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 onSaturday, 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, visit www.siriusxm.com/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.

SIRIUS XM Radio will provide listeners from coast to coast with unparalleled coverage of the world’s greatest auto racing series with live coverage of every NASCAR race, every IndyCar Series race, every Formula 1 race and every American Le Mans Series race.

Recently, SIRIUS XM announced that all IndyCar(R), Formula 1(TM) and American Le Mans Series races will be available to both SIRIUS and XM listeners in 2009, joining NASCAR races, which have been available to both SIRIUS subscribers and XM subscribers since October, 2008. With IndyCar(R) season kicking off earlier this month, all four seasons are now in full swing and are available to both SIRIUS and XM listeners.

SIRIUS XM Radio is the only media outlet to air every event from all four of these auto racing series, giving motorsports fans around the country access to the world’s best racing on oval tracks, road course tracks and street circuits.

Racing fans can tune in to hear every American Le Mans Series race
of the season on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 242. Both channels
are available with the SIRIUS and XM subscriptions. The American Le
Mans Series is North America’s premier sports car series, featuring
high-tech cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in
the world — including Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Mazda, Porsche,
Corvette, Ferrari and Panoz — competing in a combination of endurance
and sprint races on road racing tracks as well as street circuits in
major urban markets. Races feature exotic, open-top prototypes and
sophisticated production-based Grand Touring (GT) cars all competing on
the track at the same time. For more info visit www.xmradio.com/alms.

As the exclusive North American radio broadcaster of all Formula
One(TM) (F1) races, SIRIUS XM will carry the entire 2009 calendar of
races live from the Australian Grand Prix on March 29 through the Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix on November 1. Multiple replays will follow the live
broadcast. F1(TM) races air nationwide on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM
channel 242. Both channels are available with the SIRIUS and XM
subscriptions. The FIA Formula 1 World Championship(TM) season of 17
races, known as Grands Prix, is run on road course circuits, and in a
few cases on closed city streets, around the globe. The results of each
race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for
drivers and one for constructors (teams).

SIRIUS XM’s coverage also features an exclusive F1(TM) pre-race
show hosted by veteran auto racing journalist Adam Cooper. The SIRIUS
Formula 1(TM) Pre-Race Show will lead in to every Grand Prix race,
offering listeners the latest team news and information, a recap of
qualifying results, driver interviews and an in-depth examination of
that weekend’s circuit. More info can be found at www.sirius.com/f1.

SIRIUS XM’s motorsports schedule is a feature of the extensive
European sports programming the satellite radio broadcaster offers.
Listeners can also hear world class soccer from the English Premier
League, Champions League and Scottish Premier League, plus World Cup
skiing events from around the globe.