NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will offer
the most comprehensive audio coverage of the 60th
running of the Daytona 500 on February 18, as well as all the news and events
of NASCAR's anticipated Speedweeks leading up to race day.
Subscribers nationwide will have access to the live race broadcast,
in-car audio from some of the sport's top drivers, and daily
coverage from Daytona International Speedway.
On Daytona 500 race day, SiriusXM will offer 15 hours of live
programming from the speedway starting at 7:00 am ET. Subscribers will hear every turn of
the "The Great American Race" (green flag approximately
2:30 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 drivers.
The programming airs on the exclusive 24/7 SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
channel (ch. 90). Go to www.SiriusXM.com/NASCAR for more info.
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will also provide live coverage of the
Can-Am Duel, the 150-mile Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
qualifying races, on Thursday, Feb.
15 (6:00 pm ET), the NextEra
Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on
Friday, Feb. 16 (7:00 pm ET), and the Power Shares QQQ 300 NASCAR
Xfinity Series race on Saturday, Feb.
17 (2:00 pm ET).
Each day leading up to the Daytona 500 fans will get
up-to-the-moment news, analysis and interviews with drivers, owners
and crew members on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, which will broadcast
live from Daytona every day.
On Wednesday, Feb. 14
(7:00 pm ET), 2014 Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick will host a new live edition of
his exclusive SiriusXM show, Happy Hours, from the
track. Harvick and co-host Matt
Yocum will preview the next day's Can-Am Duel and Sunday's
Daytona 500, and share their thoughts on what lies ahead for the
2018 NASCAR season.
Throughout the day on Feb. 14,
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will broadcast live from Daytona 500 Media
Day from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm ET,
where hosts from the channel will interview each of the drivers in
attendance.
On Thursday, Feb. 15 (3:00 pm ET), SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will present a
three-hour special live from the Smithfield Foods Stage outside the
track that will take a fun look back at the history of the
channel. With fans looking on, Shannon Spake will make her hosting debut on
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, moderating a panel discussion that will
feature many current and former SiriusXM hosts and highlight
memorable moments from 16 years of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
On Monday, Feb. 19, on The
Morning Drive, hosts Mike Bagley
and Pete Pistone will be joined live
in studio by the 2018 Daytona 500 champion driver, crew chief and
owner.
Throughout the season, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio features a roster
of expert hosts that includes 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
champion Kevin Harvick, Daytona
500-winning former crew chief Larry
McReynolds, former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Champion Mike Skinner, plus active
and former drivers Regan Smith,
Brendan Gaughan, Kenny Wallace and Andy
Hillenburg. Listeners also hear from insiders like
Mike Bagley, Claire B. Lang, Dave
Moody, Pete Pistone, Danny
"Chocolate" Myers, Pat Patterson,
Jim Noble, Angie Skinner, Brad
Gillie, Matt Yocum,
Danielle Trotta, Alan Cavanna, Lewis
Franck, Jeff Gluck,
Dustin Long, Bob Pockrass, Nate
Ryan, Lee Spencer,
Doug Rice, Wendy Venturini, Brett
McMillan, Brant James,
Jerry Bonkowski, Suzy Armstrong and Mojo Nixon. New hosts
on the channel this year include two veteran NASCAR commentators -
Shannon Spake and Brad Daugherty, the co-owner of JTG Daugherty
Racing and a former NBA athlete.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SiriusXM
broadcasts every Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity
Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race live.
Subscribers with the SiriusXM All Access package can listen to
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on satellite radios, online, on-the-go with
the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected
devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV,
PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to
www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to learn more.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)
is the world's largest radio company measured by revenue and has
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interest in SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million
subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected
vehicles services, giving customers access to a suite of safety,
security, and convenience services including automatic crash
notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside
assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
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