NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Aric Almirola is slated to drive the No. 15 Samsung Instinct NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra in the WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Friday June 5, 2009.

Almirola piloted a Camping World Truck Series entry for Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2007 at Memphis Motorsports Park.  He has one previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and four Camping World Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway.

“I’m looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of a race truck,” Almirola said.  “Billy Ballew Motorsports builds some excellent equipment and with the power of Samsung Instinct behind us I’m sure we’ll be very competitive in Texas.”

Samsung Mobile, as part of the sponsorship of the No. 15 Camping World Truck is running a promotion where one lucky person will become an Honorary Samsung Instinct Pit Crew Member for the day at the upcoming NCWTS race at Texas Motor Speedway.  Visit www.BillyBallewMotorsports.com or www.samsunginstinct.com/nascar for complete contest rules and entry requirements.)

The WinStar World Casino 400 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event is slated to begin at 8:00pm CT and will be broadcast live on SPEED.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$105 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of two main business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.                                       

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