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Sound and Speed wraps up in Nashville

January 12, 10:03 AMNASCAR ExaminerGreg Engle
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After signing autographs for fans, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. answered questions on everything from what he did during his time away from the track (spent time with family) to what his plans for later that night were (heading to his new bar Whiskey River in Charlotte) during a news conference Saturday at the Sprint Sound and Speed Fan Festival Presented by SunTrust at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. (Photo Credit: Steve Green/Getty Images for NASCAR)

The Sprint Sound and Speed fan festival staged up its fourth event Saturday night in Nashville Tennessee.

The festival was a daylong event that included driver and singer appearances capped off with a concert at the Wild Horse Saloon.


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Transcript of comments from news conferences with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Evernham, Aric Almirola and others at the Sprint Sound and Speed Fan Festival


The event was designed to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Performers who appeared included Dierks Bentley, Aaron Tippin and Danielle Peck, along with NASCAR drivers Michael Waltrip, Denny Hamlin and, of course, Dale Earnhardt Jr. There was also an auction that included items such as autographed t-shirts and CDs, a Sam Bass signature guitar featuring Johnny Cash and Dale Earnhardt.

“The fun part for me,” Earnhardt Jr. said, “is this is the first interaction with the race fans in several months. They’ll tell you about how excited they are about the season, how they want you to have a good year and how they met you last year.

“It sort of gets you back into the feeling of going back to the race track,” he added.” Getting excited about going back.”
 

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