Foreigner to play host to pre-race concert at Fontana

FONTANA, Calif. -- Race fans attending the Pepsi 500 on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway will be part of history on more than one level.

Not only will those attending witness the first Chase race in Southern California, but they also will have the opportunity to be part of the first live performance video shoot of music legend Foreigner's Can't Slow Down at Southern California's premier motorsports facility. Fans wishing to take part in the taping should gather at the main stage in the FanZone at 10:15 a.m.

"I have always been a diehard Formula One fan, but recently I had a NASCAR revelation. Now, as our new song says I 'can't slow down'. I have become a huge NASCAR fan and try to catch as many races as I can," said Foreigner's Mick Jones. "NASCAR fans are our kind of people and that's why we have chosen to film our new music video at Auto Club Speedway. I'm really looking forward to our future affiliation with a great community and hope everyone will come out to the Pepsi 500. 'It feels like the first time' all over again."

One of the world's most popular and enduring rock bands, Foreigner will use Auto Club Speedway as the backdrop for its NASCAR-inspired title track to their new three-disc collection, including a CD album of all new music, a CD album of brand new remixes of the band's original hit recordings, and a DVD of the band in concert and beyond.

Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. Their hits are a mainstay of classic rock radio and include Feels Like The First Time, Hot Blooded, Urgent, Dirty White Boy, Juke Box Hero, Waiting for A Girl Like You, Head Games and their worldwide No. 1 I Want To Know What Love Is.

Foreigner's fourth album, Foreigner 4, spent more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard chart than any album by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, U 2, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, and any artist in Atlantic Record's 60-year history.

Foreigner's race weekend performance is just a part of the iconic rock group's larger collaboration with NASCAR. The band's integration into NASCAR Nation also will feature additional live performances at NASCAR events in 2009 and 2010, as well as a special video project that will include the NASCAR-inspired song Can't Slow Down. NASCAR has had a history of at-track activations with several high-profile musical acts, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback, O.A.R. and recording artists Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow.