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Kentucky Speedway placed single-event tickets for its two-weekend 2010 season on sale Monday, Feb. 15. Ticket prices hold steady for the seventh consecutive season which will be conducted June 11-12 and Sept. 3-4. Tickets for the June 12 NASCAR Nationwide Series “Meijer 300 presented by Ritz” race along with a Sept. 4 doubleheader race day featuring the “Drive Smart. Buckle-Up Kentucky 100” Firestone Indy Lights sprint and 300-mile IZOD IndyCar Series battle are priced between $50 and $80 depending on seat location. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” will be held Sept. 3 and race tickets range from $40 to $70. General admission tickets for the June 11 NASCAR Nationwide Series “Click It or Ticket. Buckle-Up Kentucky Practice Night” tickets will be $20. Fans can reserve tickets by clicking http://tinyurl.com/KYS10Ticks. Popular “Big Deals” also will return for the speedway’s 11^th season. A “Front Row Joe” special offers fans as many as 10 seats in Rows 1-5 of Grandstand 5 for $25 each for the NASCAR Nationwide Series “Meijer 300 presented by Ritz” and the 300-mile IZOD IndyCar Series race. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” special “Front Row Joe” seats will be $20. Value-oriented “Affordable Fun Paks” bundle four Grandstand 5 race tickets, four hot dogs and four fountain drinks for one convenient price. AFPs will be priced at $125, $135 and $145 for the NASCAR Nationwide Series “Meijer 300 presented by Ritz” and IZOD IndyCar Series 300-mile event. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” AFPs will be $100, $110 and $120. Fans also will be able to enjoy a view of driver introductions from the infield with the return of the “Infield Invaders” pass. Passes will be $40 for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race days. IZOD IndyCar Series “Infield Invader” passes will be $50. All passes must be accompanied by a race ticket. Fans can click http://tinyurl.com/KYSBigDeals to learn more and reserve their favorite offer.

SAWYER BROWN AND DIAMOND RIO TO MAKE UP 2010 KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RACE-DAY CONCERT LINEUP

Classic country music groups Sawyer Brown and Diamond Rio will comprise the 2010 race-day concert lineup at Kentucky Speedway. Sawyer Brown will entertain fans on June 12 as part of NASCAR Nationwide Series “Meijer 300 presented by Ritz” race day while Diamond Rio will take the stage on Sept. 4 as part of a doubleheader race day featuring the Firestone Indy Lights “Drive Smart. Buckle-Up Kentucky 100” and 300-mile IZOD IndyCar Series event.  Sawyer Brown vocalist Mark Miller and fellow founding members keyboardist Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard, bassist Jim Schloten, drummer Joe Smyth and guitarist Bobby Randall launched their steady hit-making run by winning the 1983 “Star Search” television competition. They began recording soon-to-be country favorites in 1984. Randall left the group in 1991 and Duncan Cameron filled the spot until his 2004 departure brought current guitarist Shayne Hill to the lineup. Sawyer Brown’s musical arsenal includes No. 1 singles “Some Girls Do,” “Step by Step” and “Thank God for You” in addition to the popular “All These Years,” “Café on the Corner,” “I Don’t Believe in Goodbye,” “Six Days on the Road,” “The Dirt Road,” “The Race is On,” “The Walk,” “They Don’t Understand,” “This Time,” “Trouble on the Line” and more. The group released its Christmas-themed “Rejoice” collection in 2008. Log on to http://www.sawyerbrown.com for more. Vocalist, acoustic guitarist and Lebanon, Ohio native Marty Roe fronts Diamond Rio which also features the talents of bassist and baritone vocalist Dana Williams, of Dayton, Ohio, mandolin player and tenor vocalist Gene Johnson, guitarist Jimmy Olander, drummer Brian Prout and keyboardist/pianist Dan Truman. Diamond Rio became the first group in country music history to reach No. 1 on the charts with a debut single in 1991 with “Meet in the Middle.” The impressive self-titled introductory collection and the 15 studio releases that followed all achieved gold or platinum sales. Diamond Rio’s well-known musical creations have garnered nine No. 1 singles, 13 Grammy nominations, two Academy of Country Music Vocal Group of the Year awards as well as four Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year awards. Other well-recognized Diamond Rio hits include “Beautiful Mess,” “God Only Cries,” “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “I Believe,” “Imagine That,” “In God We Trust,” “In a Week or Two,” “Love a Little Stronger,” “One More Day,” “That’s What I Get for Loving You,” “Unbelievable” and many more. Diamond Rio released “The Reason” in September 2009 and the story of the band titled “Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio” is available in bookstores. Visit http://www.diamondrio.com for more information.

MCMURRAY REELS IN LUNKER DAYTONA 500 WIN FOR BASS PRO SHOPS AND EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray reeled in his first Daytona 500 victory in the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet Feb. 14 by seizing the race lead on Lap 207 of 208 and holding off Dale Earnhardt, Jr., by 0.119 of a second. McMurray, who also earned a Daytona International Speedway Sprint Cup Series win in July 2007, led the fewest laps by a Daytona 500 victor. The dramatic 52^nd “Great American Race” saw a race-record 21 drivers exchange the race lead 52 times, marking the third most lead changes in Daytona 500 history. Adding to the drama were two attempts at a green-white-checkered flag finish and two red flag periods that spanned a total of two hours, 25 minutes and 20 seconds while safety crews attended to an approximate 18-inch hole which formed in the asphalt on the historic 2.5-mile tri-oval track during competition. The red flag first flew on Lap 123 and again on Lap 162. Roush Fenway Racing mainstay Greg Biffle, whose No. 16 3M Ford ultimately pushed McMurray’s machine to the lead, scored a third-place finish, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer drove across the finish line fourth and Michael Waltrip Racing driver David Reutimann rounded out the top five. Earnhardt, Jr., took his 12^th top-10 Daytona finish in his 21^st career start at the track while Biffle banked his fourth top-10 finish in his 15^th career start at the track. The series will stage its second event of the season at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Feb. 21. Race coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. (EST), on FOX, Motor Racing Network radio and Sirius XM Radio 128. Brian Vickers started last season’s race at the track from the pole position and Matt Kenseth tallied the victory. Series standings: http://tinyurl.com/NSCS-Standings.

STEWART FINDS REPEAT NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES SUCCESS AT DAYTONA

Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Tony Stewart scored his third straight and fifth career NASCAR Nationwide Series Daytona International Speedway victory on Feb. 13 after leading the closing 20 laps of a 300-mile tilt on the facility’s 2.5-mile high-banked oval. Stewart earned his ninth career NNS victory in his 90^th career start. He grabbed a win and a total of two top-five finishes in three NNS starts last season. Roush Fenway Racing competitor Carl Edwards placed second, Kevin Harvick took third, Justin Allgaier nailed down fourth and Brian Vickers solidified the top five. IndyCar Series attraction Danica Patrick made her much-anticipated NASCAR debut in the event with Jr. Motorsports. Her race machine was involved in a 12-car incident on Lap 68 of 120 and placed 35^th. The series makes its second of stop of the new season at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Feb. 20. Kyle Busch drove to a February victory at the track last season in a race that Carl Edwards started from the pole position. Coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. (EST), on ESPN2, Motor Racing Network radio and Sirius-XM Radio 128. Series standings: http://tinyurl.com/NNS10Stand.

PETERS TAKES SECOND CAREER NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES WIN AT DAYTONA

Timothy Peters opened the new NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 13 with a 0.068 of a second victory over Todd Bodine after passing the veteran on the final lap. Peters earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory and first since Oct. 24, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway. Peters, who placed eighth in the final 2009 series standings with a total of five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes in 25 starts, led the 100-lap Daytona event twice for a total of five laps. Dennis Setzer crossed the finish line third, race pole award winner Jason White claimed fourth and Matt Crafton secured fifth. The series next race will be March 5 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Race coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. (EST), on SPEED Channel, Motor Racing Network radio and Sirius XM Radio 128. Kyle Busch took last season’s Atlanta victory from the pole position. Series standings: http://tinyurl.com/NCWTS-Standings.

- Kentucky Speedway, Press Release