NASCAR SPEEDPARK ST. LOUIS RAISES $1,000 FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, INC. DURING NASCAR SPEEDPARK DAY

December 11, 2006, , St. Louis, Mo

Representatives from NASCAR SpeedPark today announced they raised $1,000 for Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc. during their inaugural NASCAR SpeedPark Day event held in September 2006.

Offering a variety of family activities, NASCAR SpeedPark Day featured a driver look-a-like contest, a corn-on-the-cob eating contest, face painting and photo opportunities with NASCAR SpeedPark's official mascot, Sparkie the Sparkplug. Guests were also invited to visit the NASCAR SpeedPark Day Pumpkin Patch where they could chose a pumpkin to decorate and take home as a NASCAR SpeedPark Day souvenir. A portion of the proceeds raised from this family friendly event were donated to the Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc.

"Our inaugural NASCAR SpeedPark Day was a great success for both NASCAR SpeedPark as well as the Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley," said Tom Lesinski, general manager of NASCAR SpeedPark St. Louis. "As an ongoing goal, we at NASCAR SpeedPark aim to help community organizations through a variety of fundraising endeavors. I look forward to next year's NASCAR SpeedPark Day to be even bigger as NASCAR SpeedPark continues to show its support for the St. Louis community."

"We were honored to partner with such a fantastic family attraction such as NASCAR SpeedPark ," said Lori Jacob, executive vice president for Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc. "Our goal is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy and instill positive values in children from around the world. Promoting family activity and fun through a fall festival event was an excellent promotion and we look forward to working with NASCAR SpeedPark again in the future."

About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and entrepreneurship. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA Worldwide provides in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA Worldwide offers educational programs that focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. Today, 142 offices reach approximately four million students in the United States, with more than three million students served by operations in 96 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.

About NASCAR SpeedPark St. Louis
Recently named the "Official Family Fun Park of NASCAR ", NASCAR SpeedPark's five exciting locations, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Concord, N.C., Sevierville, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo. and Toronto, Ontario, are among North America's top tourist attractions. NASCAR SpeedPark St. Louis offers five exciting tracks, the NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway Simulators, kid-sized rides, a rock climbing wall, lazer tag arena, the state-of-the-art SpeedDome Arcade, a children's indoor playground, an officially-licensed NASCAR merchandise and apparel retail shop, the Pit Stop Grille, private party and meeting rooms, NASCAR Challenge Mini-Golf , and the Speed Bumper Boats. NASCAR SpeedPark is open year round. NASCAR SpeedPark St. Louis' five tracks provide the perfect variety for every member of the family. From the premier Mini-Motor Speedway track to the slick SlideWayz track, there is a track for everyone at NASCAR SpeedPark.

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