Nextel Cup Champion
(Left Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)   (Right Photo Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 

Race Recap: Johnson Wins First Career Title; Biffle Wins Third Straight Ford 400

Homestead-Miami, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson brought his championship form to Homestead-Miami Speedway and overcame several setbacks to win the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship before a packed house.

Johnson, yelling over the radio to his very happy crew, managed to keep the Lowe’s Chevrolet in contention all day despite some roadblocks that included a hole in the front valance caused by a piece of debris off Kurt Busch’s wrecked car.

Greg Biffle won the Ford 400 in a Jack Roush Ford, finishing ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin.

Kasey Kahne was fourth, Kevin Harvick fifth, Matt Kenseth sixth and Scott Riggs seventh.

Carl Edwards was next and Johnson was ninth.

It was the third time in as many years Biffle won the season finale, but the spotlight belonged to Johnson and his team.

Johnson was considered down and out after faltering in the first two of the final 10 races. He roared back into contention and needed only a 13th place finish Sunday to clinch his first title.

Kenseth wound up second in the Chase and Hamlin was next.

Juan Pablo Montoya, running in his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race, did an outstanding job, running as high as 14th on the lead lap before a spectacular crash ended his debut. Montoya spun battling with Ryan Newman and slammed into the safer barrier. The rear portion of his Dodge erupted in flames but Montoya climbed out unscathed.

His accident set the stage for a shootout with only 20 laps remaining but Casey Mears lost an engine with five laps to go.

The race finished with a green, white, checker but before NASCAR could restart the race, J.J. Yeley, who was trying to stretch his fuel mileage, ran out of gas on the front straightaway and had to be pushed off the track.

Fastest qualifier Kahne took the lead on the opening lap and gave an early indication he might be the car to beat. By halfway, he was still running up front with Kyle Busch and Biffle in hot pursuit.

Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader Johnson was steadily making his way back into contention after a piece of debris damaged the front bumper of his Chevrolet. His team taped a hole in the bumper and he was shuffled back to 37th for a restart.

There were three cautions in the first half of the race, two of which involved former champion Busch.

He scraped the wall on the seventh lap and collected Bobby Labonte in the aftermath. Busch's team made repairs and he returned to action but hit the wall again on lap 47 when something broke on his car, scattering debris on the track.

It was likely a piece of debris from Busch’s accident that caused the damage to Johnson’s car. Johnson, however, was back in the thick of things after 100 laps were complete.

Kyle Busch continued his streak of bad luck when he slipped in the first turn and hit the wall on lap 115.

Popular Dale Earnhardt Jr. was leading on the restart and Johnson was up on the wheel coming towards the front in his bid for the championship. By the halfway point, Johnson was once again in position to finish 13th or better, which is where he needed to finish to leave Homestead-Miami Speedway with the coveted NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.


 

Spend $50 on race tickets or souvenirs on the day-after-Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 24) and you can drive your car two laps around the track. Don't miss this once a year opportunity!   SUPER Savings! More than two dozen NASCAR souvenir rigs will blanket the speedway with merchandise from drivers such as Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and more. Souvenirs start at only $1 and t-shirts or caps start at just $3! Added Bonus: Receive a free CTC Pole Night ticket with every Coca-Cola 600 or NEXTEL All-Star Challenge ticket you buy on Friday, November 24 from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (One day special - walk-up or LMS phone sales only. Offer for free Pole Night ticket not available online).   Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

This report was provided by an outside PR source and posted by Kim DeHaven on Thursday September 28, 2006

Team Full Throttle Racers to Test NASCAR Busch East Car

Mooresville, NC (September 27, 2006) – Team Full Throttle Driver Development racers Tommy Hartensveld, Joey King, and Bruce Hibbs, Jr. will be three of four drivers testing a NASCAR Busch East Series car next month for opportunities to compete in that series In 2007. The test will take place at an undisclosed location and could position one or more of the racers for a full time developmental ride in NASCAR’s blossoming series.

Team Full Throttle’s Tom Baker says all three have shown the combination of leadership and communications skills and ability behind the wheel that are necessary for success in NASCAR. “All three have combined for over 20 wins this year, and each of the three has excelled within their respective divisions. We’re excited about being able to see what each of them can do in a stock car, and we’re also excited about adding a fourth driver to those two test days next month. We have a tremendously talented group of racers in our program, and we look forward to giving a few of them a chance to make their dream happen in 2007.”

Hartensveld (16) has won 15 INEX Legends Car features including three wins at Charlotte and three at Kentucky. He finished in the top five in the national points for the Semi-Pro division this season, and is a four time national WKA Karting champion as well. He tested a short track Late Model recently with tremendous success at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC.

King (18) is a pavement late model racer who has visited victory lane and scored numerous top fives at the Hawkeye Downs International Speedway in Cedar Rapids, IA this season. He recently graduated at the top of his class from the Finish Line High Performance Driving School in Florida, racing in a Super Late Model.

Hibbs (16) has just completed a successful year of racing on the dirt in the 600cc Micro Sprints, winning 8 features and running in the top five for most of the year. Bruce will also be gaining some stock car experience in a car owned by his family prior to the test so he expects to be ready when the opportunity arises.

All three drivers are members of the Team Full Throttle Motorsports Driver Development Program and are represented by Driver Development Services, LLC of Charlotte, NC. For more information on any of these drivers, visit their websites at www.thomashartensveld.com,  www.joeyking.com,  and www.brucehibbsjr.com.   

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Electrifying Cars! See the true fall colors! The Goodguys Southeastern Nationals invades the Lowe's Motor Speedway infield this weekend. Over 3,000 pre-1972 hot rods, street rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks will be on display. Other attractions include a swap meet, car corral, live music and how-to seminars! Click here for more info! 2007 May NASCAR Tickets On Sale! Call the Lowe's Motor Speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS or click here to purchase your 2007 tickets! Buy now for the best seat selection!   Dirt Track Action! The Domino's Pizza World Short-Track Championships take over The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway November 3 & 4. Click here for information on the six-division program. Buy your tickets here or by calling 1-800-455-FANS. Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Kellie Pickler to Sing National Anthem! "American Idol" finalist and country music recording sensation Kellie Pickler will sing the national anthem prior to the Bank of America 500 on Saturday night. Pickler joins a dynamic pre-race show featuring a "Robot Wars" battle among metallic, car-crushing giants and a "Celebration of Champions" to honor the NASCAR legends that have won the fall 500 classic at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Tickets are still available for the only night race in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup by calling 800-455-FANS or at the gates on race day! Charlotte area race ticket and hotel packages are also still available starting at just $249. Click here for details!   Family Four-Pack to the Busch Race! Looking for an affordable, family-friendly way to enjoy NASCAR? Check out the Dollar General 300 Family Four-Pack good for Friday night's Busch race spectacular! Get it all for just $77! 2 Adult tickets 2 Children's tickets (ages 12 and under) 4 Hot dogs 4 Soft drinks Hershey's Racing Goodie Bag This offer is only available by phone. Call 1-800-455-FANS.   Monster Trucks Return! It's not too late to get your tickets for the Jani-King Southern Showdown on Wednesday night at The Dirt Track! See Super Dirt Late models battle for big prize money plus a freestyle showdown between gigantic monster trucks Avenger and Equalizer! Adult tickets are $25 at the gates and children's tickets are just $10. Already Coming? Please click here for the new online visitor's guide to Lowe's Motor Speedway---designed to provide you the information you need to make this your best experience ever at Lowe's Motor Speedway! We'll see you at the track this week! Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

We would like to congratulate the latest online contest winner from The Groove, Frank Primm of Old Hickory, TN. Frank won the Bank of America 500 Prize Pack. If you haven't signed up to become a member of The Groove, Lowe's Motor Speedway's online fan club, you're missing out! You'll receive exclusive offers on tickets, updates on Lowe's Motor Speedway events and be registered to win weekly contests. Join now to (6) tickets to the Circle K Monster Truck Bash @ The Dirt Track, August 19.   NASCAR invades Charlotte for an OCTOBERFAST week with the Bank of America 500 Saturday, October 14! Buy now and take advantage of these summer savings packages including the ONLY night race in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.   Saturday Race Tickets & Hotel Room - $199 Fri/Sat Race Tickets & Preferred Parking - $198 Saturday Race Tickets & Camping - $170.40 View all October combo offers from Lowe's Motor Speedway.   Save Some Cash at The Monster Truck Bash! Eight of the nation's top Monster Trucks including Avenger, Equalizer and Brutus invade The Dirt Track for the Circle K Monster Bash on Aug. 19. Lowe's Motor Speedway is offering groups of 20 or more a special 10% discount on advance purchases. In addition, Boy and Girl Scout troops who buy block tickets in advance will receive commemorative Monster Truck posters. For more information or to order yours, call 704-455-3294 or email groupsales@lowesmotorspeedway.com.   More Ways to Save at Shootout! Purchase a 10-ticket voucher book good for the 2006 Summer Shootout Series! They can be used in any combinations - all for one night or spread out the fun over the last 3 weeks - good through August 8! This ticket book is available at a discounted rate of $40, a 20% savings off gate prices and must be purchased in advance. For more information or to order yours, call 704-455-3294 or email by clicking here.   Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

NASCAR's Most Competitive Track! Speedway Illustrated has named Lowe's Motor Speedway "NASCAR's Most Competitive Race Track" based on a statistical analysis of lead changes, lap leaders, margin of victory and the difference between the fastest and slowest qualifiers. And imagine how competitive it will be with the only night race in the Chase at LMS on Oct. 14! Click here to get your Bank of America 500 tickets or call 1-800-455-FANS!   Coming to the Race? We've added some special features to the Visitor's Guide on our website to help you plan your trip! Find detailed directions, maps and even a customized guide to finding area restaurants, grocery stores or any other attractions you may need to locate. Check out the new Area Map, click on the Google Local Search and type in "BBQ" to see what is available in the area!   Monster Trucks return! Eight of the nation's top Monster Trucks including Avenger, Equalizer and Brutus invade the The Dirt Track for the Circle K Back-to-School Monster Bash on Aug. 19! These destructive behemoths will do battle in one-on-one obstacle course races and square off in freestyle competitions. This "Monstrous Event" also includes a Jet Truck meltdown, CRASHCar trailer race and a Circle K Pre-Race Pit Party, where you can meet your favorite Monster Truck driver! Advance tickets are just $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under if purchased in advance. Call 1-800-455-FANS or purchase your Monster Truck tickets online.   Monster Garage - Monster Woody! Food Lion AutoFair, the world's largest automotive extravaganza, returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway Sept. 14-17 with the most unique collection of Woodie wagons ever seen on the East Coast, including the "Ultimate Surf Mobile" from Monster Garage! From Tractors to a Toon Truck, it's enough to get your motor running. Take a look at some of the other cool attractions on the new Food Lion AutoFair web page. Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Lowe's Motor Speedway has produced a television commercial with a new "spin" on the full moon to promote the Bank of America 500. Don't be afraid of the dark! Check it out here before it debuts over the airwaves this weekend! Get Ready For OctoberFast! Be sure to purchase your October Super Ticket, featuring four great events for one low price of $99! • Bank of America 500 • Dollar General 300 • Bojangles' Pole Night • Jani-King Southern Showdown You save 28% off retail ticket prices! Only a limited number of SUPER Tickets are available at this unbelievable package price. Get yours today by calling 1-800-455-FANS or buy online by clicking here!   Fireworks Extravaganza! Happy Fourth of July from all your friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway! Come join us as we celebrate Independence Day with back-to-back nights of racing excitement Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th with the 13th annual Summer Shootout Series. In addition to our world class Fireworks display, Monday also marks the return of the wild-and-wacky CRASHCars, followed Tuesday night by round two of the fan favorite School Bus Racing. Adult tickets are only $5 with children 6-12 admitted for $3 and children under 6 are free. Celebrate America's birthday at the speedway!   Car Show Extravaganza! The Food Lion AutoFair, the largest car show in the southeast, returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway this September. Attracting over 140,000 visitors, 50 car clubs and more than 10,000 vendors, this event is truly a 'must see' for any automotive enthusiast. As expected, the Food Lion Pavilion will showcase an enormous variety of unique vehicles, including a spectacular collection of Woodies, an exclusive addition to the fall lineup! Make sure you save the dates for this fabulous show September 14-17. Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

 

 

 

 

 

The best bargain in motorsports is BACK!  Four big events for one small price!  The $99 SUPER Ticket includes: Bank of America 500! A reserved seat in the spacious Diamond Tower for the Bank of America 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race on Saturday night, Oct. 14. After ending Jimmie Johnson's win streak in May's Coca-Cola 600, Kasey Kahne looks to continue his winning ways in an event that promises to be pivotal in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.   The Dollar General 300! A reserved frontstretch seat for the Dollar General 300 NASCAR Busch Series race on Friday night, Oct. 13. Busch Series regulars Paul Menard, Johnny Sauter and Kenny Wallace will go fender-to-fender with several NEXTEL Cup drivers including Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle and Kyle Busch.   Bojangles' Pole Night! A general admission ticket to Bojangle's Pole Night on Thursday, Oct. 12. See who can break Elliott Sadler's track record of 193.216 during NEXTEL Cup qualifying, plus catch Busch Series practice and more!   Jani King Southern Showdown! A frontstretch reserved seat for the Jani-King Southern Showdown on Wednesday night, Oct. 11, at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. The action-packed card will feature several of the nation's top dirt late model racers competing in a fan-friendly format that financially rewards the feature winner for the numbers of cars passed. You save 28% off retail ticket prices! Only a limited number of SUPER Tickets are available at this unbelievable package price. Get yours today by calling 1-800-455-FANS or buy online by clicking here!   Sincerely, Your Friends at Lowe's Motor Speedway. You have received this email because you have purchased a ticket from Lowe's Motor Speedway. Please visit the new www.lowesmotorspeedway.com and check out our online fan club, The Groove. LEGAL NOTICE: This e-mail may be considered an advertising or promotional message. If you do not wish to receive our offers, please click here to unsubscribe. You must use this message to notify Lowe's Motor Speedway of your opt-out request, as we cannot guarantee that other methods of notification will be effective. Please be aware that we may continue to contact you via e-mail for administrative or informational purposes, including follow-up messages regarding purchased tickets from Lowe's Motor Speedway ticket office, online and other transactions you have undertaken. By law, such messages are not considered to be commercial e-mail. Lowe's Motor Speedway P.O. Box 600 Concord, North Carolina 28026.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Family Fun! The 13th annual Summer Shootout Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway runs each Tuesday night through August 8 with a special Monday night race on Monday, July 3. Watch some fantastic racing with Legends Cars, Bandoleros and Thunder Roadsters! Adult tickets are only $5, while admission for children ages 6-12 is $3 and children under 6 are admitted free! Click for complete details from Tuesday's first night of 2006 summer action. More Ways to Save at Shootout! Purchase a 10-ticket voucher book good for any 2006 Summer Shootout Series event! They can be used in any combinations - all for one night or spread out the fun over the entire summer season! This ticket book is available at a discounted rate of $40, a 20% savings off gate prices and must be purchased in advance. For more information or to order yours, call 704-455-3294 or send an email to: groupsales@lowesmotorspeedway.com.   Your Kid Can Race at LMS! There are a few spots remaining for The Speedway Club Bandolero Race Camp, June 19-20 for kids ages 8 and up. The camp includes daily classroom instruction; 60 laps on the 1/5-mile oval; one-on-one instruction; personal record of lap times with instructor critique; box lunches and a tour of 600 Racing where the cars are manufactured. To register, call The Speedway Club at 704-455-3240.   The Chase is On! Get your tickets now for the Oct. 14 Bank of America 500! Premium frontstretch clubhouse seats are still available for the only night race in the Chase for the