California Speedway, Juan Pablo Montoya and Carlos Contreras to Host NASCAR 101 Session.
ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes is a cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day in the Spanish language. Deportes means "sports" in Spanish. :
WHO: NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya, ESPN Deportes analyst
Carlos Contreras and California Speedway.
WHAT: Will host an informative "NASCAR 101" session for the
Spanish- language media in the California community. Juan
Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Texaco/Havoline NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series car, along with Carlos Contreras,
analyst on ESPN Deportes, will meet and greet
Spanish-language media in the California market to discuss
NASCAR and the West Coast Premiere of NASCAR at California
Speedway. Additionally, Montoya and Contreras will be
available for media interviews to help promote this
weekend's NASCAR races at California Speedway. Montoya is
competing in his first full season with NASCAR, after
enjoying a successful career as an open-wheel icon.
Contreras is the first Hispanic to compete in a full
NASCAR season and recently joined ESPN Deportes as analyst
for the network's Spanish-language flag-to-flag coverage
of the 2007 NASCAR season. He will make his first
appearance on ESPN Deportes' flag-to-flag coverage of the
Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at California
Speedway on Saturday, February 24.
WHERE: California Speedway's Infield Terrace Press Box
9300 Cherry Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
WHEN: Thursday, February 22, 2007
TIME: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHY: California Speedway would like to invite any and all
Spanish-language media in the California area to come out
to the track for an informal discussion about NASCAR and
the West Coast Premiere of NASCAR at California Speedway
this weekend. California Speedway will host three NASCAR
races: the San Bernardino 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series race (Friday, February 23); the Stater Bros. 300
NASCAR Busch Series race (Saturday, February 24) and the
Auto Club 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race (Sunday,
February 25). A tour of the facility will be offered to
those media outlets interested in learning more about
California Speedway.
RECEPTION: An afternoon reception will be provided by California
Speedway.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Aimee Turner, California Speedway Public
Relations, at 804-513-0733 (cell) or aturner@rir.com.
Formula PR: Jennifer de Broux, 310.578.7050,
deBroux@formulapr.com or
ESPN Deportes: Santa Brito, 212.456.0252,
santa.brito@espn.com
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