Comcast joins Best Buy on 66 Cup car for 2007

MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., Inc., announced Friday that Comcast Corporation, a Best Buy retail partner, will be an associate sponsor of the No. 66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet and driver Jeff Green for the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season.

Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, will have its logo displayed on the No. 66 entry in all events where Best Buy is the car's primary sponsor, and Comcast will occupy the primary sponsor position in one event (TBD).

The sponsorship is designed to raise awareness of the Best Buy/Comcast partnership, which allows customers to sign up for Comcast's cable and Internet services at all Best Buy retail locations, and at www.BestBuy.com.

"Best Buy is proud to have Comcast partner with us in sponsoring the No. 66 team," said Barry Judge, senior vice president of marketing for Best Buy. "We strive to offer our customers the best products and services available, and that's what Comcast represents. Consumers can not only get the top names in TV's and computers at Best Buy, but also sign up with the nation's leading cable and Internet provider. It's one-stop shopping."

"This sponsorship is a natural extension of our longstanding retail partnership with Best Buy," said Marvin Davis, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Comcast. "Comcast's HD and high-speed Internet services bring the excitement of being trackside right to the customer's living room or PC."