NEW YORK and DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR and SiriusXM today announced a six-year renewal to extend their
broadcasting and marketing agreement through 2022. SiriusXM will continue to deliver 24/7 racing content to millions of listeners
across North America, including live broadcasts of every race, plus daily NASCAR talk and
interviews with voices across the industry through its exclusive SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel. NASCAR content is available to
SiriusXM subscribers in their car, at home or on the go on satellite radios, on the SiriusXM app and online at SiriusXM.com.
SiriusXM and NASCAR's agreement extension marks another important milestone in the history of collaboration between the two
organizations, as 2017 is NASCAR's 16th season on satellite radio and listeners will have uninterrupted access to the
sport for more than two decades. SiriusXM will also retain exclusive category rights to utilize NASCAR branding and trademarks
for advertising and promotion.
"We have more than a successful decade of partnership already under our belts with SiriusXM and look forward to continuing our
relationship over the next six years," said Steve Herbst, senior vice president, broadcasting and
production at NASCAR. "SiriusXM provides robust coverage of both our live events and breaking news, acting as a trusted resource
for our sport and helping NASCAR content to reach new, diverse audiences nationwide."
"For the last 15 years we've proudly delivered the excitement of NASCAR to fans nationwide, providing them with a level of
coverage unmatched by anyone in audio entertainment, and we are very pleased to continue our relationship for years to come,"
said Steve Cohen, SiriusXM's SVP of Sports Programming. "NASCAR has always had one of the
most loyal fan bases in sports, and it continues to innovate to constantly improve the racing on the track. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
will continue to give fans, no matter where they are in the country, a terrific platform to follow and discuss the new format put
in place this season, and stay connected with their favorite drivers as they vie for the championship."
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to the track this weekend with the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, live
March 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio airs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and delivers in-depth racing coverage and inside access to NASCAR
news, including live broadcasts of every Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™ and NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series™ event. Fans can call in to the channel to share their opinions and be a part of the daily discussion, and can also access
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio programming when they want it on SiriusXM On Demand. The channel's roster of expert hosts features
current and former drivers, crew chiefs, crew members and a host of NASCAR insiders. For more info on SiriusXM NASCAR
Radio's programming and personalities go to www.SiriusXM.com/NASCAR.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of
motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series, one local grassroots
series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in
eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S.
states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat ('NASCAR').
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 31.3
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news;
exclusive talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles
from every major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios
and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather,
data and information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM
delivers weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In
addition, SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority
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.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit http://www.siriusxm.com/LogosAndPhotos.
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and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: our substantial competition, which is
likely to increase over time; our ability to attract and retain subscribers, which is uncertain; interference to our service from
wireless operations; consumer protection laws and their enforcement; unfavorable outcomes of pending or future litigation; the
market for music rights, which is changing and subject to uncertainties; our dependence upon the auto industry; general economic
conditions; the security of the personal information about our customers; existing or future government laws and regulations
could harm our business; failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business; the interruption or failure of our
information technology and communications systems; our failure to realize benefits of acquisitions or other strategic
initiatives; rapid technological and industry changes; failure of third parties to perform; our failure to comply with FCC
requirements; modifications to our business plan; our indebtedness; our principal stockholder has significant influence over our
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Source: SiriusXM
Contact:
Chelcee Coffman
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications
704.348.9773
ccoffman@nascar.com
Andrew FitzPatrick
SiriusXM
212.901.6693
Andrew.FitzPatrick@SiriusXM.com
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