JEFF GORDON FOUNDATION EVENTS A SUCCESS

(October 28, 2003 - Charlotte, N.C.)  Jeff Gordon and The Jeff Gordon 
Foundation hosted "An Evening with Jeff Gordon" and the "3rd Annual Jeff Gordon 
Go-Kart Challenge" in Wilmington, N.C., on October 15 and 16. Proceeds from both 
events benefited the Hendrick Marrow Program in partnership with The Marrow 
Foundation.
    
During "An Evening with Jeff Gordon," one hundred-sixty guests enjoyed dinner 
with Gordon at the Figure Eight Yacht Club on Figure Island in Wilmington, 
N.C.  In addition to dinner, the evening included a live silent auction and a 
look at The Foundation through a special video presentation.

The highlight of the evening was the first-time meeting of a donor and her 
young recipient.  Katie Miano, a stem-cell donor, spoke to the group about her 
experiences as a donor and her decision to donate stem cells twice.  At the 
conclusion of her speech, Rick Hendrick, Chairman and CEO of Hendrick Motorsports 
and founder of the Hendrick Marrow Program, thanked Miano for her willingness 
to give the gift of life and surprised her by bringing forward the 11-year 
old recipient.  

Miano and her recipient also participated in the "Third Annual Jeff Gordon 
Go-Kart Challenge" at Jungle Rapids on Thursday, October 16, where friends of 
the Foundation had the opportunity to race against four-time NASCAR Winston Cup 
champion Gordon.  The event included a special "race" in which Gordon drove 
the recipient around the track in a special two-seater go-kart.  

Gordon established The Jeff Gordon Foundation in December 1999.  The 
Foundation's mission is to support the physical, social and intellectual needs of 
children and their families throughout the United States.  The Marrow Foundation, 
in partnership with the Hendrick Marrow Program, is proud to be one of The 
Jeff Gordon Foundation's designated charities, along with The Leukemia & Lymphoma 
Society, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Riley Hospital for Children.  

Rick Hendrick founded The Hendrick Marrow Program in 1997 to aid patients 
around the country who are suffering from leukemia or one of the more than 70 
other life-threatening blood diseases.  Mr. Hendrick began The Hendrick Marrow 
Program in partnership with The Marrow Foundation and the National Marrow Donor 
Program (NMDP).  The focus of the Program is to educate the public about the 
need for marrow donors, to raise funds for the necessary laboratory costs at 
recruitment drives across the United States, and to help pay for uninsured 
transplant related expenses such as food and housing costs for patients undergoing 
marrow transplants.