Select Walmart Stores in Kansas to Host NASCAR Driver Appearances, Racing Simulators and More

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As Kansas prepares for the upcoming Hollywood Casino 400, select Walmart stores in the area will host exclusive NASCAR fan events through its Race Time program starting Oct. 5, 2011. Customers are invited to attend these special events and enjoy NASCAR driver appearances, real stock racing car displays and racing simulator machines – perfect to safely get behind the wheel and feel the power of NASCAR.

"We've found that nearly nine out of 10 NASCAR fans chose to shop at Walmart," said Kent Gerke, Walmart local market manager, "We wanted to provide Kansas race fans with unique Race Time experiences and unbelievable savings on NASCAR merchandise that you can only find at Walmart."

Race Time at Walmart

In addition to the fan events happening in Walmart parking lots, Walmart stores will feature incredible prices on NASCAR merchandise during the racing season such as T-shirts, racing flags, and tailgating food and beverages with even more selection of exclusive product on Walmart.com/NASCAR.

Participating stores in Kansas include:

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Events free and open to the public include the Wrangler Interactive Pit Box, Miller Lite Show Car, Coors Light Show Car, Keystone Light Show Truck, General Mills Cheerios Show Car, Kraft Oreo Ritz Show Car, Pepsi Max/AMP Energy Simulator, and Coca-Cola 5-Seat Racing Simulator at:

Walmart Store #2857
8551 N. Boardwalk Ave.
Kansas City, Mo

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Miller Lite Driver Brad Keselwoski Scheduled Appearance from 12 – 2 p.m.
Hefty Nationwide Driver Eric McClure Scheduled Appearance from 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Events free and open to the public include the Wrangler Interactive Pit Box, General Mills Cheerios Show Car, Kraft Oreo Ritz Show Car, Pepsi Max/AMP Energy Simulator, Hefty Show Car Simulator, and Coca-Cola 5-Seat Racing Simulator at:  

Walmart Store #2855
16199 West 65th St.
Shawnee, Kan.

Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Events free and open to the public include the Wrangler Interactive Pit Box, General Mills Cheerios Show Car, Kraft Oreo Ritz Show Car, Pepsi Max/AMP Energy Simulator, Hefty Show Car Simulator, and Coca-Cola 5-Seat Racing Simulator at:

Walmart Store #486
12801 Kansas Ave.
Bonner Springs, Kan.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Events free and open to the public include the Wrangler Interactive Pit Box, Miller Lite Show Car, Coors Light Show Car, Keystone Light Show Truck, General Mills Cheerios Show Car, Kraft Oreo Ritz Show Car, Pepsi Max/AMP Energy Simulator, Hefty Show Car Simulator, and Coca-Cola 5-Seat Racing Simulator at:

Walmart Store #1151
10824 Parrallel Parkway
Kansas City, Kan.

For additional details and a complete listing of participating Walmart stores, visit Walmart.com/NASCAR.

About Walmart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over 9,200 retail units under 69 different banners in 28 countries. With fiscal year 2011 sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://walmartstores.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.

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(1) Experian Consumer Research, Simmons National Consumer Survey, Fall 2009

SOURCE Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.