Sportsblast

SportsBlast, the production company responsible for The Kellys, the award-winning animated series featured on NASCAR.COM, today announced that one lucky fan will have a chance to win a trip for four to the 2006 Daytona 500. Along with tickets to the race on Feb. 19, 2006, the prize package also includes tickets to grandstand events leading up to the race, hospitality passes for the entire weekend, domestic airfare, accommodations, and $500 in spending money. In addition, the winner has the chance to be immortalized in animation, as SportsBlast will create an animated character using the winner’s likeness in a future episode of The Kellys.

Consumers can enter the sweepstakes from now until Jan. 27, 2006 on The Kellys Web site at www.TeamKellyRacing.com, or via NASCAR.com by clicking on the link to The Kellys Sweepstakes. One lucky finalist will be selected in a random drawing from the pool of eligible entries to win a trip to the Entire Big Race Weekend. The winner will be announced on January 31st on TeamKellyRacing.com.

“This is truly the opportunity of a lifetime for one lucky fan,” said Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson and founder of SportsBlast. “The Kellys has really connected with hundreds of thousands of racing fans across the nation, and we look forward to finding our biggest fan and making their dream come true with an all expense paid trip to Daytona!”

Developed and produced in association with Turner Sports Interactive, the company that produces NASCAR.COM under license from NASCAR,The Kellys is the first animated series to takes fans behind the scenes and into the heart of a stock car racing family trying to win on the big circuit.

The show boasts an all-star cast, such as Emmy® winner Nancy Cartwright, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson, and last season featured guest appearances from NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick, Camryn Manheim of ABC’s hit series The Practice, Catherine Bell, from the CBS drama JAG and Academy Award winning R&B artist Isaac Hayes, who also provides the voice of Chef on Comedy Central’s South Park.

About Turner Sports Interactive

Turner Sports Interactive became the exclusive producer of NASCAR.COM when it acquired all of NASCAR’s interactive rights in October 2000.

Since its relaunch in February 2001, NASCAR.COM has continued to consistently grow its reach to millions of NASCAR fans each month by leveraging the popularity of the sport and a collection of unique and original features.

In 2003, NASCAR.COM was awarded an Emmy® by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for use of advanced media in its PitCommand application, part of TrackPass subscription offering.

Today, Turner produces over two-dozen original weekly features, applications and shows for NASCAR.COM along with the most comprehensive editorial coverage of NASCAR racing in the world.

About SportsBlast

SportsBlast, LLC. is a privately held animation and multimedia development and production company founded by Emmy-winning voice-actor Nancy Cartwright, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson on the long-running hit animated series, The Simpsons. SportsBlast creates innovative content and shows for both the Internet and traditional media with a focus on animated entertainment for the sports world.

For more information about the company, contact Peter Kjenaas at
(818) 882-7297 or at peter@sportsblast.com.

Hey animation and race fans!

Welcome to SportsBlast.com, home town for America’s favorite animated racing family, The Kellys. Just as the Kelly family is dedicated to winning, the SportsBlast family is dedicated to producing the very best in animated sports entertainment.

The team at SportBlast develops and produces series that take fans behind-the-scenes of their favorite sport and bring to light a humorous and dramatic world that they rarely see.