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'The King,' Richard Petty, to be Larry King's guest on CNN
ThatsRacin.com Report
Richard Petty will be a special guest on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Thursday night, Aug. 3.
The program airs from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern time.
Petty, the winningest driver in Nextel Cup history, will discuss the upcoming release of “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”
Petty was also recently a voice in the Pixar animated feature “Cars.”
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Earnhardt Jr to "Payback" his sister
NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr., will surprise sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge with a new custom Chevrolet Tahoe SS in the SPEED reality series, Payback on Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. ET.
Kelley, who handles much of Earnhardt, Jr.'s personal business dealings, is the oft overlooked hero behind the driver's successful marketing, licensing and promotional machine. Bud Brutsman, producer of Payback, talked about this episode:
"As a NASCAR fan, it was great to see Junior outside his element. I think he had a lot of fun putting this together with us. You can tell how much Kelley means to him and it's really cool to see a brother and sister that close together."
Earnhardt, Jr. drives the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is firmly planted in the middle of this year's Chase for the Nextel Cup. Despite his busy schedule, the opportunity to give back to his sister was something he truly wanted to do.
"Payback is a way to give back to someone who cuts you a break," said Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
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Raines gets a ride in F-16 Fighter: Former Indiana resident Raines, driver of the #96 DLP HDTV Chevy for Hall of Fame Racing got the ride of his life Aug. 1 courtesy of the 181st Fighter Wing based in Terre Haute, Ind. Col. Chris "Bert" Colbert gave Raines an orientation flight, and the two spent a little more than an hour flying over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, site of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Aug. 6, and parts of Indiana and Illinois. "That was awesome," Raines said. "I can't believe I got to do that. It was just absolutely incredible. We took off, and we were at the Speedway in about eight to 10 minutes. We flew right down the main stretch. I just can't even describe the feeling and the adrenaline. The rolls, the loops, the G-forces; it was incredible. It's something I've always wanted to do, and it was everything I thought it would be." Raines spent the morning in Terre Haute getting a flight physical and then learning about the F-16D in which he would fly. He was given instruction about entering and exiting the aircraft, how to handle g-forces and emergency procedures. If Raines didn't have enough excitement in his day, after the flight he headed to Interstate 70 to make the 73-mile journey to Indianapolis to throw the first pitch at the Indianapolis Indians/Toledo Mud Hens Triple-A baseball game at Victory Field. Raines, who pitched in high school at LaPorte, Ind., threw a fastball, a little low and outside.(True Speed Communication PR)
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Wally takes Mr Big out for a drive: Sunday on the "Bank of America Countdown to Green" pre-race show, Mr. Big gets a taste of life in the fast lane - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Chris Noth, former star of "Sex & the City," goes for a ride with Dallenbach around the storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway in "Wally's World."(NBC PR)
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The 'King' on Larry King Thursday, Mikey and Dale Jr also: Richard Petty will be a special guest on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night, August 3. The program airs from 9:00-10:00pp/et. Petty, the winningest driver in Nextel Cup history, will discuss the upcoming release of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" Petty was also recently a voice in the Pixar animated feature "Cars"(PR)(8-2-2006) AND: Michael Waltrip will appear on CNN’s Larry King Live Thursday night at 9:00pm/et. He and drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Richard Petty will square off in a verbal spar with the stars of Talladega Nights, Will Farrell and John C. Reilly.(MWR PR)
'The King,' Richard Petty, to be Larry King's guest on CNN
ThatsRacin.com Report
Richard Petty will be a special guest on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Thursday night, Aug. 3.
The program airs from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern time.
Petty, the winningest driver in Nextel Cup history, will discuss the upcoming release of “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”
Petty was also recently a voice in the Pixar animated feature “Cars.”
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Earnhardt Jr to "Payback" his sister
NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr., will surprise sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge with a new custom Chevrolet Tahoe SS in the SPEED reality series, Payback on Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. ET.
Kelley, who handles much of Earnhardt, Jr.'s personal business dealings, is the oft overlooked hero behind the driver's successful marketing, licensing and promotional machine. Bud Brutsman, producer of Payback, talked about this episode:
"As a NASCAR fan, it was great to see Junior outside his element. I think he had a lot of fun putting this together with us. You can tell how much Kelley means to him and it's really cool to see a brother and sister that close together."
Earnhardt, Jr. drives the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is firmly planted in the middle of this year's Chase for the Nextel Cup. Despite his busy schedule, the opportunity to give back to his sister was something he truly wanted to do.
"Payback is a way to give back to someone who cuts you a break," said Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
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Raines gets a ride in F-16 Fighter: Former Indiana resident Raines, driver of the #96 DLP HDTV Chevy for Hall of Fame Racing got the ride of his life Aug. 1 courtesy of the 181st Fighter Wing based in Terre Haute, Ind. Col. Chris "Bert" Colbert gave Raines an orientation flight, and the two spent a little more than an hour flying over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, site of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Aug. 6, and parts of Indiana and Illinois. "That was awesome," Raines said. "I can't believe I got to do that. It was just absolutely incredible. We took off, and we were at the Speedway in about eight to 10 minutes. We flew right down the main stretch. I just can't even describe the feeling and the adrenaline. The rolls, the loops, the G-forces; it was incredible. It's something I've always wanted to do, and it was everything I thought it would be." Raines spent the morning in Terre Haute getting a flight physical and then learning about the F-16D in which he would fly. He was given instruction about entering and exiting the aircraft, how to handle g-forces and emergency procedures. If Raines didn't have enough excitement in his day, after the flight he headed to Interstate 70 to make the 73-mile journey to Indianapolis to throw the first pitch at the Indianapolis Indians/Toledo Mud Hens Triple-A baseball game at Victory Field. Raines, who pitched in high school at LaPorte, Ind., threw a fastball, a little low and outside.(True Speed Communication PR)
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Wally takes Mr Big out for a drive: Sunday on the "Bank of America Countdown to Green" pre-race show, Mr. Big gets a taste of life in the fast lane - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Chris Noth, former star of "Sex & the City," goes for a ride with Dallenbach around the storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway in "Wally's World."(NBC PR)
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The 'King' on Larry King Thursday, Mikey and Dale Jr also: Richard Petty will be a special guest on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night, August 3. The program airs from 9:00-10:00pp/et. Petty, the winningest driver in Nextel Cup history, will discuss the upcoming release of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" Petty was also recently a voice in the Pixar animated feature "Cars"(PR)(8-2-2006) AND: Michael Waltrip will appear on CNN’s Larry King Live Thursday night at 9:00pm/et. He and drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Richard Petty will square off in a verbal spar with the stars of Talladega Nights, Will Farrell and John C. Reilly.(MWR PR)