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 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES EAST MEDIA
OUTREACH
1/31/2008
TELEVISION:
HDNet - HDNet, America's
first 100 percent high-definition cable network, telecast nine NASCAR Camping
World Series East events in 2007. Each of those telecasts was repackaged for 90-minute
replays on SPEED Channel. HDNet is available in 500,000 households nationwide.
SPEED
- Speed Channel is home to "NASCAR on Speed" programming. As
part of the popular network's Racing
Across America series, Speed telecast "enhanced replays" of HDNet's live
NASCAR Camping World Series East races.
In
addition NASCAR PR facilitated local advance television coverage in Buffalo, N.Y., Hartford, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; Cleveland, Ohio; Newton, Iowa;
and other markets encompassed by the series in 2007.
RADIO:
SIRIUS Satellite Radio - NASCAR PR facilitates year-round weekend
driver call-in interviews for The
Frontstretch with host Pat Patterson. Drivers are scheduled in 2008 to
appear on a weekly basis on the network's primary shows: Tuesday on SIRIUS Speedway hosted by Dave Moody; Wednesday's
on Tradin' Paint with Steve Post
& Chocolate Myers; Thursday on Manifold
Destiny with Mojo Nixon; and Saturday and Sunday with Pat Patterson. There
are also regular opportunities for drivers to appear on The Morning Drive with David Poole and Mike Bagley.
ESPN
Radio - NASCAR PR facilitates weekly driver call-ins to Pat Patterson's
ESPN Saturday Raceday program
throughout the season.
In
addition, NASCAR PR facilitated numerous local radio call-in appearances for
drivers in central New York, Greenville-Spartanburg,
S.C., Mansfield-Columbus,
Ohio, Nashville,
Tenn., and other markets.
PRINT:
The NASCAR Camping
World Series East is covered regularly in weekly trade publications including Speedway Illustrated/NASCAR Insider, National Speed
Sport News, Area Auto Racing News and many other regional trade papers and
their websites.
Ongoing
major market daily newspaper outreach and coverage surrounds every NASCAR
Camping World Series East event, led by The
Hartford (Conn.) Courant, The Boston (Mass.) Globe, and
The Boston
(Mass.) Herald
and the Tennessean (Nashville, Tenn.).
Event-specific print outreach surrounds the schedule, and includes daily and
weekly newspaper outlets in central New York, Dover, Del./Philadelphia, Pa., Greenville/Spartanburg,
S.C., central Iowa, central Ohio, and other markets surrounding series
events.
WEB:
Complete results,
stories and releases can be found for the NASCAR Camping World Series East on
www.nascarlocalracing.com and can be accessed by accredited media covering the
sport through www.nascarmedia.com.
SOURCE: <<NCWS East Media
Outreach.doc>>
Jason Christley
| Manager of Communications, Developmental Series | NASCAR
1801 W. International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona
Beach, FL 32114
Team Scuba
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 2008
Television SPEED continues as the exclusive cable home of the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series in 2008, broadcasting all races in vivid High Definition
Television and available on SPEED HD. SPEED will air 23 of 25 races live in
2008, with each race including pre and post-race coverage, giving viewers
almost three hours of racing action. Two additional races will appear on FOX. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is the number one rated motorsports
series on SPEED. The 2007 season was the second most viewed season since 2000,
with a six percent increase in the average number of viewers watching. The
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International Speedway in
February 2007 attracted 1.6 million viewers, making the telecast the second most
viewed series event in the history of SPEED. SPEED continues to provide the fans more off-helmet interviews with
their favorite drivers and insight into all the strategies the tough trucks
offer. A dedicated 30-minute, pre-race show, Set Up, hosted by Krista Voda will
explore off-track and behind-the scenes news and features. SPEED continues to
be one of the fastest growing cable networks and is available to more than 78
million homes in North America. The SPEED broadcast team consists of Rick Allen as the play-by-play
announcer with NASCAR veterans Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip providing
analysis of all the on-track action. Adam Alexander and Ray Dunlap to will
continue to provide insight from pit road. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is
the cornerstone of NASCAR coverage on SPEED from the first lap in Daytona to
the championship banquet. Other NASCAR on-track programs include NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series qualifying and practice and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
qualifying. The 2007 season marked the first time that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series has appeared on network television since 2000. The spring truck event at
Martinsville Speedway was broadcast by FOX, and it was the most viewed truck
event in the past 10 years, with approximately 2.4 million viewers. FOX Sports
will again provide live, flag-to-flag coverage of two races in 2008 - the San
Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway on Feb. 23 and the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway
on March 29.
SOURCE: David Harris,
9711 Southern Pine Blvd., Charlotte,
NC 28273
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Overview Series Info and Demographics
Entering its second
decade in 2005, this high-profile national series features full-size,
American-made trucks from four major manufacturers (Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota). With 25 events
at 22 different tracks, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a favorite among
fans who like big, powerful trucks and tough, rugged racing.
THE RACE GAME: This is
NASCAR
· The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series begins its 11th season in 2005.
· All 25 events on the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule
air live exclusively on SPEED Channel.
· 16 primetime races in 2004, true excitement and pageantry under
the lights.
· 16 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events are scheduled as
companion events with the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and 11 with the NASCAR Busch
Series in 2005.
· Our 10 month racing season is one of the longest of all U.S. major
sports, creating sustained marketing opportunities for NASCAR sponsors.
· The series is supported by one of America's powerhouse brands, Sears
/ Craftsman.
· 1.1 million fans attended NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events
in 2004.
TV RATINGS: Trucks are
stealing the show
· The second season of live NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing
on SPEED Channel earned a 0.7 rating (up +17% over 2003), making the series the
#1 rated motorsports series on SPEED Channel and the #3 rated motorsports
series on cable television (trailing only the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and
NASCAR Busch Series).
· Higher average ratings, combined with SPEED Channel's increased
distribution, resulted in substantial increases in the average number
households tuned in to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series versus 2003.An average
of 431,000 households (+24% vs. 2003) and 592,000 viewers (+23% vs. 2003) tuned
in to each NCTS event.
· 19 out of 25 events experienced increases in the average number
of households tuned in.
· The 2004 Florida
Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona was the highest rated NCTS event on SPEED Channel
ever, with a 1.6 rating.
SPONSORSHIP VALUE: Trucks
are pulling more than their share
· NASCAR fans are among the most brand loyal in sports.
· NASCAR fans are 3 times as likely to try and purchase NASCAR
sponsors' products and services as non-fans.
· Sponsors involved in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series gained
$231 million in sponsorship exposure value in 2004, up +65% over the $140
million in 2003, as reported by Joyce Julius and Associates.
MEDIA COVERAGE : · TV - SPEED Channel
· Radio - NASCAR Radio on XM Satellite Radio, NASCAR Radio
2 (in-car audio), and Motor Racing Network (MRN)
· Internet - NASCAR.COM, AOL
· Licensed Print - NASCAR Illustrated, NASCAR Insider,
NASCAR Performance, NASCAR Review, NASCAR Scene, NASCAR Superstars, and
Official NASCAR Preview & Press Guide.
DEMOGRAPHICS: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES FAN BASE: A sport for the entire family
· 30 million NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans in the U.S.
· 65% male / 35% female
· 59% of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans are 18-44 (118 index
vs. U.S.
pop)
· 45% of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans earn $30,000 - $75,000
per year (110 index vs. U.S.
pop)
· 42% of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans have children under the
age of 18 (117 index vs. U.S.
pop)
Sources:
Ipsos Insight, Joyce Julius & Associates, NASCAR Industry Estimates,
Nielsen Media Research, and NASCAR Official Race Reports
Speed Channel
SPEED, celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first and
foremost cable network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything
automotive.
From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality
programming from the track to the garage. SPEED has exclusive coverage of the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Formula One, World Rally, Supercross, ARCA,
IHRA, ALMS, Grand American Road Racing, and live coverage of AMA and FIM
motorcycle road racing events.
Speed Channel Demographics Male: 81.1% Female: 18.9%
Income:
Median Household Income: $82,179
Education: 20.8% Have College Degree or More
Occupation: 43.5% White collar, professional, managers
Age: 18-49 Years Old: 65.2%
25-54 Years Old: 61.9%
Home Ownership: 65.6% Own Their Own Home
Source http://www.cvadsales.com/network_speed_channel.html
2008 Quantcast Ratings
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME 39%
$30 - $60,000 26%
$60 - $100,000
23%
$100,000 +
AGE : 38% 38 - 49 ...... 25% 50+
SOURCE: http://www.quantcast.com/speedchannel.com/demographics
Fan Base Demographics
· There are 30 million NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series fans in the U.S.
· Two out of five NASCAR fans are fans of the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series.
· The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fan base is slightly more male
than the overall NASCAR fan base.
Gender NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans: Male 65% Female 35%
· NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans are younger than the U.S.
population.
· 36% of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans are between the ages
of 18-34 (116 index).
· 59% of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans are between the ages
of 18-44 (118 index).
· NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series fans are middle class.
· NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series fans are just as likely as the U.S. population to earn $50,000 per
year or more (98 index).
· 31% of NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series fans earn between $50,000 and $100,000 (107 index).
Regions U.S. Population
NASCAR CTS Fans Index NCTS Fans vs.
U.S. Population
Northeast 20% 15% 75
Midwest 23% 21% 91
South 35% 38% 109
West 22% 26% 118
· NASCAR is a family sport and is enjoyed by many different
generations.
· NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fans are more likely to have
children under the age of 18 than the U.S.
population (117 index).
Source: Ipsos Insight,
2004 NASCAR Series Tracker
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