OSRAM SYLVANIA and New Hampshire Motor Speedway Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SYLVANIA 300 With NASCAR® VIP Experience Giveaway

DANVERS, Mass., Sept. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing fans will be rooting for their favorite drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR® Sprint Cup and now they might be able to celebrate with them in person. Today marks the 10^th anniversary of the SYLVANIA 300, the second race in the Chase, and North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) are celebrating by launching a Facebook contest sure to appeal to any race fan. Now until October 2, NASCAR enthusiasts can go to the site to answer daily trivia questions related to lighting, OSRAM SYLVANIA and the SYLVANIA 300 for a chance to win a trip to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards in Las Vegas this November.

• The VIP NASCAR Experience Giveaway Prize Package, being provided by NHMS, includes:
• Round-trip airfare for two from anywhere in the continental United States to Las Vegas
• Three-day, three-night stay at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Hotel for two  
• Two tickets to the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Luncheon and After the Lap Party on Thursday, November 29
• Two tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony™ on Friday, November 30

Each day of the contest, one person will win a SYLVANIA 300 Prize Pack, which includes an official SYLVANIA 300  race hat, a SYLVANIA T-shirt, a NHMS hat and T-shirt, a 2011 SYLVANIA 300 flashback Hero Card and a variety of SYLVANIA lighting products, including the long-life, energy efficient SYLVANIA ULTRA LED A-line omnidirectional light bulb. The daily winners will then be eligible for the grand prize trip to Las Vegas.

The SYLVANIA 300 routinely draws crowds of more than 100,000 to NHMS, the only superspeedway in the six-state New England region and the largest sporting facility in the area. In 2011, Tony Stewart won the SYLVANIA 300 and went on to claim the Sprint Cup championship two months later. 

Go to www.facebook.com/SYLVANIA and click on the SYLVANIA 300 contest tab to enter to win the NASCAR VIP Experience Giveaway and for complete rules and regulations.

About OSRAM SYLVANIA

OSRAM SYLVANIA is a leader in lighting solutions and services, specializing in innovative design and energy saving technology. The company sells products for homes, businesses and vehicles primarily under the SYLVANIA brand name, and also under the OSRAM brand. Headquartered in Danvers, Mass., OSRAM SYLVANIA is the North American operation of OSRAM AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. For more information, visit www.sylvania.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is the largest sports and entertainment facility in New England and will host the two biggest sporting events in the six-state region as part of its exciting 2012 racing schedule.

Located approximately one hour north of Boston, in Loudon, N.H., the speedway hosts more than 100,000 spectators at each of its two prestigious NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Our NASCAR event weekends draw larger crowds than the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the World Series and the NCAA Final Four events. The facility is active every day from April through October and attracts more than 500,000 guests during the season. For more information on NHMS, please visit us at http://www.nhms.com/.

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