2/22 – SiriusXM Announces Comprehensive Coverage of Daytona 500 and NASCAR Speedweeks

SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, will carry live broadcasts of the Daytona 500 and every other race, all season long, plus compelling NASCAR talk and analysis live from Daytona International Speedway daily.  NASCAR programming is available to Sirius subscribers, XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”) and SiriusXM Premier subscribers. On Sunday, February 26, Daytona 500 race day, SiriusXM will start broadcasting live at 7:00 am ET and will offer listeners 15 hours of live coverage from the speedway.  Subscribers will have access to all the action on the track during the 54th running of The Great American Race, which starts at 12:00 pm ET, plus full pre- and post-race coverage with expert analysis, reports from pit road and the garages, driver introductions and interviews with the race winner and other competitors. SiriusXM will also offer additional Driver2Crew Chatter™ channels that will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR’s top drivers as they compete in the Daytona 500.  Drivers featured will include reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick, who will be making her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and others.  The “Fan’s Choice” channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver determined by fans who log on to www.siriusxm.com/nascar and vote from a selection of competitors. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will also provide live coverage of the Gatorade Duel, the 150-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying races, on Thursday, Feb. 23 (1:00 pm ET), the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, Feb. 24 (7:15 pm ET), and the Drive4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Feb. 25 (1:00 pm ET). Throughout the week leading up to race day fans will have access to comprehensive coverage of their sport – featuring the latest news, expert analysis and call-in shows where the fans can voice their thoughts – on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, which will broadcast live from Daytona every day.  The channel’s daily weekday talk lineup begins at 7:00 am ET with The Morning Drive (7:00 – 11:00 am ET), hosted by Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone, followed by Tradin’ Paint (11:00am – 3:00pm ET), hosted by Danny “Chocolate” Myers, Rick Benjamin and Hall of Famer Buddy Baker, then SiriusXM Speedway (3:00 – 7:00 pm ET) with Dave Moody and Angie Skinner. Late Shift, hosted by Jim Noble and Buddy Baker, airs Mondays and Tuesdays (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET), followed on Monday nights by Mojo Nixon’s Manifold Destiny (10:00 pm – midnight ET).  Wednesday through Friday (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET), Claire B. Lang hosts Dialed In.