‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge To Honor 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion
Nov. 30 At Wynn Las Vegas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 6, 2012) – When the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™ get underway later this month in Las Vegas, superstar comedian, actor, producer, author and judge Howie Mandel will take the stage in another role he is extremely familiar with: show host.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 with live coverage on SPEED, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, are the culmination of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™ and will honor the 2012 champion along with the rest of the top 10 drivers in the final Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ standings.
Mandel, widely known for his role as a judge on the NBC hit reality show “America’s Got Talent,” is as versatile as they come in show business. For more than 30 years, Mandel has succeeded in a wide range of roles across a diverse landscape of entertainment genres. Accomplishments on his illustrious resume include:
· Host of the upcoming TV game show “Take It All” premiering Dec. 10 on NBC
· Executive producer and host of the FOX hidden camera series “Mobbed”
· Emmy® Award-nominated host of the TV game show “Deal Or No Deal”
· Actor on the Emmy Award-winning TV series “St. Elsewhere”
· New York Times best-selling author of Here’s The Deal: Don’t Touch Me
· Creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-nominated children’s series “Bobby’s World”
· Internationally known stand-up comic, continues to perform as many as 200 concerts a year throughout the US and Canada.
“I’ve spent many years in my career evaluating and analyzing talent, and there is no doubt in my mind that these NASCAR drivers are the best drivers in the world,” said Mandel. “I’m really looking forward to hosting this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards to help honor the top 10 drivers and officially crown the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.”
Each year, the awards have grown in stature and prestige, and this year’s edition will be no different. The event is always packed with appearances by big-name celebrities, popular recording artists and world-renowned entertainment acts, evidenced by names such as Reba McIntyre, Kid Rock and Rascal Flatts taking the stage in years past.
“Year after year, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards combines the excitement of NASCAR and the entertainment of Hollywood into a spectacular event,” said Zane Stoddard, NASCAR managing director, entertainment marketing and business development. “With Howie’s work on ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Deal Or No Deal,’ he’s become one of the most recognizable and popular personalities in America and we feel he makes this year’s show one of the most anticipated in recent memory.”
Other entertainment-related announcements regarding the awards show will be announced in the coming weeks.
A champion in NASCAR’s premier series will be crowned in a little more than two weeks when the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup culminates at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 18. Tune in to the Advocare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway this Sunday, Nov. 11 (ESPN, 3 p.m. ET) to see which drivers will be one step closer to claiming the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for one of North America’s premier sports. NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in 20 languages. In the U.S., races are broadcast on FOX, TNT, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, SPEED, MRN Radio, PRN Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. NASCAR fans are among the most brand-loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), four regional series, and one local grassroots series, as well as three international series. Also part of NASCAR is GRAND-AM Road Racing, known for its competition on road courses with multiple classes of cars. NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., NASCAR has offices in eight cities across North America. The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Advocare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, will air Nov. 11 on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET, with coverage starting at 2 p.m. with “NASCAR Countdown” on ESPN. For more information and a complete schedule, visit www.nascar.com. Follow NASCAR on www.facebook.com/NASCAR or on Twitter: @NASCAR.
