Best Western/AAA Ultimate Road Trip

Best Western International and AAA are dropping the green flag on the race to win the "Ultimate Road Trip" this summer, with one grand-prize winner driving a street-legal version of the #99 Best Western Toyota Camry from Michigan International Speedway to Raceworld USA in North Carolina. Along the 1,138-mile, nine-day journey, the winner will make pit stops at some of the nation’s top attractions, theme parks and Best Western hotels. The trip concludes with a visit to Raceworld USA and tours of the Michael Waltrip Racing and Roush Fenway Racing shops near Charlotte, North Carolina. The Best Western Green Tree Inn in Clarksville is one of the stops Aug. 19.

Through June 13, 2008, race fans can enter online. The winner’s "Ultimate Road Trip" will begin on Aug. 17 at Michigan International Speedway and conclude Aug. 25 in Charlotte. The winner will also receive airline tickets for two and a pre-paid fuel card. The Camry provided for the trip will also be equipped with a Magellan GPS navigation device, including AAA Approved points-of-interest such as attractions and more than 60,000 Diamond Rated lodgings and restaurants.

AAA: Best Western "Ultimate Road Trip" Itinerary:
Sun., Aug. 17 (59.4 miles): Attend Sprint Cup Series race in Brooklyn, Michigan. Following the race, drive south to Napoleon, Ohio; overnight stay at the Best Western Napoleon Inn & Suites in Napoleon, Ohio.
Mon., Aug. 18 (176.6 miles): Napoleon, Ohio, to Kings Mills (Cincinnati), Ohio. Visit Kings Island theme park; overnight stay at the Best Western Mariemont Inn in Cincinnati.
Tues., Aug. 19 (123.1 miles): Kings Mills, Ohio, to Louisville, Kentucky. Visit Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom theme park; overnight stay at the Best Western Green Tree Inn in Clarksville, Indiana.
Wed., Aug. 20 (92.4 miles): Clarksville, Indiana, to Lexington, Kentucky. Visit Kentucky Horse Park; overnight stay at the Best Western Parkside Inn in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Thurs., Aug. 21 (46.0 miles): In Lexington area, visit the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ky.; overnight stay at the Best Western Parkside Inn.
Fri., Aug. 22 (312.7 miles): Lexington, Kentucky, to Boone, North Carolina. Stop en route at Cumberland Gap National Park in Kentucky; overnight stay at the Best Western Blue Ridge Plaza in Boone, North Carolina
Sat., Aug. 23 (118.9 miles): Special event in Bristol, Tennessee. Overnight stay at the Best Western Blue Ridge Plaza
Sun., Aug. 24 (110.5 miles): Boone, North Carolina, to Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit Carowinds theme park; overnight stay at the Best Western Crown Suites in Pineville, North Carolina.
Mon., Aug. 25 (44.7 miles): Visit the race shops in Concord and Cornelius, North Carolina.; depart via Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

"Everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing is excited to host the winner in Charlotte, and I’m looking forward to talking with the winner on my weekly national radio show about the ultimate road trip," says two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip, a long-time spokesman for Best Western.

"As the nation’s leading expert in drive vacations, AAA is thrilled to offer this prize package to our members and motorists everywhere," says Mark Brown, AAA Executive Vice President of Association Services. "In addition to our well-known TripTik Travel Planner and TourBook guide information available in print and online via AAA.com, the prize also highlights the outstanding savings and other benefits available to members at our Show Your Card & Save partners nationwide. This once-in-a-lifetime sweepstakes prize lets the winner enjoy the open road and take advantage of AAA’s travel partnerships, trip-planning assistance and new technologies to make the most of their summer travels."

Entrants can elect to be enrolled at no cost in Best Western’s/AAA’s Gold Crown Club International (GCCI) reward program.