FIFTH ANNUAL SPRINT SOUND & SPEED PRESENTED BY SUNTRUST IN NASHVILLE JANUARY 8-9, 2010
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Tickets on Sale for Music and Motorsports Celebration with Hank Williams Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Chris Young, Kyle Petty and more!
WHAT: Two-day fan event featuring some of the top names in country music and NASCAR that benefit two great charities: the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum and Victory Junction
WHEN: Jan. 8-9, 2010
WHERE: Nashville, Tenn.
WHO: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip and other NASCAR stars, plus Hank Williams Jr., Danny Gokey, Chris Young, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Turner, members of Diamond Rio and more.
DETAILS: On Friday, Jan. 8, Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust at The Opry – on the historic Ryman Auditorium stage. It includes two shows, 7 p.m., and 9:30 p.m., with Hank Williams Jr. (9:30 p.m. show only), Danny Gokey, Jason Michael Carroll (7:00 p.m. show only) Chris Young, a special performance from NASCAR’s Kyle Petty and his band and more artists.
On Saturday, Jan. 9, beginning at 9 a.m., at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, racing and country music fans can participate in autograph, story-telling and question-and-answer sessions with drivers, team owners and top-name artists. Included are show-car and sponsor displays and a charitable auction with memorabilia from the racing and entertainment industries.
TICKET INFO: Tickets for the Opry at the Ryman shows on Friday, Jan. 8 (from $42 to $54) and the festival on Jan. 9 ($20 for adults and $15 for children) are on sale via TicketMaster (ticketmaster.com) and opry.com. Combination tickets, good for Friday and Saturday’s events, range from $55 to $69. Visit www.soundandspeed.org for more info.
MEDIA INFO: Visit www.NASCARMedia.com for more on Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust, including audio clips, photos, schedules and releases.
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 nearly 51 million customers at the end of the third quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. 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 suntrust.com.
