Sirius XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that it will provide comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Daytona 500 and NASCAR Speedweeks.

Sirius NASCAR Radio (channel 128 for Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of Sirius”), which offers fans around the country compelling NASCAR talk 365 days a year, is broadcasting from Daytona International Speedway daily. From Thursday, February 10, through Monday, February 21, SiriusXM will offer more than 155 hours of live coverage from the track that includes every race, plus up-to-the-moment news and analysis.

On Sunday, February 20, Daytona 500 race day, SiriusXM will start broadcasting at 7:00 am ET, offering listeners 15 hours of live coverage. Sirius NASCAR Radio will air all the action on the track during the 53rd running of The Great American Race, which starts at 1:00 pm ET, plus full pre- and post-race coverage with expert analysis, reports from pit road and the garages, driver introductions and interviews with the race winner and other competitors.

SiriusXM will also offer additional Driver2Crew Chatter™ channels that will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR’s top drivers as they compete in the Daytona 500. The “Fan’s Choice” channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver determined by fans who log on to www.siriusxm.com/nascar and vote from a selection of competitors. Fans can also listen in on the NASCAR Officials’ communications during the race on Sirius channel 158 and XM channel 111 (available with the “Best of Sirius”).

For this year’s Daytona 500, Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of Sirius” can hear the following:

Live race call provided by MRN — Sirius 128 / XM 128
Jimmie Johnson in-car audio — Sirius 125 / XM 102
Jeff Gordon in-car audio — Sirius 126 / XM 103
Tony Stewart in-car audio — Sirius 127 / XM 104
Dale Earnhardt Jr. in-car audio — Sirius 90 / XM 105
Denny Hamlin in-car audio — Sirius 91 / XM 106
Kevin Harvick in-car audio — Sirius 113 / XM 107
Jamie McMurray in-car audio — Sirius 152 / XM 108
Carl Edwards in-car audio — Sirius 153 / XM 109
Fan’s Choice channel (driver TBD) — Sirius 154 / XM 110
NASCAR Officials’ channel — Sirius 158 / XM 111

Driver2Crew Chatter channels may switch to other drivers’ feeds during the race.

Sirius NASCAR Radio will provide live coverage of the Gatorade Duel, the 150-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying races, on Thursday, Feb. 17 (1:00 pm ET), the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, Feb. 18 (7:15 pm ET), and the Drive4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Feb. 19 (12:45 pm ET).

Sirius NASCAR Radio’s daily weekday talk lineup begins at 7:00 am ET with The Morning Drive (7:00 — 11:00 am ET), hosted by Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone, followed by Tradin’ Paint (11:00am — 3:00pm ET), hosted by Danny “Chocolate” Myers, Rick Benjamin and Hall of Famer Buddy Baker (Fridays only), then Sirius Speedway (3:00 — 7:00 pm ET) with Dave Moody and Angie Skinner.

On Thursday and Friday of Daytona 500 Week, Baker will join Myers and Benjamin to host Tradin’ Paint from atop the Sprint Fan Deck in the Daytona infield.

Late Shift, hosted by Dave Ross and Buddy Baker, airs Mondays and Tuesdays (7:00 — 10:00 pm ET), followed on Monday nights by Mojo Nixon’s Manifold Destiny (10:00 pm — midnight ET). Wednesday through Friday (7:00 — 10:00 pm ET), Claire B. Lang hosts Dialed In, providing her listeners with up-to-the-moment news and interviews.

On race weekends, Pat Patterson will host The Front Stretch from the infield Saturday and Sunday mornings starting at 7:00 am ET. Claire B. Lang and Jim Noble will team up for Sirius NASCAR Radio’s pre- and post-race shows to give NASCAR fans a comprehensive view of everything on, inside and around the track. Every Saturday morning, Noble will pair with various NASCAR journalists to co-host Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Press Pass.

On Monday, February 21, on The Morning Drive, hosts Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone will be joined live by the 2011 Daytona 500 Champion driver, crew chief and team owner.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SiriusXM broadcasts every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race live, plus daily NASCAR talk on Sirius NASCAR Radio, the only radio channel dedicated to NASCAR 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For more info, please visit www.siriusxm.com/nascar.

SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today it will provide comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Daytona 500 on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, the only radio channel dedicated entirely to NASCAR.

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, available to listeners nationwide on SIRIUS channel 128 and on XM channel 128 with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package, is broadcasting from Daytona International Speedway each day of Daytona 500 week, offering live coverage of every race, plus NASCAR talk, news and analysis.

On Sunday, February 14, Daytona 500 race day, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will start broadcasting live from the track at 7:00 am ET and will offer listeners 15 hours of live coverage throughout the day. SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will offer all the action on the track during the 52nd running of the Daytona 500, which starts at 1:00 pm ET, plus full pre- and post-race coverage with expert analysis, reports from pit road and the garages, driver introductions and interviews with the race winner and other competitors.

SIRIUS XM will also offer additional Driver2Crew Chatter channels that will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR’s top drivers as they compete in The Great American Race. The “Fan’s Choice” channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver determined by fans who log on to www.sirius.com/nascar and vote from a selection of competitors. Fans can also listen in on the NASCAR Officials’ communications during the race on SIRIUS channel 154 and XM channel 107 (”Best of SIRIUS”).

For this year’s Daytona 500, SIRIUS subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package can hear the following:

• Live race call provided by MRN – SIRIUS 128 / XM 128
• Jimmie Johnson in-car audio – SIRIUS 125 / XM 102
• Mark Martin in-car audio – SIRIUS 126 / XM 103
• Tony Stewart in-car audio – SIRIUS 127 / XM 104
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. in-car audio – SIRIUS 130 / XM 105
• Jeff Gordon in-car audio – SIRIUS 155 / XM 108
• Kurt Busch in-car audio – SIRIUS 156 / XM 109
• Denny Hamlin in-car audio – SIRIUS 157 / XM 110
• Juan Pablo Montoya in-car audio – SIRIUS 158 / XM 111
• Fan’s Choice channel (driver TBD) – SIRIUS 153 / XM 106
• NASCAR Officials’ channel – SIRIUS 154 / XM 107

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will also provide live coverage of both Gatorade Duels, the 150 mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying races, on Thursday, Feb. 11 (1:00 pm ET), the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, Feb. 12 (7:30 pm ET), and the Drive4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, featuring the much-anticipated start of Danica Patrick’s NASCAR career, on Saturday, Feb. 13 (12:45 pm ET).

On Thursday, Feb. 11 (6:30 pm ET), two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart will host a special edition of his SIRIUS NASCAR Radio talk show, Tony Stewart Live, from the IMAX Theater at the Daytona 500 Experience at the speedway. Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum will preview the Daytona 500 and the start of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Fans are welcome to attend the broadcast and will be admitted free of charge. Space is limited. Tickets will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis on Thursday, February 11, starting at 10:00 am at Guest Services at the Daytona 500 Experience.

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio’s daily weekday talk lineup begins at 7:00 am ET with The Morning Drive (7:00 – 11:00 am ET), hosted by Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone, followed by Tradin’ Paint (11:00am – 3:00pm ET), hosted by Danny “Chocolate” Myers and Rick Benjamin, then SIRIUS Speedway (3:00 – 7:00 pm ET), hosted by Dave Moody.

Late Shift, hosted by Alex Hayden and Buddy Baker, airs Mondays and Tuesdays (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET), followed on Monday nights by Mojo Nixon’s Manifold Destiny (10:00 pm – midnight ET). Wednesday through Friday (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET), Claire B. Lang hosts Dialed In, providing her listeners with up-to-the-moment news and interviews.

On weekends, Pat Patterson will host The Front Stretch Saturday and Sunday mornings starting at 7:00 am ET. Claire B. Lang, Steve Post and Alex Hayden will team up for SIRIUS NASCAR Radio’s pre- and post race shows to give NASCAR fans a comprehensive view of everything on, inside and around the track.

On Monday, February 15, The Morning Drive will broadcast live from the Daytona 500 Experience at the speedway where hosts Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone will conduct live in-person interviews with the 2010 Daytona 500 Champion driver, crew chief and team owner.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SIRIUS broadcasts every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Fans can also tune into SIRIUS NASCAR Radio for expert NASCAR talk all year long on SIRIUS channel 128 and now on XM channel 128 with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package.

The ‘Stewies,’ which first debuted in 2007 and features Stewart’s entertaining and irreverent take on the best, boldest and funniest moments from the recently concluded season, will be awarded during a live broadcast hosted by Stewart and Matt Yocum from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, December 3 (10:00 pm – midnight ET / 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT). The live broadcast will air on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, available to listeners nationwide on SIRIUS channel 128 and XM channel 128 with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package.

The two-hour event will feature live interviews with the 2009 champion and other drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Las Vegas, plus other special guests.

“We had so much fun doing this show the last two years that we decided the season just wouldn’t be complete without handing out a few more Stewies,” said Stewart. “Matt and I are thrilled to team up with SIRIUS XM for another event and to be able to do it in one of the most exciting cities in the world will be awesome. They say, ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.’ Not in this case. SIRIUS and XM listeners around the country can tune in live to check it all out.”

Stewart and Yocum will announce the nominees in the award categories in the coming weeks. Following the announcement of the nominees, fans around the country can determine the winners by casting their votes online at www.sirius.com/stewieawards.

The “Stewie’s” categories are listed below:

    --  "Feels Like The First Time" Award - Recognizing the most notable "first"
        of the NASCAR season

    --  Best Original Drama - Honoring the year's most exciting race moment

    --  Best Original Comedy - Honoring the year's most entertaining "incident"

    --  Best Vocal Performance - Honoring the year's most memorable quote

    --  Smokey Yunick Award (Best Engineering and Special Effects) -
        Acknowledging the year's most creative - and illegal - modifications to
        a race car

    --  Bonehead Move of the Year Award

    --  'I Got Dumped' Award - Acknowledging the year's most memorable on-track
        bumping

    --  Hal Needham Award (Best Stunt Sequence) - Acknowledging the year's most
        spectacular crash

    --  Best Driver2Crew Chatter Exchange - Acknowledging the year's most
        memorable driver-to-pit crew communication

    --  Golden Stewie Award - Chosen by Stewart and Yocum and honoring a
        legendary driver from the Golden Era of racing

    --  "Stewie" Lifetime Achievement Award