[phmr]David Gray set to perform at NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards hosted by Frank Caliendo

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COMEDIAN FRANK CALIENDO ANNOUNCED AS HOST

FOR NASCAR SPRINT CUP AWARDS CEREMONY IN LAS VEGAS

Singer/songwriter David Gray, Set As Musical Entertainment

NASCAR On FOX Broadcasters Mike Joy, Krista Voda To Serve As Emcees

String Quartet Escala and Comedian John Pinette Also To Perform

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2009) - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Awards Ceremony is coming to Las Vegas and Frank Caliendo is on the
pole.

Caliendo, the renowned comedian/impressionist with considerable sports
crossover star power, will serve as the host of the annual postseason
show for NASCAR's premier series, Dec.  4 at the Wynn Las Vegas resort
hotel.

Serving as the event's emcees will be two people highly recognizable to
NASCAR fans -  Mike Joy and Krista Voda from NASCAR on FOX and SPEED.
(The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on SPEED on Dec. 4, at 9
p.m. ET.)

Two premier musical acts will supply additional star power for the
ceremony's Vegas debut: Welsh singer/songwriter David Gray, a
Grammy-nominated artist with album sales exceeding 12 million; and
Escala, a UK-based female electric string who emerged during last year's
"Britain's Got Talent" television show.

Also, comedian John Pinette will return for a third-straight year to
NASCAR's postseason national series banquet lineup - and his
second-straight appearance at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony.

Caliendo, who currently performs his own one man show at the Monte Carlo
in Las Vegas, is perhaps best known among sports fans for his weekly
appearances over the last six years as guest prognosticator on FOX NFL
SUNDAY, but he also has a strong NASCAR connection. He was featured in
several videos shown at last year's awards ceremony and also has
appeared at postseason events for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and
the NASCAR Camping World Series.

"I'm excited to be hosting this year's awards ceremony and look forward
to a great evening celebrating the 2009 NASCAR season.  I'm on the pole
but don't worry, even though we're in Vegas, I'm not dancing."

Caliendo's repertoire of dead-on impressions includes NFL broadcaster
John Madden; former NBA star Charles Barkley; former president George W.
Bush and Bill Clinton; and actors Robert DeNiro and Jack Nicholson.

An eight-year veteran of television sketch comedy as a cast member on
"MADtv" and with his own series "Frank TV," Caliendo has been a fixture
on television for the last decade. He has comedy specials that run
regularly on TBS and Comedy Central and he is a regular on the late
night talk show circuit. He also was a special correspondent for
Superbowl XXXIX and co-starred in the film "The Comebacks." In addition,
he recently signed a 10-year deal to headline a nightly Las Vegas act.

With the heart of folk music at his core, David Gray's mix of acoustic
and electronic instrumentation has established him as one of the UK's
leading music artists both at home and overseas. With a career now
spanning over fifteen years and nearly 12 million album sales, David's
commercial success is also backed up by a critical consensus and
countless accolades. David Gray recently release his highly anticipated
7th studio album, and  most captivating work to date, Draw The Line.
Recorded in London, and produced by the artist himself, Gray began
writing the album in 2007 and the result is a glorious, life-affirming
collection, which USA Today called "his most ambitious, affecting and
densely musical work to date" and Entertainment Weekly said "Gray's
sincerity and robust voice have been missed, and his new music sounds
well-produced and confident."

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Herb Branham

NASCAR Public Relations

(386) 681-4164 or hbranham@nascar.com

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font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Singer/songwriter David Gray, Set As
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font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>NASCAR On FOX Broadcasters Mike Joy, =
Krista
Voda To Serve As Emcees<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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John
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<st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">DAYTONA BEACH</st1:City>, =
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">Fla.</st1:State>
(Nov. 19, 2009) &#8211; The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony =
is
coming to <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Las =
Vegas</st1:City></st1:place>
and Frank Caliendo is on the pole.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in;line-height:130%'><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%'>Caliendo,
the renowned comedian/impressionist with considerable sports crossover =
star
power, will serve as the host of the annual postseason show for =
NASCAR&#8217;s premier
series, Dec.&nbsp; 4 at the Wynn Las Vegas resort =
hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Serving
as the event&#8217;s emcees will be two people highly recognizable to =
NASCAR
fans &#8211;&nbsp; Mike Joy and Krista Voda from NASCAR on FOX and =
SPEED. (The
awards ceremony will be broadcast live on SPEED on Dec. 4, at 9 p.m. =
ET.)<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in;line-height:130%'><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%'>Two
premier musical acts will supply additional star power for the =
ceremony&#8217;s
Vegas debut: Welsh singer/songwriter David Gray, a Grammy-nominated =
artist with
album sales exceeding 12 million; and Escala, a UK-based female electric =
string
who emerged during last year&#8217;s &#8220;Britain&#8217;s Got =
Talent&#8221;
television show.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in;line-height:130%'><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%'>Also,
comedian John Pinette will return for a third-straight year to =
NASCAR&#8217;s
postseason national series banquet lineup &#8211; and his =
second-straight
appearance at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards =
Ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Caliendo,
who currently performs his own one man show at the <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Monte
 Carlo</st1:City> in <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Las =
Vegas</st1:place></st1:City>,
is perhaps best known among sports fans for his weekly appearances over =
the
last six years as guest prognosticator on FOX
NFL SUNDAY, but he also has a strong NASCAR connection. He =
was
featured in several videos shown at last year&#8217;s awards ceremony =
and also
has appeared at postseason events for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series =
and the
NASCAR Camping World Series.<o:p></o:p>

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excited to be hosting this year's awards ceremony and look forward to a =
great
evening celebrating the 2009 NASCAR season.&nbsp; I'm on the pole but =
don't
worry, even though we're in Vegas, I'm not =
dancing.&quot;<strong><b><font
face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><o:p></o:p></font></b></strong></span></font></p>

Caliendo&#8217;s repertoire of dead-on impressions =
includes
NFL broadcaster John Madden; former NBA star Charles Barkley; former =
president
George W. Bush and Bill Clinton; and actors Robert DeNiro and Jack =
Nicholson.<o:p></o:p>

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a&nbsp;cast member&nbsp;on <i><span =
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<em><i><font
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and with his own&nbsp;series&nbsp;&#8220;=
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ong>&nbsp;Caliendo has been a fixture on television for =
the last
decade.&nbsp;He has&nbsp;comedy specials that run regularly on TBS and =
Comedy
Central and he is&nbsp;a regular on the late night talk show circuit. He =
also
was a special correspondent for Superbowl XXXIX and =
co-starred in =
the&nbsp;film
&#8220;The Comebacks.&#8221; In addition, he =
recently
signed a 10-year deal to headline a nightly <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
 w:st=3D"on">Las Vegas</st1:place></st1:City> =
act.<o:p></o:p>

With the
heart of folk music at his core, David Gray&#8217;s mix of acoustic and
electronic instrumentation has established him as one of the =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>&#8217;s
leading music artists both at home and overseas. With a career now =
spanning
over fifteen years and nearly 12 million album sales, David&#8217;s =
commercial
success is also backed up by a critical consensus and countless =
accolades.
David Gray recently release his highly anticipated 7th studio album, and
&nbsp;most captivating work to date, Draw The Line. Recorded in =
London,
and produced by the artist himself, Gray began writing the album in 2007 =
and
the result is a glorious, life-affirming collection, which USA Today =
called
&#8220;his most ambitious, =
affecting and
densely musical work to date&#8221; and Entertainment Weekly =
said
&#8220;Gray's sincerity and robust =
voice
have been missed, and his new music sounds well-produced and =
confident.&#8221; 
 
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