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Trans-Am Series 'Iron' Men Ready for Multiple Duty at Infineon

June 19, 2003

SONOMA, Calif. ‹ Defending Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup
champion Boris Said will join fellow Trans-Am Series drivers Scott Pruett
and Johnny Miller, doing multiple driving duties over the weekend at
Infineon Raceway. Said, driver of the No. 33 ACS Express Racing/GE
Access/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang in the Trans-Am Series, is racing in
all three scheduled major events‹Saturday¹s NASCAR Featherlite Tour event;
and the Winston Cup Series and Trans-Am Series events on Sunday.

³I have run multiple series before and I¹ve done well,² said Said, who
finished second in the Trans-Am season opener in St. Petersburg, and won
Round 2 at Long Beach. ³The real challenge for this weekend will be changing
from car to car for every hot session on the track. Each of the cars is very
different‹just like dating three different girls. They all have special
needs and you have to be responsive to each.

³This is the kind of weekend I like,² added Said. ³I won't get bored.²

Miller, driver of Rocketsports Racing¹s No. 64 Eaton Cutler-Hammer Jaguar
XKR, will make his Winston Cup debut Sunday, driving for Morgan-McClure
Motorsports. Miller will pilot the No. 4 Kodak Pontiac Grand Prix Sunday,
prior to the Trans-Am Series race.

³This is just great opportunity,² said Miller, who has finished on the
podium in all four races this season and won Round 4 at Lime Rock Park. ³I¹m
excited about making my Winston Cup debut at Infineon Raceway. I am
privileged to drive for teams like Rocketsports Racing and Morgan-McClure
Motorsports.
³You always go out there to win,² added Miller, who currently leads the
Trans-Am Series championship by two points, ahead of Pruett. ³Moreover,
though, I¹m looking for a good finish in the Winston Cup race, and to hold
my lead in the Trans-Am Series points.

³I¹m looking for my first Trans-Am Series championship this season,² added
Miller. ³But it¹s also going to be great to do double duty this weekend.²

Pruett, who drives the No. 7 Jaguar R Performance XKR, will compete for the
Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team in the Winston Cup Series
event. Pruett won the Trans-Am Series race here in 1987, one of his two
championship seasons.

³When Chip Ganassi gave me this opportunity, I just had to jump on it,² said
Pruett, who returns to the Trans-Am Series this season after full-time
stints in the Winston Cup Series and Champ Car World Series. ³Obviously the
Trans-Am Series is my focus; we¹re here to win our third Drivers¹
Championship.

³I can¹t wait to get out there on Sunday,² added Pruett. ³This is going to
be great.²

Several former Trans-Am Series drivers will also compete over the weekend.
2000 Trans-Am Series Drivers¹ Champion Brian Simo will be standing by as a
relief driver for Bill Elliott on Sunday. Elliot broke his left foot in a
crash earlier this season. Trans-Am Series journeyman Ron Fellows and part
time Trans-Am Series competitor Paul Menard will also run in the Winston Cup
Series race.

The Trans-Am 100, part of Infineon Raceway¹s NASCAR weekend, is scheduled to
start at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, following the Winston Cup Series
race. The race will air, on tape-delayed basis, on the PEE Channel, on
Friday, June 27.