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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: For CBS.Sportsline John Flynn New Media Marketing and Events, Inc. 1-866-725-4937 john@newmme.com For John Kinder George Pantos, Esq. MultiMedia Graphics & Production Services 1-202-463-8162 georgegjp@aol.com CBS.Sportsline.com Partners with Hooters Series Driver John Kinder DATELINE Boston, MA, July 23 , 2001: CBS.Sportsline.com announced today that they have partnered with USAR Hooter's Pro cup series driver, John Kinder and his PowerBase Motorsports, Inc. race team in a special promotion tied to CBS.Sportsline.com Fantasy Racing Game. "CBS.Sportsline.com is pleased to affiliate with John Kinder and the entire PBM crew. John's personality coupled with his skill as a race car driver, and his clean driving, makes this a natural partnership" said John Flynn, CEO of New Media Marketing & Events, Inc. the agency representing CBS.Sportsline.com on the deal. The Fantasy Racing League game is one of the most popular features of the site, offering visitors an opportunity to pick the winning driver of NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series races using a point system. The grand prize for round two of the game which will start in August, will be an all expense paid trip to join John Kinder and the PowerBase Motorsports, Inc. team at a USAR Hooter's Pro cup Race. The winners will not only be able to attend the race, but will be part of the action as they serve as honorary members of the John Kinder pit crew. "We are indeed excited about being selected to serve as the Grand Prize for the CBS.Sportsline Fantasy Racing League," said John Kinder. "This will bring national attention to the Hooter's Series, which has already earned a reputation as America's premier short track racing series for full body steel race cars," he added. "We look forward to greeting the winners and making their experience at the races a day they will always remember," Kinder said. DATELINE, Radford, Virginia; John Kinder, driver of the MultiMedia Graphics & Production Monte Carlo had another top ten finish at the tough New River Valley Speedway in Radford, Virginia. This marks Kinder's fourth top 10 finish in the last five races! "We had a tough start at the beginning of the season, then we started to try some new set ups to compensate for being down on horsepower and the first half of the season was really tough, but, the team regrouped and we went back to the basics and it is really helping to turn our program around. I had about a top ten car this weekend, and was pleased to finish 8th. The car was a little tight all night, but the crew did an incredible job. The crew clicked off a 15 second pit stop which gave me the track position I needed to stay in the top ten. These guys are awesome!" Kinder said after his 8th place finish. The young driver who hails from Santa Ana, California in the last three races has improved his performance substantially averaging 11th on the starting grid and consistently finishing in the top ten. In his last five races, Kinder posted 11th, 20th, 10th, 5th and 8th place finishes which has been a marked improvement over the first half of the season. Kinder now stands in 12th place in the point standings. "The team just gets better and better. This is a very tough series and it takes time to sort everything out. I think everyone associated with the team is doing a great job and I am still optimistic John and the crew will visit Victory Lane yet this season maybe even more than once" said Wellington Hall, CFO of PowerBase Motorsports, Inc. For more information about John and the PBM team visit their web site at www.johnkinder.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Rick Benton Public Relations 910-654-4638 Sarvis with another top ten Radford, VA. - Jason Sarvis and the RBR Enterprises race team toke to the hills of Virginia on Saturday Night in the Hooters Procup Series, Kroger Food Stores 250 Presented by Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. The team made a change on the car before they went out to qualify (12th) that loose the car up. At the start of the race Jason got hung on the out side and lost some positions after settling in Jason started working his way to the front of the field. " We thought we would pit early to try too tight the car" said Bill Boger (Crew Chief). "We thought the leaders would pit and when they didn't it put us at the back of the field". Jason worked his way back into the top ten before the water temperature went up to 280 degrees and had to pit again to pull tape off of the grill of the car. "We found ourselves playing catch up all night" said Jason. "I am happy to get out of here with a top ten finish we gain points that is what we are looking at" added Sarvis Since joining the team in mid- season young Sarvis as finish in the top ten all but once and that was at the track where we are headed next. "We had a great car at Hickory but lost a lap from qualifying and had to take a provisional starting spot. We worked our way to the top five before engine problem toke us out. I hope we can just keep up the job we have been doing," said Jason. Fans can catch the action from the Kroger 250 on Speedvision Network on Thursday night July 26, 2001at 9:00pm and Friday July 27,2001 at 1:00am and again at12: 00pm Contact: Jason Wise, (336) 784-4333, ext. 11# - For Immediate Release - or E-Mail: jwise@performancegrp.com <mailto:jwise@performancegrp.com> Goodson Uses Perseverance to Score Fifth-Place Finish at New River Valley USAR ProCup Series Driver Fights Adversity to Stay in Championship Hunt WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (July 23, 2001) -- Hal Goodson and his Taylor Motorsports team proved Saturday night that a "never give up attitude" will allow you to overcome any obstacle. Goodson battled his way back to a fifth-place finish in USAR ProCup Series action at New River Valley Speedway in Radford, Va. "It was one of those nights," Goodson said. "We were off on the setup and had problems in the pits and played catch up all night. The guys on this team never gave up and by the end of the race, we running with the leaders. Considering how our night started, I'm glad to get out of here with a top-five finish." After a disappointing qualifying effort that saw the Darlington, S.C. native start from the 16th position, Goodson used patience to move the No. 45 Carlin Financial Chevrolet Monte Carlo into the top 10. In the early stages of the event a caution came out, allowing Goodson to come in for a scheduled pit stop. During the stop, a tire got away from the team's pit stall, forcing Goodson to remain on pit road until the loose wheel was brought back to the pit box. The mishap resulted in Goodson going a lap down to the leaders. On the restart, Goodson was lined up on the inside row and was in position to get his lap back. When the green flag waved, Goodson quickly rocketed away from the leaders and placed himself back on the lead lap. Now on the lead lap, Goodson worked his way back into the top 10 until he was tapped in the rear by another machine and was sent into a spin cycle. He would recover, however, without incident. Quick pit work by his crew allowed Goodson to remain on the lead lap. As the race was reaching the closing stages, Goodson was running in ninth and had his sights set on the leaders. When the leaders tangled and brought out a caution, Goodson had himself in position to strike. When the checkered flag waved, however, Goodson had to settle for fifth-place honors. The fifth-place finish allowed Goodson to stay in a heated battle with race-winner Bobby Gill in the USAR ProCup Series point's chase. "Tonight showed the strength of everyone on this team," said Crew Chief Colan Ingle. "We had a costly pit stop at the beginning, but the guys never gave up and Hal kept digging all night to get us a top-five finish. We'll be ready for them at Hickory." Goodson and his Taylor Motorsports team get a weekend off before heading back into USAR ProCup Series competition August 4th at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Catch Goodson battle back from adversity at New River Valley Speedway this Thursday at 9:00 p.m. EST on SpeedVision. -30- Mart Nesbitt Team Release NESBITT SCORES CAREER BEST SECOND AT NEW RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY (July 20,2001) Mart Nesbitt and his Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia / GlaxoSmithKline / Coca-Cola race team scored a career best second place finish in the Hooter's ProCup, Kroger 250. This was the third top 5 and fifth top 10 of 2001 for the talented team from Asheville, NC. Mart indicated, "We were very confident going into this weekend at New River Valley. We had strong cars at both Hickory and Lonesome Pine Raceway earlier in the year, and felt this track was similar enough to use much of what we learned at those previous races to give us a good competitive race car capable of winning the race". The team practiced all morning on old tires and concentrated on getting the car to be consistent and run the preferred line versus running a quick one or two laps. As a result, they were officially around mid-pack after practice. "I felt like we had a good handling race car after practice, but when we looked at the time sheets, I was a little concerned about qualifying. I knew track position would be a premium and I desperately wanted to get a good starting position", stated Nesbitt. The team accomplished that goal with a solid 6th place starting position. At the start of the race, the field went green for nearly 75 laps. The number 30 car stayed in the top 5 during this run, but began to get loose the longer the race went. They then decided track position was too valuable to pit early and decided to stay out until past the halfway point. They remained in the top 10 until pitting during a caution just past the halfway point of the race. The crew did an excellent job pitting the car and making the necessary adjustments to the car. "The car started off very good, but as we went, I began to loose forward bite. We made some wedge and air pressure changes during the pit stop and the car was awesome for the rest of the race", replied the driver of car #30. The team steadily worked its way back into the fourth position with about 40 laps to go. The then leaders of the race, Jeff Agnew and Jay Fogleman, made contact and both spun on lap 247. That put Bobby Gill in the lead with Nesbitt in second followed by Toby Robertson for a Green, White, Checker finish. On the restart, Nesbitt got a good jump on Gill and attempted to pass him on the inside in turn 1, however, Gill was strong enough to regain the lead and went on to win the race by one car length. After the race, Mart said, "We had a great car and we made the most of our chances tonight. Bobby was better than us for a few laps, then we would run him down. I might could have gotten him if I had more than two laps, but that's racing. Hopefully, we can get our first win at Hickory in two weeks."