GM Racing Comments on NASCAR Rules

DETROIT, Mich., March 14, 2002 - Following Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup
Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR took the No. 20 Pontiac of
Tony Stewart, the No. 8 Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 22 Dodge of
Ward Burton and the No. 32 Ford of Ricky Craven to the Lockheed wind tunnel
in Marietta, Ga., for aerodynamic testing, which was conducted Monday.

As of Wednesday afternoon, NASCAR had announced no adjustments to the
current rules package.


DOUG DUCHARDT, NASCAR GROUP MANAGER, GM RACING:
"Without question, we're disappointed by the lack of action taken by NASCAR
this week with regard to adjusting the rules for the Winston Cup Series.
"It has been our belief for some time that a number of things need to be
adjusted to bring the field back together, and not just with one make.  The
wind tunnel data we received Monday, coupled with the overall on-track
performance this season, reinforces those beliefs.
"We certainly remember how quickly NASCAR moved prior to the Daytona 500 to
help Dodge and Ford. With the data from Monday's test and the precedent set
in Daytona, we expected consistent and equitable treatment this week.
"On our side of the equation, the Chevrolet needs help to counter the
revised inspection process implemented this year by NASCAR. The changes made
to that process have hurt the Monte Carlo more than any of the four makes.
The data received Monday indicates that we are dealing with a 10 percent
downforce discrepancy between the Dodge and Chevrolet, which is a
significant and evident amount in this series. We offered NASCAR a number of
suggestions this week, which would have gone a long way towards putting the
races back in the hands of the drivers and teams.
"GM Racing has always been in agreement with NASCAR in desiring a level
playing field in the Winston Cup Series. Unfortunately, it appears we will
go at least another week without taking steps to get there."