(MAY 9, 2008 - CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- Phones will be ringing off the hook on May 16-17 when The NASCAR Foundation partners with Sirius Satellite Radio, NASCAR.COM and SPEED Channel once again to host the NASCAR Day Telethon. Fans of Ryan Newman—driver of the Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series--can call into the telethon to make a donation and designate it to the Ryan Newman Foundation.

Fans not only have the opportunity to call 1-888-MAY16TH (1-888-629-1684) to make a donation, but Sprint also has enabled fans to pledge their support to the telethon this year by texting their e-mail addresses to 81714.

As part of that texting campaign, Sprint has issued the Sprint Texting Challenge. The driver, team or track charity that receives the most donations during the NASCAR Day Telethon will receive an additional $24,000 donation, in honor of the 24th running of the All-Star Race, courtesy of Sprint.

Thanks to The NASCAR Foundation and a slew of NASCAR's media partners including SIRIUS Satellite Radio, SPEED, NASCAR.COM and MRN, fans will have a chance on May 16-17 to speak with their favorite drivers, celebrate NASCAR Day and make a donation to a charitable cause of their choice, as the Foundation has brought together an impressive list of Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series drivers to help answer phones as part of the Telethon event at the Sam Bass Gallery in Concord, N.C., on Friday and the Sprint Experience at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday. Newman will be in the studio from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday, May 16.

Donors who designate their NASCAR Day telethon charitable gift to the Ryan Newman Foundation will receive a special thank you gift for donations at a variety of gift levels. At the $100 gift level, donors will receive an exclusive tee-shirt from The NASCAR Foundation. At the $250 gift level, donors will receive a gift pin set and Sam Bass print. At the $500 gift level, donors will receive an autographed Ryan Newman hero card, a Racing For Wildlife ball cap autographed by Ryan Newman, and a 1:64 scale Alltel die-cast car autographed by Ryan Newman thanks to a generous donation from Alltel Wireless. (Items will be shipped directly to donors by The NASCAR Foundation.)

NASCAR Day is an annual, charitable celebration of the spirit of NASCAR. This year The NASCAR Foundation is celebrating "Five Years of Caring" for the fifth annual NASCAR Day. Since it began in 2004, NASCAR Day has raised more than $4.5 million for charity. To learn more about NASCAR Day or the NASCAR Day Telethon visit www.nascar.com/nascarday. 

In 2007, the NASCAR Day Telethon debuted with fans and more than 25 of NASCAR's biggest celebrities, including Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and many more, helping to raise much needed funds for The NASCAR Foundation and its Family of Charities.

By calling 1-888-May16TH (1-888-629-1684) or texting your e-mail address to 81714 on NASCAR Day, fans will be helping the more than 30 driver, team and track charities that the Foundation supports year round. Fans also have the ability to designate their entire donation to one of the charities under The NASCAR Foundation Family of Charity umbrella—like the Ryan Newman Foundation. Phone lines will be open through May 19.

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