by AllWaltrip.com

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Jeff Hammond, sports analyst for NASCAR, FOX Sports, Co-Host of Trackside Live, the record-winning NASCAR crew chief, winner of six Winston Cup championships and co-creator of the PIT Instruction and Training facility in Mooresville, NC, joins his long-time teammate, Darrell Waltrip to lend his technical expertise to the DWRE.

Mr. Hammond will assist in the design and development of the technical aspects of the project. His years of experience in and around NASCAR will help to authenticate the guest experience for the estimated 500,000 visitors a year that are expected to visit the venue. Darrell Waltrip has stated many times that it is his vision to give the visitor the total sensory experience at the venue, letting them "smell, hear, touch and see" what the drivers and crews experience.

An AllWaltrip fan shows off his Digger gear

The Darrell Waltrip Racing Experience is a 27,000 square foot, interactive attraction that highlights the action, history and future of stock car racing. The high-tech attraction will feature theatres, exhibits, hands on racing and full, live production capabilities.

Belle Island Village, the $114 million themed entertainment/hospitality project is set to open Fall of 2008 and will be home to the Darrell Waltrip Racing Experience, the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Motion Picture Museum, the Knoxville Zoo's North American River Otter exhibit along with over 300,000 square feet of retail, dining, attractions and lodging.

The Darrell Waltrip Racing Experience and all of Belle Island Village is scheduled to open in FALL 2008.

Belle Island Village is located off the Parkway between traffic lights 3 and 4 in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

To watch construction via our webcam and to view project updates, visit our website at www.bellelsland.com.