SIRIUS Announces Wide-Ranging Broadcast Schedule for 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge

SIRIUS Announces Wide-Ranging Broadcast Schedule for 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge

Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR will carry all the weekend's races live from Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte

Will air first ever radio broadcast of NASCAR NEXTEL Pit Crew Challenge

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio to broadcast live from NASCAR Day Telethon; Coverage will be streamed live on NASCAR.com

NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of the races and events of NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Week.

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On Saturday, May 19, SIRIUS will broadcast the NASCAR All-Star Challenge (9:00 pm ET) live from Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128. The non-points event features NASCAR's best drivers competing for a $1 million first-place prize. In addition to the race call on channel 128, SIRIUS will present 10 additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels that will combine the race broadcast with the in-car audio of 10 different race teams.

During the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, SIRIUS subscribers can hear the following:

-- Live race call (MRN) - channel 128
-- Kyle Busch in-car audio - ch. 114
-- Kevin Harvick in-car audio-ch. 119
-- Jeff Gordon in-car audio - ch. 121
-- Jimmie Johnson in-car audio - ch. 122
-- Dale Earnhardt Jr. in-car audio - ch. 125
-- Jeff Burton in-car audio - ch. 126
-- Matt Kenseth in-car audio - ch. 130
-- Denny Hamlin in-car audio - ch. 144
-- Tony Stewart in-car audio - ch. 147
-- Fan's Choice - ch. 140 (Driver TBD)

The driver to be featured on SIRIUS' "Fan's Choice" broadcast for the All-Star Challenge will be selected by fans who log on to www.sirius.com/driver2crew to cast their votes. The driver with the most votes at the end of the week will have his in-car audio broadcast on SIRIUS channel 140.

On Wednesday, May 16, SIRIUS will present the first-ever radio broadcast of the NASCAR NEXTEL Pit Crew Challenge at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. SIRIUS' coverage will air live from 7:00-10:00 pm ET featuring live play-by-play by Steve Post and Mike Bagley as well as interviews with crew chiefs and other competitors. For the first time, the Pit Crew Challenge will be directly linked to the All-Star Challenge, as the finishing order in the pit crew competition will determine the selection order of pit stalls for Saturday's main event.

On "NASCAR Day," Friday, May 18, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will broadcast live from 7:00 am-7:00 pm ET from at the Sam Bass Gallery outside Lowe's Motor Speedway, site of the first ever NASCAR Day Telethon. Fans can call 1-888-May18th (1-888-629-1884) on NASCAR Day to make a donation and help the 30-plus driver, team and track charities that the NASCAR Foundation supports year round. SIRIUS' coverage will include interviews with several current and former drivers participating in the telethon including Greg Biffle, Ward Burton, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman and Elliott and Hermie Sadler. SIRIUS NASCAR Radio's NASCAR Day broadcasts will also be streamed live, free of charge, at NASCAR.com.

In addition to carrying the All-Star Challenge, SIRIUS' live race coverage will include Friday's NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Qualifying (7:00 pm ET) followed by the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (8:30 pm ET). On Saturday, SIRIUS will also air the NEXTEL Open (7:30 pm ET), the prelude to the All-Star race which features two 20-lap segments and allows the first and second place finishers to qualify for the All-Star race later that night.

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, which gives listeners 24/7 coverage of every race and everything in between, will broadcast live from Lowe's Motor Speedway throughout the weekend, providing listeners with up-to-the-minute news, analysis and interviews daily.

SIRIUS NASCAR Radio / ch. 128 - Daily Schedule: (All times ET)

Wednesday, May 16:
-- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: NASCAR NEXTEL Pit Crew Challenge, Charlotte Bobcats
Arena

Friday, May 18 (All shows live from NASCAR Day Telethon at Sam Bass Gallery):

-- 7:00 am - 11:00 am: "The Morning Drive," hosted by David Poole and
Marty Snider
-- 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: "The Driver's Seat," hosted by John Kernan and
Randy LaJoie
-- 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm: "SIRIUS Speedway," hosted by Dave Moody
-- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Qualifying
-- 8:30 pm: Quaker Steak & Lube 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race

Saturday, May 19
-- 7:00 am - 9:00 am: "Tony Stewart Live" replay
-- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: "The Front Stretch" hosted by Pat Patterson
-- 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm: "Press Pass" hosted by Steve Post and Jenna Fryer
-- 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm: "SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Pre-Race Show"
-- 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: MRN Pre-Race Show
-- 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm: NEXTEL Open and NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge
races
-- 11:00 pm - 1:00 am: "SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Post-Race Show"

Sunday, May 20
-- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: "The Front Stretch" hosted by Pat Patterson
-- 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: "The Back Stretch" hosted by Jerry Bonkowski
-- 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: "Manifold Destiny" hosted by Mojo Nixon
-- 6:00 pm: All-Star Challenge replay

(Schedule subject to change.)

Every Monday, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio provides a full recap and analysis of all the weekend's action with live call-in talk shows from 7am-7pm ET, including The Juan Pablo Montoya Report, hosted by the NASCAR rookie sensation, which airs Mondays at 5pm ET exclusively on SIRIUS Speedway.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SIRIUS broadcasts every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, carrying the live broadcasts of Motor Racing Network (MRN), Performance Racing Network (PRN) and the IMS Radio Network's broadcast from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS, "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR, NBA and NHL, and broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 75 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ("XM"), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.

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SIRIUS
212.901.6693
afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com

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