FIFTH ANNUAL SPRINT SOUND & SPEED PRESENTED BY SUNTRUST
RETURNS TO NASHVILLE JANUARY 8-9, 2010

Celebration of Music and Motorsports with Josh Turner, Ashton Shepherd, Holly Williams,

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Petty, Tony Stewart and many more!

For the fifth consecutive year, the worlds of country music and NASCAR collided in Music City for Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust on Jan. 8-9, 2010. Since its inception, the event 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 Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Some of the greatest names in country music kicked off the two-day event at the Grand Ole Opry when Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust hit the stage of the Ryman Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 8. The special night of music included two shows, 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., with Hank Williams Jr. and Holly Williams (9:30 p.m. show ), Chris Young, a special performance from NASCAR legend Kyle Petty and his band, and more artists added.

On Saturday, Jan. 9 the event continued at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, where fans of racing and country music had 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 featured show car and sponsor displays, as well as a charitable auction with memorabilia from the racing and entertainment industries. Among the NASCAR stars scheduled to appear were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Reed Sorenson, and David Stremme, along with country music stars Josh Turner, Ashton Shepherd, Jason Michael Carroll, members of Diamond Rio, and Chris Young with more drivers and country music artists who joined the star-studded line-up.

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