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The new NASCAR.COM site will offer a simpler, sleeker, and more immersive online experience giving fans even more news, stats, and video of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Race footage and replays of NASCAR races will be available on the site's own free broadband channel, which will also host exclusive content such as pre-race and post-race shows and NASCAR 24/7, a daily video update of NASCAR news, in addition to other features and footage not available elsewhere. NASCAR.COM will also incorporate TNT broadcast race announcers through online features and contributions throughout the season.

The Infield Community on NASCAR.COM will create a "track away from the track" experience where fans can meet, upload their own photos and videos and create personalized pages. The Infield Community is free to all fans and establishes a sense of belonging while giving them a way to share interests and stay connected.

Fans can create their own 'crews' based on their interests or affiliations with drivers, teams, tracks, series, geography and programs. Infield members can easily navigate through the Infield Community section using their personal dashboard, which provides instant access back to personal information, networks and contributions.

Once the season starts, NASCAR.COM will engage members and crews in weekly community challenges that will eventually allow fans and crews to compete against each other.

The Infield Community will be available at the relaunch of NASCAR.COM on Feb. 1. Fans who already have a NASCAR.COM account can simply add the Infield to their account and instantly begin building their personalized pages.

Overview of TrackPass RaceView features:

• Three-dimensional rendering of racecars with instant track position information and multiple virtual views to give viewers the ultimate way to watch their favorite NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver

• Exclusive online in-car audio from all available feeds

• Toolbar display with pit road statistics, live position, speed, laps and time behind leader

• Other enhancements include lap-by-lap editorial commentary and fantasy game integration

• Requires computer broadband access

TrackPass RaceView -- $12.95 monthly, $79.95 annually
TrackPass PitCommand -- $9.95monthly, $64.95 annually
TrackPass Scanner -- $4.95 monthly, $29.95 annually

Overview of NASCAR.COM redesign features:

• Simpler, sleeker design allows for easy navigation within site and more immersive online experience with access to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, drivers, breaking news, products and series pages

• Broadband channel with exclusive content such as pre and post race shows and NASCAR 24/7.

• Contributions from NASCAR on TNT announcers.

Overview of the Infield Community on NASCAR.COM:

• A social networking site within NASCAR.COM to connect race fans with shared interests

• Allows fans to create personalized pages, upload photos and videos and meet other race fans with shared interests

• Not meant to replace mainstream social networking sites, the Infield focuses on NASCAR-specifics with information such as how long a user has been a race fan, favorite track, favorite driver, best race memories, etc.

• Advertisers can host pages on the Infield to interact with fans and crews and can tie into their own sponsored content on the Web site

About NASCAR.COM
Turner Sports New Media (TSNM), the interactive division of Turner Sports, Inc., acquired all of NASCAR's interactive rights in October 2000 and became the exclusive producer of NASCAR.COM in January 2001. One of the fastest growing sports league Web sites, NASCAR.COM is home to broadband news coverage, fantasy games and the NASCAR.COM SuperStore. The site consistently ranks among the top sports league sites and was named one of the best sports Web sites on the Internet by BusinessWeek (October 2005).

Through September 2006, the site averaged 3.9 million unique users per month during the 2006 NASCAR season. Additionally, multimedia usage on NASCAR.COM is up 40% over 2005. In 2003, NASCAR.COM was awarded an Emmy® by the National Television Academy for its TrackPass PitCommand application.

Turner Sports, Inc., a Time Warner company, presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised sports programming. With events airing on two networks -- TBS and TNT -- Turner Sports' line-up includes the NBA, NASCAR and NASCAR.COM, Major League Baseball, college football, professional golf, PGA.com, PGATOUR.com and ACCSelect.com.

About Sportvision
Sportvision, Inc. is the leading innovator of new media sports content and broadcast enhancements. A privately held corporation, Sportvision solutions have enhanced experiences for fans and marketing partners of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, IRL, PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, NCAA, MLS, NTRA and other sporting events on-air and online. The company has won eight Emmy Awards for its products, including three for their signature broadcast enhancements, the virtual yellow 1st and Ten"! line and K Zone"!, and three for its pioneering advanced media work with NASCAR. Sportvision can be found on the web at www.sportvision.com.

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