ESPN Deportes Radio to broadcast ‘Sobre Ruedas’.

ESPN Deportes Radio and MRN Radio, the primary source for NASCAR stock car racing and related radio programming, announced the broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2007 NASCAR racing season on ESPN Deportes Radio. As announced in October, ESPN Deportes Radio has become the exclusive Spanish-language home of MRN Radio, the Voice of NASCAR, through the 2012 race season.

ESPN Deportes Radio’s coverage will debut at the Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with live race updates during the Ford 300 NASCAR Busch and Ford 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series finales. ESPN Deportes Radio will also broadcast its motorsports-themed program “Sobre Ruedas” live from onsite beginning at noon Eastern Time on both Saturday and Sunday.

Starting November 20, 2006, ESPN Deportes Radio will broadcast daily two-minute update programs called “Una Vuelta Con NASCAR.” Andres Agulla will host the program, which will be aired in the mornings and afternoons within the ESPN Deportes Radio’s SportsCenter program.

“We anxiously await the debut of MRN Radio, the Voice of NASCAR, on ESPN Deportes Radio,” said MRN Radio President David Hyatt. “What better way to kick off this unprecedented alliance than with extensive coverage from the Ford Championship Weekend in Homestead-Miami. Latino NASCAR racing fans will get a taste of the top notch programming that is to come in the 2007 racing season. We are also very pleased at the line-up of outstanding radio talent that will be involved in the programming. This will truly be a treat for all race fans.”

“This is an exciting moment for us at ESPN Deportes Radio,” said Oscar Ramos, senior director and general manager, ESPN Deportes Radio. “The affinity to NASCAR among Hispanics continues to grow and we’re looking forward to becoming the leading Spanish-language source of information for the Spanish-speaking NASCAR fans.”