NEW YORK – October 31, 2007 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, and Tony Stewart, two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion, announced today the nominees for the first annual ‘Stewie Awards,’ honoring the best, boldest and funniest moments of the 2007 NASCAR season.

The ‘Stewies’ will be awarded during a special broadcast of Tony Stewart Live, the weekly talk show hosted by Stewart and Matt Yocum on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128, at SIRIUS’ New York City studios on Thursday, November 29 (6:00 – 8:00 pm ET) during 2007 NASCAR Champions Week. The 2007 Stewie Award winners will be decided by fans around the country who can cast their votes online at SIRIUS Satellite Radio - The Stewie Awards on Tony Stewart Live.

And the nominees for the 2007 ‘Stewie Awards’ are:

Golden Stewie Award – Honoring a legendary driver from the Golden Era of racing (1960-85)

Best Duet – For outstanding teamwork by a driver and crew chief

Jeff Burton & Pat Smith: Start at rear of field due to engine change and win Dollar General 300 NASCAR Busch Series race (Oct. 12)

Casey Mears & Darian Grubb: Fuel strategy in Coca-Cola 600 leads to Mears’ first career NASCAR Nextel Cup win (May 27)

Clint Bowyer & Gil Martin: Martin keeps Bowyer calm and team performs only one adjustment all day to get Bowyer’s first career NASCAR Nextel Cup win in Sylvania 300 (Sept. 16)

Best Original Drama – For year’s most exciting race moment

Kevin Harvick edges Mark Martin to win his first Daytona 500 (Feb. 18)

Jamie McMurray beats Kyle Busch in Pepsi 400 (July 7)

Todd Bodine beats Rick Crawford & Johnny Benson to three-wide finish in Mountain Dew 250 Craftsman Truck Series race (Oct. 6)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. learns of Jeff Gordon’s tribute to Dale Sr. after Gordon wins Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Apr. 21)

New Kid on the Track Award – For year’s most outstanding performance by a rookie

Juan Pablo Montoya: Wins first Nextel Cup race in Toyota Save Mart 350 (June 24)

David Ragan: Despite multiple crashes in ’07, finishes fifth in Daytona 500 (Feb. 18) and third in Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (Sept. 8)

Joey Logano: 17-year-old wins Busch East Series title and “Toyota All-Star Showdown” (Oct. 20)

Best Stunt Sequence (Hal Needham Award) – For year’s most spectacular crash

Clint Bowyer: Crosses finish line at Daytona 500 on his roof (Feb. 18)

Brad Keselowski: Crashes in Camping World 300 Busch Series race (Sept. 1)

David Reutimann: Hits wall during Auto Club 500 in one of hardest crashes ever recorded by NASCAR and walks away (Feb. 25)

Bobby Labonte: Starts “the big one,” which ends up taking out 11 cars at UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega (Oct. 7)

Best Original Comedy – For year’s most entertaining on track “incident” or occurrence

Kevin Harvick & Juan Pablo Montoya get into shoving match during Centurion Boats at The Glen (Aug. 12)

Tony Raines hurls helmet at Robby Gordon during RoadLoans.com 200 Busch Series race (Sept. 22)

Robby Gordon performs “victory celebration” burnout despite losing Busch Series race at Circuit Gilles Villaneuve in Canada (Aug. 4)

Best Vocal Performance – For year’s most memorable quote or sound bite (Visit SIRIUS Satellite Radio - The Stewie Awards on Tony Stewart Live to hear audio of nominees)

Actor Kevin James: Provides memorable “Start Your Engines” command before Pepsi 400 (July 7)

Tony Stewart: After long-awaited first win of season in USG Sheetrock 400 (July 15), says he is going to sit with a case of beer and drink until he “sees cardboard” at bottom of box

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: At press conference announcing his move to Hendrick Motorsports, introduces his “new boss for 2008.” (June 13)

Best Engineering and Special Effects (Smokey Yunick Award) – For year’s most creative – and ultimately illegal – modifications to a race car

Crew Chiefs Chad Knaus & Steve Letarte: Illegal fenders on #48 and #24 cars at Toyota Save Mart 350 (June 24)

Crew Chief Tony Eury Jr.: Illegal wing brackets on #8 car at Dodge Avenger 500 (May 13)

Crew Chief David Hyder & MWR VP of Competition Bobby Kennedy: Illegal fuel in #55 car at Daytona 500 (Feb. 18)

Dazed and Confused Award – For year’s the most baffling move

Teresa Earnhardt and DEI allow Dale Earnhardt Jr. to leave for Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports releases Kyle Busch to make room for Dale Jr.

Carl Edwards lashes out at Roush Racing teammates for lack of support

Tony Stewart, while running second at Nicorette 300 Busch Series race (Mar. 17), decides to pit before pit road is opened. Resulting pit road penalty – his third in six races – puts him at end of longest line and he finishes race in tenth position.

‘I Got Dumped’ Award – For year’s most memorable on-track bumping

Aric Almirola: Pulled out of car while running third in AT&T 250 Busch Series race (June 23); Replaced by Denny Hamlin who wins race; Victory still credited to Almirola

Kyle Busch: After Busch wrecks in Samsung 500 (Apr. 15), he leaves track; Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets behind wheel of Busch’s repaired car for a few laps; Hendrick Motorsports announces later that Dale Jr. will replace Busch on race team in ‘08

Kyle Busch: Wrecked by brother Kurt in NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge (May 19)

Best Driver2Crew Chatter Exchange – For year’s most memorable driver-to-pit crew communication (Visit SIRIUS Satellite Radio - The Stewie Awards on Tony Stewart Live to hear audio of nominees)

Jeff Gordon/#24 team: Screams for caution while rain falls on Pennsylvania 500 (Aug. 5)

Denny Hamlin/#11 team: Discuss “plan of attack” against Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #8 car during Subway 500 (Oct. 21)

Kyle Busch/#5 team: “What up, dawg?” at Pepsi 400 (July 7)

Carl Edwards/#99 team: “Motivational exchange” during USG Sheetrock 400 (July 15)

Juan Pablo Montoya/Crew Chief Donnie Wingo: Different reactions after winning Toyota Save Mart 350 (June 24)
Stewie Special Achievement Award

The critically-acclaimed Tony Stewart Live debuted January 2, 2007 and airs weekly throughout the year exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128. The two-hour show features Stewart and Yocum taking calls from listeners, talking with prominent guests and covering the spectrum of motorsports – from NASCAR to open-wheel racing and beyond.

SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, broadcasting every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, the only radio channel dedicated to NASCAR 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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By MIKE HARRIS,
AP Auto Racing Writer
December 1, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart and radio sidekick Matt Yocum decided earlier this year that the stock car sport needed some awards to rival Hollywood's Oscars and Emmies.

Thus were the Stewie Awards born.

Stewart and Yocum, who co-host a weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio, asked listeners to vote online in 12 categories. They handed out the inaugural Stewies this week in New York as part of NASCAR's Champion's Week celebration.

Among the winners:

-- Lifetime achievement awards to former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. and Hall of Fame driver/broadcaster Benny Parsons, both of whom died in 2007.

-- Legend from the golden era of racing to longtime star A.J. Foyt Jr.

-- Best duet (for outstanding teamwork by driver and crew chief) to Clint Bowyer and Gil Martin after Martin kept his driver calm and the team made only one adjustment on the car in their first Cup Nextel Cup victory Sept. 16 at New Hampshire.

-- Best original drama to Kevin Harvick for his scintillating victory over Mark Martin in the Daytona 500 last February.

-- New kid on the track award to rookie of the year Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the road race at Sonoma in June.

-- Best stunt sequence (Hal Needham Award for year's most spectacular crash) to Bowyer for crossing the finish line on his roof in the Daytona 500.

-- Best original comedy (for year's most entertaining on track incident or occurrence) to Robby Gordon for his victory burnout after the inaugural Busch Series road race in Montreal, despite losing the race.

-- Best engineering and special effects (Smokey Yunick Award for year's most creative, and ultimately illegal, modifications) to a race car to crew chief David Hyder & Michael Waltrip Racing vice president of competition Bobby Kennedy after illegal fuel was found in Waltrip's No. 55 car at the Daytona 500.

-- Dazed and confused award (for year's most baffling move) to Teresa Earnhardt and her Dale Earnhardt Inc. team for allowing Dale Earnhardt Jr. to leave for Hendrick Motorsports.

-- I got dumped award (for year's most memorable on-track bumping) to Kyle Busch, wrecked by brother Kurt in the All-Star Challenge in May at Charlotte.

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