Champion(R) Spark Plugs Power Winner and Runner-Up in Sunday's Daytona 500

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 17 -- Champion(R), "The World's
Favorite Spark Plug," claimed the top two spots in yesterday's rain-shortened
Daytona 500 as the Champion-powered #15 Chevrolet driven by Michael Waltrip
and the #97 Ford of Kurt Busch finished first and second, respectively, in
stock car racing's most challenging and prestigious event.  Champion spark
plugs are manufactured and marketed by Federal-Mogul Corporation.
    Waltrip's victory -- only the second of his career -- came in dramatic
fashion as his NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet roared past leader Jimmie Johnson on
lap 106 and held on until the race was called due to rain just moments later.
Busch also found the power to pass Johnson's Lowe's Chevrolet in the closing
laps for runner-up honors.
    "We're very proud to see the Champion brand back on top at the start of
another great season of Winston Cup competition," said Champion Marketing
Director Garth Cole.  "Our message to the marketplace over the past two years
has been that only Champion provides the power to win, no matter what type of
vehicle you're driving.  We saw that last year, with wins in almost half of
the Winston Cup races, and we're seeing it again in 2003 with both the
championship and runner-up at Daytona."
    Champion-powered entries won 16 of 36 Winston Cup starts in 2002 and
Champion plug technologies helped drive Tony Stewart (#20 Pontiac) to his
first NASCAR Winston Cup Series title.  Other leading Winston Cup drivers
relying exclusively on Champion spark plugs are Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#8
Chevrolet), Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford), Kyle Petty (#45 Dodge), Bobby Labonte
(#18 Chevrolet), Steve Park (#1 Chevrolet), and John Andretti (#43 Dodge).
    Champion also is the number-one choice of the fastest drivers and teams in
National Hot Rod Association drag racing, including Top Fuel drivers Brandon
Bernstein, Larry Dixon, Tony Schumacher, and Doug Kalitta, and Funny Car
pilots Ron Capps, Tommy Johnson Jr., Whit Bazemore, Scotty Cannon, and Gary
Scelzi.
    The Champion brand's latest plug technologies deliver the perfect blend of
power and reliability not only for every engine nameplate in NASCAR and NHRA
competition, but also virtually every vehicle make and model in the automotive
service industry.  In fact, the enhanced technology and expanded coverage of
Champion Double Platinum(TM) spark plugs have brought performance benefits to
an ever-growing range of import and domestic vehicles, including more than 300
additional late-model General Motors applications.
    Among the technologies featured in Double Platinum plugs are Heat-
Active(TM) alloy electrodes that quickly reach optimal operating temperature
and maintain stable temperatures under varying heat loads.  Double Platinum
plugs also utilize a precision-welded fine wire center electrode for a more
focused spark and exceptional power.
    For additional information on Champion plugs, contact your Champion
supplier or write to: Champion Spark Plug, Federal-Mogul Corporation, 26555
Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034.  Additional information also is
available online at http://www.federal-mogul.com/champion .
    Federal-Mogul is a global supplier of automotive components and sub-
systems serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and the
aftermarket.  The company utilizes its engineering and materials expertise,
proprietary technology, manufacturing skill, distribution flexibility and
marketing power to deliver products, brands and services of value to its
customers.  Federal-Mogul is focused on the globalization of its teams,
products and processes to bring greater opportunities for its customers and
employees, and value to its constituents.  Headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan, Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and today employs
47,000 people in 24 countries.  For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit
the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com .