Mike “The Bagman” Bagley will co-host the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind’s (AIDB) annual fundraising event, Race Fever, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., April 25, at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame Speed Channel Dome at the Talladega Superspeedway. Bagley will join co-host, racing star/media personality Darrell Waltrip and legendary basketball coach Sonny Smith.
Bagley is the host of Sirius Radio’s The Morning Drive and The Post Race Show. In addition to duties at Sirius, he works the booth for the majority of MRN Radio’s coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and in the turns for MRN’s NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series as a turn announcer.

Started in 1985 by former NASCAR Chairman, the late Bill France Jr., Race Fever is a dinner and auction held the Friday night before the spring Talladega race weekend. At Race Fever, NASCAR fans have the opportunity to meet with and have autograph sessions with drivers and their teams.

Tickets are only $60 per person or $450 for a table of 8, and include admission to the event, an all-you-can-eat barbecue feast and the chance to meet dozens of NASCAR drivers. Event tickets and sponsorships are available online at www.racefever.org or by calling (256) 761-3317.

Race Fever is necessary because AIDB receives no county or city tax revenue and doesn’t receive tuition from their students. Proceeds from the event benefit many classroom and dormitory needs of AIDB’s students and clients.

Race Fever is the largest source of unrestricted funds for the AIDB Foundation, the private fundraising arm of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. Through five campuses in Talladega and nine regional centers throughout Alabama, AIDB serves thousands children and adults who are deaf, blind and multidisabled each year.


About Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind

Currently, AIDB is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Since 1858, AIDB has been a leader in education and rehabilitation services for Alabama’s sensory impaired children and adults. AIDB has five campuses in Talladega and a network of nine Regional Centers across the state with location in; Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Talladega, Tuscaloosa and Tuscumbia.


Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway will host its first race of the 2008 NASCAR season during the Aaron’s Dream Weekend, set for April 25-27, featuring the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series and Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Friday, April 25 will feature NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice and The Birmingham News Qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Saturday, April 26 will feature The Birmingham News Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Then on Sunday, April 27, the greatest drivers in the world will compete in the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Kids age 11 and younger are admitted free of charge to the general admission grandstands when accompanied by a ticketed adult on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available by calling 1-877-Go2-DEGA, (1-877-462-3342). For our hearing impaired guests, please call TDD 1-866-ISC-TRAK (1-866-472-8725). Tickets also are available online at www.racetickets.com, or in person by visiting the Talladega Superspeedway Ticket Office from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. CDT, Monday- Friday.