Cywinski Agrees to Multi-Year Arrangement with Country Joe

Pendleton, Ind. (September 23, 2003) – Kevin Cywinski, the current point’s leader in
the 2003 ASA Racing Series, has agreed to a multi-year extension with his working
arrangement at Country Joe Racing of Lakeville, Minn.

Team Manager Dick Melius made the announcement and said there is no timeline for
the extension. “Kevin has great organizational skills and will help mold our team’s
future,” said Melius. “The agreement is more than just having Kevin return as a driver.
He’s an important part of our future planning and development of Joey Miller (ASA
Rookie candidate in 2004). He will continue to coordinate research and development for
the entire Country Joe Racing operation.” Country Joe Racing has what is considered
one of the premier racing shops in the ASA Racing Series. They are adding a third
building to the establishment and it is targeted for completion sometime in October.

The 38 year-old Cywinski has made 126 starts in his ASA career with 14 wins included
among rookie of the year and championship honors accorded him in 1996 and ’97. His
four wins in 2003 have helped propel him to a 149 point lead over Butch Miller at the top
of the ASA Racing Series driver standings heading into the Pep Boys 300 presented
by Greased Lightning Orange Blast at Salem Speedway on Saturday, October 4.

Team owner Joe Miller says Cywinski is in the long term plans for his racing company.
“I’ve never met a guy like Kevin with his strong work ethic,” said Miller. “He leads by
example and that is exactly the kind of presence we need for over the long term.”

Cywinski competed in the Craftsman Truck and Busch Series in 1998 and 1999
following his ASA Championship season. “I stayed in touch with Dick Melius during
those years I went down south to compete,” said Cywinski. “We’ve always hit it off in
that if one guy is thinking about one thing the other has been able to continue that
thought process.”

Both Wisconsin natives, Cywinski and Melius first worked together in racing around mid-
season 1996 when Melius served as Racing Director for the Tecumseh Products
Company. The prominent small engine manufacturer sponsored the Cywinski piloted
entry of LaFavre Racing from mid ’96 through the ’97 championship season.

“Working with both Dick and Joe Miller has brought us to some genuinely exciting plans
taking shape and I’m glad I’ll be part of that in the long term,” said Cywinski. “The
stability that our team has shown over the years, although this being the first year that
Joe has primarily been the owner of the company, I think we’ve come a long way
already and hopefully there will be many successful years to come.”

Regarding the long term, Cywinski seems to have a strong vision of where he might fit in
the motorsports realm. “Years ago the only thing on my plate that I cared about was
driving,” he said. “There are some opportunities in the future that when I decide to drive
less or not at all I’ll have important things to concern myself with. Right now I don’t
expect any change in that area for quite a while.”

Cywinski and his wife Traci have two daughters, Cara (2 in November) and Marina (1 in
January).