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NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV

Event: AAA Texas 500
Previous Winner: Denny Hamlin (beat Matt Kenseth by .488 of a second on Nov. 7, 2010)
Date / Time: Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. EST
Track: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
Configuration: 1.5-mile oval (334 laps = 501 miles)
Banking in Corners: 24 degrees
Banking on Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
First Sprint Cup Series Race: April 6, 1997 – Interstate Batteries 500 (Winner – Jeff Burton)
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 138,170

NASCAR HOTPASS™ on DIRECTV is back, and it’s FREE to all DIRECTV customers. Four dedicated driver channels offering viewers multiple camera angles, real-time statistics and audio of the network broadcast augmented by live communication between the drivers and their pit crews are available for all 36 points-paying races during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth is as follows:

DIRECTV Channel 795:

Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet team of Stewart-Haas Racing

Tony Stewart will make his 462^nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 20^th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has one win (November 2006), one pole (April 2010) and 10 top-10 finishes in 19 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 40-year-old Columbus, Ind., native has won 42 races and has 263 top-10 finishes in 461 Sprint Cup starts … 2011 marks Stewart’s 13^th full year in Sprint Cup and he won the points championship in 2002 and 2005 … Started fourth and won last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks second in Sprint Cup Series points with three wins and 16 top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 796:

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson will make his 359^th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 17^th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has one win (November 2007) and 12 top-10 finishes in 16 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 36-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 55 wins and 224 top-10 finishes in 358 Sprint Cup starts … 2011 marks Johnson’s 10^th full year in Sprint Cup and he has won the last five championships (2006-2010) … Started seventh and finished second last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks sixth in Sprint Cup Series points with two wins and 21 top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 797:

Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 National Guard Heritage / AMP Energy Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 433^rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 19^th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has one win (April 2000), two poles (April 2001 and 2008) and nine top-10 finishes in 18 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 37-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 18 races and has 161 top-10 finishes in 432 Sprint Cup starts … 2011 marks Earnhardt’s 12^th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003 … Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … Started ninth and finished seventh last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks ninth in Sprint Cup Series points with 11 top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 798:

Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac Ford team of Roush Fenway Racing

Carl Edwards will make his 263^rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 14^th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has three wins (November 2005, April 2008 and November 2008) and five top-10 finishes in 13 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 32-year-old Columbia, Mo., native has won 19 races and has 141 top-10 finishes in 262 Sprint Cup starts … Won 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series title … 2011 marks Edwards’ seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best point finish of second in 2008 … Started first and finished ninth last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks first in Sprint Cup Series points with one win and 23 top-10 finishes.

About NASCAR HOTPASS on DIRECTV:

NASCAR HOTPASS is available free to all DIRECTV customers. More information is available at www.directv.com/hotpass.

- True Speed Communication for NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV, Press Release