'Official Auto Parts Retailer of Infineon Raceway'

SONOMA, Calif.--Aug. 1, 20031, 2003--NAPA AUTO PARTS has agreed to a strategic partnership to become the "Official Auto Parts Retailer of Infineon Raceway," raceway officials announced.

The three-year partnership with NAPA includes a comprehensive on-site branding platform, as well as promotional rights to one of the most well-rounded motor sports schedules in the country. Infineon Raceway, which just completed a $60 million modernization project, features everything from the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, to the 8,000-horsepower excitement of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

"We look forward to working with NAPA to activate this new relationship, to sell more auto parts and to give back to the fans through creative promotions and race-day offers," said Tim Schuldt, vice president of sales and marketing at Infineon Raceway.

NAPA will also receive promotional rights to the Infineon Raceway name and logo in consumer promotions, as well as a comprehensive hospitality and signage package. NAPA will be known as the "Official Auto Parts Retailer" of the raceway for all major events.

NAPA's strength is unrivaled, with more than 6,000 NAPA AUTO PARTS stores, 65 Distribution Centers, more than 10,500 NAPA AutoCare and AutoCare Collision repair facilities, 310,000 parts in inventory every day and the convenience of 24 hour shopping with NAPAonline.

"We are always gratified when national leading brands such as NAPA choose to invest in our facility and people, despite challenging economic conditions. We are thrilled to have NAPA added to our sponsor family and look forward to a long partnership with America's leading auto parts stores," Schuldt said.

Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. SMI owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The company provides souvenir-merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary. The company also owns Performance Racing Network, which broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to over 725 stations nationwide. For more information, visit www.gospeedway.com.