The weekend events will kick off on Thursday, February 25, with a Dale Earnhardt Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament in the Stratosphere Theater of the Stars Showroom at 4:00 p.m. Kerry Earnhardt, eldest son of seven time champion Dale Earnhardt, will host the event. Nationwide driver and TV personality Kenny Wallace will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. Other drivers scheduled to appear are Casey Mears, Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Aric Almirola, Scott Riggs, Max Papis, Eric McClure, Todd Bodine, Boris Said, Mike Bliss, Chrissy Wallace, Kirk Shelmerdine, Stanton Barrett, Scott Lagasse Jr, Robert Richardson, Jr., Andy Ponstein, Danny Efland, Tommy Baldwin and celebrity Riki Rachtman from “Fast Track to Fame” and MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball”. A $150 entry fee into the tournament will be donated to the Foundation. Space is limited to the first 70 entries to the event. A $20 donation in advance or a $30 donation at the door will allow spectators to view the tournament. Call Stratosphere Ticketing at 702-380-7777 to reserve your tickets.
On Friday, February 26, Robby Gordon’s # 7 Monster Energy Toyota Camry will be on display outside the casino from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Later, at 6:00 pm on Friday, Robby will be signing autographs inside the Casino near the Race & Sportsbook. Gordon is one of the busiest racecar drivers competing in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Dakar Rally, off road racing and has competed in the Indianapolis 500. (No wristband required for this event.)
On Friday, February 26 there will be an autograph session with NASCAR® Champion Bobby Labonte from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the casino near the Race & Sportsbook. Wristbands will be issued at the Rudy’s, Inc. NASCAR® merchandise booth in the Casino on Friday, February 26 at noon. A total of 300 wristbands will be issued for the event. Bobby Labonte is the only driver to have ever won both the NASCAR® Sprint Cup Championship and NASCAR® Nationwide Series Championship in NASCAR® history. He also won the IROC title in 2001.
Also on Friday, February 26 the public is invited to Meet The Drivers Autograph Session at
9:00 p.m. with NASCAR® drivers Terry Cook, Boris Said, Mike Bliss, Morgan Shepherd, Shelby Howard, Dave Blaney, Regan Smith, Scott Lagasse, Jr., Andy Ponstein, Robert Richardson, Jr., Chrissy Wallace, Stanton Barrett, Danny Efland, Brian Keselowski, Johnny Chapman, Dennis Setzer, Josh Wise and midget car driver Shane Hmeil. (No wristband required for this event.)
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From February 22 through March 1, NASCAR® fans will have the opportunity to view the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry driven in the Sprint Cup Series, by Italian driver Max Papis near Roxy’s Diner.
The official licensed NASCAR® vendor is Rudy’s Inc. who will be selling merchandise in the Casino from Monday, February 22 through Monday, March 1. Items available include die-cast cars, jackets, t-shirts, hats and other driver merchandise including items for NASCAR®’s newest driver Danica Patrick.
There will also be Coca-Cola Racing Simulators in front of the property, where NASCAR® fans can practice their racing skills, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, February 25 through Saturday, February 27.
The Stratosphere NASCAR® Weekend 2010 is sponsored by Budweiser, Coca-Cola, and Jack Daniels.
The Stratosphere is located at 2000 Las Vegas Boulevard South. For reservations or information, please call 702-380-7777 or visit StratosphereHotel.com.
- Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Press Release
