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NASCAR and HDNet Announce Third Season Coverage of Grand National Division Racing in High Definition

LOS ANGELES and DALLAS, April 4, 2006 – NASCAR and HDNet announced today the 2006 broadcast schedule for the network’s third season of live coverage of the NASCAR Grand National Division, a tier of NASCAR’s Regional Racing Series, featuring the Busch East Series and AutoZone West Series.

Live coverage begins with the AutoZone West Series race on Thursday, April 20 at 11pm ET from Phoenix International Raceway. The excitement continues on Saturday, April 29 at 11pm ET from Stockton, California at Stockton 99 Speedway. The first Busch East Series telecast of the season is scheduled for Saturday, June 10 at 9pm ET from Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina (entire schedule is following).

“NASCAR in high-definition brings all of the intensity of a race right into the viewer’s living room and we are excited to bring our fans a third season of the NASCAR Grand National Division on HDNet,” said Dick Glover, Vice President of Broadcasting & New Media, NASCAR Digital Entertainment. “The premium production quality HDNet provides for the series is unrivaled and we are thrilled for its drivers, teams and tracks to receive live television coverage throughout the season.”

“We’re really excited to continue our relationship with NASCAR,” said Mark Cuban, co-founder and president of HDNet. “As our subscriber base continues to grow, we hear more and more how much our viewers love to catch NASCAR on HDNet - and we’re happy to bring them another exciting season of racing.”

The HDNet broadcast team of Mike Hogewood, Pat Patterson, Dave Burns, Dan Pardus and Kandace Krueger will announce the action, which will be produced and telecast in 1080i HDTV.

SPEED will also re-air each of the HDNet-produced NASCAR Grand National Division races in standard definition.

About the NASCAR Grand National Division
The NASCAR Grand National Division includes two independent NASCAR series – the Busch East Series and the AutoZone West Series – competing with identical race cars. NASCAR Grand National Division cars are similar in appearance and design to those cars used on the NASCAR Busch Series. The cars are powered by 350 to 358 cubic-inch V-8 engines with a maximum compression ratio of 12:1. Both 105- and 110-inch wheelbase cars are allowed, with a minimum weight of 3,300 pounds. They are equipped with Goodyear bias-ply tires.

Notable NASCAR Grand National Division alumni include two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Martin Truex Jr.; NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan; and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick; as well as crew chiefs Greg Zipadelli, Richard “Slugger” Labbe and Frank Stoddard.

About HDNet
HDNet provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and entertainment programming. The network features up to 20 hours of original programming each week, all produced in the highest quality 1080i HDTV format – more original high-definition programming than any other network. HDNet news and entertainment includes original series “HDNet World Report,” “Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone,” “Art Mann Presents,” “HDNet Concert Series,” and “True Music w/Katie Daryl,” as well as every episode of the acclaimed Warner Bros. series “Smallville.” Live sports productions include NASCAR auto racing, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer games. HDNet Movies, the company’s second network, features a wide selection of major studio’s theatrical releases – all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio - as well as features produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition. Co-founded by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on Adelphia, Charter, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net. For the complete schedule see the HDNet NASCAR Grand National Division page.

Members of the media may log on to www.nascarmedia.com or www.hd.net/pressroom for more information and high-resolution images.

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Media Contacts:
Colette Carey, HDNet (303) 542-5576 / ccarey@hd.net Kim Shane, Rogers & Cowan (310) 854-8176 / kshane@rogersandcowan.com