• August 6, 2013

Toyota and Sprint are back for the second consecutive year with sponsoring NASCAR Contenders Live in Chicago on Sept. 12, days ahead of the first race of the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway. The interactive fan event features all 12 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers on stage doing a rundown on strategy for the series. The event is at the Grand Ballroom at Chicago's famed Navy Pier from 1:30 pm -3 pm CT.

Daytona Beach NASCAR fans can enter the NASCAR Contenders Live Sweepstakes for the chance to win a number of compelling prizes at www.NASCAR.com/contenderslive as well as buy tickets at the same site.

The event, which was sold out last year, will take place at the Grand Ballroom at Chicago’s famed Navy Pier from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT. Fans can buy tickets beginning July 19 by visiting www.NASCAR.com/contenderslive.

 NASCAR President Mike Helton will also be there, per the race organization. He will field questions in an open forum, prior to the drivers taking the stage.

In addition to attending the event, fans can enter the NASCAR Contenders Live Sweepstakes for the chance to win a number of compelling prizes at www.NASCAR.com/contenderslive. One grand prize winner will take home a 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Limited, which is newly redesigned for 2014; two tickets to NASCAR Contenders Live; two tickets and VIP passes to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15; and $500 travel cash.