Ryan Newman News and Information

The 2008 Daytona 500 Champion Ryan Newman and his No. 12 Alltel Dodge pit crew are sharing the thrill of winning a race with fans across the country. Today, Alltel Wireless , America ’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, announced the return of the Alltel “My Circle 500” sweepstakes, a national text-to-win promotion that puts race fans in the driver’s seat for a chance to win a grand prize of up to $500,000.

Now until May 3, fans can enter the Alltel “My Circle 500” by texting RACE to 38229 or by logging onto www.alltelracing.com. Ten finalists will be randomly chosen among all entries and will become eligible for the sweepstakes’ grand prize of up to $500,000.

“Alltel Wireless is committed to bringing race fans closer to the action and is thrilled to bring back the popular ‘My Circle 500’ promotion,” said Samira Zebian, director sponsorship marketing for Alltel. “We’re giving 10 lucky finalists the chance to pick their own pit crew for a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the stars on the track and in the pits as they compete against the championship Daytona 500 team.”

The 10 sweepstakes finalists and their ‘Circle of Friends’ will win an all-expense-paid trip to Charlotte, N.C., May 23-26 to compete in the second annual Alltel “My Circle 500.” The finalists will also get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Penske Racing Shop and train like the pros with the No. 12 Alltel Team before going head-to-head in an ultimate go-kart and pit crew challenge.

On race day, the 10 finalists will get in the driver’s seat and take one lap around the go-kart track. Then, it’s up to their ‘Circle of Friends’ to change four tires on the No. 12 Alltel Dodge. The fastest team will be declared the winner and take home at least $200,000. The champions will receive an additional $300,000 if they beat the time of 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman and the Alltel pit crew – increasing the grand prize purse to $500,000.

“There is nothing that compares to the rush of winning a big race,” said Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge. “I am really excited to help bring this experience straight to race fans and give them a chance to feel what it was like to win the Daytona 500.”

The promotion supports Alltel’s exclusive “My Circle” calling feature, which gives customers the freedom to choose who they call for free – any 5, 10 or 20 numbers on any network. For more information about the Alltel “My Circle 500,” please visit www.alltelracing.com.

ALSO
At alltelracing.com you can help decide who gets $12,000 at the DIRT NATIONALS . Here is what it says on the alltelracing.com’s page about this.

If you had $12,000 to sponsor someone who would you choose? The Alltel DIRTcar Allstar Contest gives you that chance. Twelve nights of racing, two winners per night and your vote can help one lucky racer take home a $12,000 cash award from Alltel Wireless and give you the chance to win a $500 gift card from Alltel Wireless, the Official Wireless Provider of Fans. Rally the troops; tell your family, your friends, your neighbors, tell people you don’t even know. See how many votes you can get for your favorite driver!

Voting begins at 9:00am et on Wednesday, February 6th. You can vote once a day through 11:59pm on Sunday, March 16th, after which the votes will be tallied and Alltel will have a special ceremony to announce the winner of the Alltel DIRTcar Allstar. It is time for you to be involved, so get ready to vote. All you have to do is click on your favorite driver listed below to get started. It will only take a minute but what a difference it could make.

So stop by alltelracing.com and do the “My Circle 500″ contest and then go vote for your favorite dirt driver.