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Darryl & Rodney become Partners - 2009-07-02 digg Digg!
COUNTRY SINGER
RODNEY ATKINS
AND NASCAR DRIVER
MICHAEL WALTRIP
BECOME "DRAFTING PARTNERS"

Atkins/Waltrip "Drafting Partners"
Taped at Lowes Mother Speedway
Debuts July 2, 9:30 pm EST


Nashville, Tenn. (July 2, 2009) - It's been widely known that fans of NASCAR are typically fans of country music and Rodney Atkins discovered the connection first hand when spending "a day in the life" with NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip for today's premiere of "Drafting Partners" on Great American Country.

Rodney Atkins performed recently at the Food Lion Speedstreet 600 prior to the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, N.C. and Waltrip introduced him to the crowd. The next day, Atkins hung around in Waltrip's world and enjoyed the experience of the pit area as well as getting to know some of the other drivers.

"The fans are what ties us together," says Atkins. "The people who follow the sport are the same fans I see at our shows. We played the Speedstreet event and over 10,000 people came out to see us play."

Michael Waltrip is a fan of country music but Rodney, who took his wife Tammy Jo and son Elijah with him, admits he is an even bigger fan of the drivers and their abilities."These guys get close to 200 miles per hour out on that track. They put their lives in danger to do what they do."

"I've never been in the pit area so that was really unbelievable. Michael, Kasey Kahne and everyone were great. It was so cool to get to hang with them," says Atkins.

Rodney's name is emblazoned on Johnny Sauter's No. 13 Fun Sand/Rodney Atkins/Curb Records Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

GAC's new series Drafting Partners puts you smack-dab in the middle of pit row with one of country's hottest stars and one of NASCAR's coolest drivers. Each episode features a new artist and driver pairing for an insider's look at the colliding worlds of country music and motorsports. Strap on you seatbelt and tune-in for an hour long ride featuring a tour of some of NASCAR's top tracks and all your favorite country music videos!


GAC "Drafting Partners" Rodney Atkins/Michael Waltrip Air Dates

2-Jul-09 9:30 PM Premiere
2-Jul-09 1:30 AM
3-Jul-09 11:00 PM
3-Jul-09 1:00 PM
3-Jul-09 3:00 AM
4-Jul-09 10:30 AM
9-Jul-09 8:30 PM
9-Jul-09 12:30 AM
10-Jul-09 12:30 PM
26-Aug-09 10:30 PM
26-Aug-09 2:30 PM
27-Aug-09 5:30 PM
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