For Immediate Release Thursday, July 27, 2006

Tickets for 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl
On Sale Now

The ACC vs. the Big East or Navy Matchup Set for
Saturday, December 30th in Charlotte

Charlotte, N.C. – Tickets for the fifth-annual Meineke Car Care Bowl are on sale now. College football’s first bowl game to call the Carolinas home, the Meineke Car Care Bowl will take place on Saturday, December 30th at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Set to kick off at 1:00 p.m., the game will feature the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Big East Conference or Navy and will be televised by ESPN.

Upper Level Seats are priced at $30 and Lower Level Seats are $55. Individual tickets are available only through TicketMaster. To purchase individual tickets, please visit any TicketMaster outlet in the southeast or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To order from TicketMaster by phone in Charlotte, call . Tickets are also available at the Carolina Panthers Box Office, located at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Club Level seats are only available through ticket and sponsorship packages. To purchase ticket and sponsorship packages, please call the Meineke Car Care Bowl office toll free at or online at meinekecarcarebowl.com.

The Meineke Car Care Bowl was named one of the five-best start-ups in sports over the past five years by the Sports Business Journal, behind only the NFL Houston Texans and ESPN the Magazine. The game has sold out two of its four years and averaged more than 64,000 fans each year.

The inaugural game, played on Dec. 28, 2002 before a sold-out stadium, saw Virginia defeat West Virginia, 48-22. On Dec. 27, 2003, Virginia once again claimed victory, this time over Pittsburgh, 23-16. The third year produced another sellout, as on Dec. 30, 2004, Boston College defeated North Carolina, 37-24. And least year’s game, on Dec. 31, 2005 saw NC State defeat South Florida, 14-0.

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