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Tracks: Werner Named Motorplex General Manager

5 December 1999

(Ennis, TX) December 5, 1999 --- Texas Motorplex owner and president Billy
Meyer, announced this week that Elon Werner has been promoted to General
Manager of the Texas Motorplex effective immediately. Werner, 30, previously
held the position of Director of Media Services since 1994 and will now
handle all day-to-day business and race operations as well as oversee the
corporate development, marketing services, and media relations departments
for the NHRA sanctioned track.

" Elon has been a great asset to the Texas Motorplex for the last six years.
I'm confident in this new position he will continue to grow and lead the
track into the new millennium. His personality and his ability to get the
job done are his two biggest assets and strengths. As General Manager he
will be asked to deal with a variety of people in all sort of situations, I
feel he will excel in those situations," said Texas Motorplex owner Billy
Meyer.

" I am thankful to Billy for giving me this opportunity. We have a great
staff at the Texas Motorplex and my goals are to increase the growth pattern
we have established over the last few years and insure that NHRA Winston
Drag Racing stays at the forefront in the sporting and entertainment
community. The Dallas/ Ft. Worth market is one of the most competitive
entertainment markets in the country and I plan to make sure the Texas
Motorplex continues to be recognized as one of the finest facilities in the
area, " said Werner.

Werner graduated from Austin College, in Sherman, Texas with a business
administration degree in 1992.  Since joining the Motorplex staff in 1994 he
has coordinated the Dallas Motorsports Expo, State Fair of Texas exhibits,
and won the NHRA Division Four Media Award. He resides in Cedar Hill, Texas,
with his wife Jennifer and daughter Abigail Faith.