On the front steps of Sun Studio, and in harmony with today's worldwide celebration of "50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll," officials from Memphis Motorsports Park, along with Elvis Presley Enterprises, the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and Action Performance Companies, announced that legendary NASCAR driver Bill Elliott will compete in the Sam's Town 'He Dared To Rock' 250 on October 23, 2004 at Memphis Motorsports Park - in a specially-designed race car sponsored by Lucas Oil and Boyd Gaming Corporation's Sam's Town Tunica Hotel & Gambling Hall. Elliott and officials from the track unveiled the #09 Elvis Presley 'He Dared To Rock' Dodge at the legendary Sun Studio Monday morning, fifty years to the day that a young Elvis Presley stepped inside the studio to record the revolutionary "That's All Right." Also on hand at this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Memphis music were "50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Ambassadors" Justin Timberlake, Isaac Hayes, Scotty Moore and "Sam the Sham" Samudio. Adorned with a logo of Elvis on the hood, the car will carry "Awesome Bill" Elliott in his first race ever in Memphis and his first NASCAR Busch Series race in more than a decade. For tickets or more information on the NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 'He Dared To Rock' 250 Benefiting St. Jude on October 23, 2004, call the Memphis Motorsports Park Ticket Office at 1-866-40-SPEED (77333).(Memphis Motorsports Park PR)

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The "King" lives on!!!!!!!!