Country and NASCAR collide again for the annual Sound & Speed fund-raiser for Victory Junction, to benefit seriously or chronically ill children.

Hank Williams Jr. will headline the concert and NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. will return for the event, being held Jan. 8-9.

On the NASCAR side, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Reed Sorenson, and David Stremme and others will be there.

On the country side, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Turner, members of Diamond Rio, and Chris Young will render ya a song

The concerts happen Jan. 8, at 7 and 9:30 p.m., at the Ryman.

Drivers and artists will sign autographs and tell stories the next day at Municipal Auditorium.
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Ticket info from organizers follow:

Tickets for the Opry at the Ryman shows on Friday, Jan. 8 (ranging from $32 to $54) and the festival on Jan. 9 ($20 for adults and $12 for children) are on sale and are available through TicketMaster (ticketmaster.com) and at opry.com. Combination tickets, good for the Opry and the festival, will go on sale Dec. 2 and range from $55 to $69. Visit www.soundandspeed.org for more information and updates.