Concord, NC 10/16/06- Freedom Grill the “Official Grill of Tailgating” and Joey McCarthy have partnered up for the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at the Irwindale Speedway being held October 20th-21st just outside of Los Angeles, California. Freedom Grill manufactures grills with the tailgate and outdoor enthusiast in mind. The grills are designed with quality and precision and easily attach to your vehicles trailer hitch to stay outside the vehicle at all times.

"We are excited yet again to be associated with a winning NASCAR team. Having the opportunity to take Freedom Grill to Joey’s car is just another step forward to us getting involved with NASCAR on a full time basis. The fans are absolutely the best tailgaters in all of sports, and their dedication to the sponsors is unmatched among any other venues. The response from fans has been outstanding, ten minutes into the first race in which we debuted in NASCAR; our Freedom Grill web site started getting hits. The fans were on there searching our "retail" link to find where they could buy the grills," stated Alan Meudt, National Sales Manger of Freedom Grill. The showdown kicks off Friday October 20th with practice being held during the day, as well as the unique qualifying procedure where competitors will race in one of two 50 lap qualifying races to set the field for the 150 lap main event on Saturday October 21st.

Since its inception McCarthy has led the most laps and has one of the highest average finishes making him a shoe-in to be one of the favorites to win. “I’m so glad Freedom Grill came on board for this event, it’s only a couple of hours from their corporate headquarters and an excellent opportunity for the public to be introduced to Freedom Grill. If it wasn’t for companies like Freedom Grill I wouldn’t be able to race at the showdown, I hope we can give them a good run and hopefully work with them on future endeavors,” said McCarthy.

Both Friday and Saturday action from the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown can be seen LIVE on SPEED Channel and broadcast LIVE on NASCAR XM radio channel 144. To order your Freedom Grill to make your next tailgating event a cinch visit www.freedomgrill.com and to learn more about Joey McCarthy visit TEX Motorsports Marketing & Management at www.texmotorsports.com or call 704-799-1105.