Golden globe nominee emmy rossum to perform national anthem at subway fresh fit 500T ON FEB. 27 Star of Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ to make return to NASCAR stage
(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Actress/Singer Emmy Rossum will perform the Star-Spangled Banner prior to the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 27 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Rossum said she’s excited for to help fans rev up for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T – the last NASCAR event to be held on a racing surface that’s been in place at PIR since 1990. The track will be repaved and slightly reconfigured following the upcoming race weekend.
“Having the opportunity to sing the Star-Spangled Banner in front of nearly 100,000 people is always thrilling,” Rossum said. “But I am told this NASCAR event – as the final race on Phoenix International Raceway’ current track surface – has even more meaning. I’m honored to help close out 20 years of NASCAR memories in the Valley of the Sun on PIR’s current racing surface as the track prepares to renovate this spring.”
Rossum has been involved in the performing arts for more than a decade and is no stranger to the NASCAR stage. The multi-talented 23-year old currently stars in the Showtime series, Shameless. The new original series, which is based on a long-running British series of the same title, had its biggest premiere in the history of the network. Rossum’s first album, “Inside Out,” was released in 2007 and featured her own songs and recordings.
In 2004, Rossum earned a Golden Globe nomination as “Christine” in Phantom of the Opera. Her portrayal also garnered the National Board of Review’s Best Female Breakthrough Performance Award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Best Young Actress Award in 2005. Past film credits include Dare, Dragonball, Poseiden, The Day After Tomorrow with Jake Gyllenhaal, and the Clint Eastwood-directed drama Mystic River. Her television credits include guest starring appearances on Law and Order and The Practice.
High resolution photos of Rossum are available upon request.
Tickets to the exciting Feb. 24-27 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T NASCAR event weekend are available with prices starting at just $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.phoenixraceway.com/tickets www.phoenixraceway.com/tickets or call 866-408-RACE (7223).
About Phoenix International Raceway Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has served race fans as the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Watch the brightest stars in NASCAR take on PIR’s famed one-mile oval – including five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart and many more – on February 27, 2011 in the Subway Fresh Fit 500. Tickets for the entire Subway Fresh Fit 500 weekend at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased online at http://www.PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). For more, visit http://PhoenixRaceway.com/ PhoenixRaceway.com, http://Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway/ Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway and http://Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway/ Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway.
