Speedway president H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler and Sprint Nextel director of marketing Dean Kessel help crews make the first strokes of yellow paint on the retaining walls of Lowe's Motor Speedway. The entire inside and outside walls of the famed track will be painted yellow for the May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge.

The speedway will carry the famous Nextel yellow for the first time in its storied history for the May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge.

Tickets to the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge on Saturday night, May 19, start at just $29 and can be purchased by calling the Lowe's Motor Speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS or online here.