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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead a parade of Daytona 500 champs at NASCAR Preseason Thunder...
SPEED Staff  |  Posted December 22, 2009   Daytona Beach, FL
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead a parade of Daytona 500 champs at NASCAR Preseason Thunder including Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fellow Daytona 500 winners Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon headline the list of Sprint Cup drivers who will appear at NASCAR Preseason Thunder Fan Fests at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 15-16, 2010.

Among the activities planned for both days in the Sprint FANZONE at Daytona are:

• Interactive fan forums

• Autograph sessions

• Show cars, displays, music

• Online auction

• Blood drive

• Richard Petty Driving Experience

Drivers scheduled to appear on Jan. 15 beginning at 6 p.m. are Kenseth, Earnhardt, Gordon, Newman, Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Travis Kvapil and AJ Allmendinger,

Slated to appear on Jan. 16 during the noon-4 p.m. session are Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., David Reutimann, Morgan Shepherd, Michael Annett, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Colin Braun.

In the 4-8 p.m. session on Jan. 16, drivers scheduled to appear are Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Todd Bodine and Sam Hornish Jr.

Tickets, which are available for $15, are on sale now at 1-800-PITSHOP or online at http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com with autograph session availability limited to 250 people per driver in advance.

To request access to the special autograph sessions, race fans can call 1-800-PITSHOP or visit the Daytona International Speedway ticket office beginning on Monday, Jan. 4 at 9 a.m.

The only drivers with advance reservations for the driver autograph sessions will be Earnhardt Jr., Newman, Kenseth, Busch, Gordon, Harvick and Martin. The remainder of the driver autograph sessions will be done by a first-come basis.

Additional drivers and more details about the NASCAR Preseason Thunder Fan Fests will be released in the coming weeks.

“The NASCAR Preseason Thunder Fan Fests are going to provide a great opportunity for the fans to interact with the drivers and get pumped up about the upcoming Speedweeks events and the 52nd annual Daytona 500,” Daytona International Speedway President Robin Braig said.

Speedweeks 2010 is highlighted by the season-opening 52nd annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. Other events include the Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race on Feb. 13, the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race on Feb. 12, the Gatorade Duel At Daytona qualifying races on Feb. 11 and a racing tripleheader on Feb. 6 with Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented by Kroger, the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 and the Budweiser Shootout.
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