Summit Racing Equipment Continues Sponsorship With NHRA

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT CONTINUES SERIES SPONSORSHIP AND "OFFICIAL" STATUS
WITH NHRA 
        GLENDORA, Calif. - (Feb. 3, 2004) - Summit Racing Equipment has
renewed its sponsorship of the Summit Racing Equipment Series as well as
its status as the Official Mail Order Catalog of NHRA, officials of the
world's largest sanctioning body announced today.
        As part of the multi-year agreement, Summit Racing Equipment will
continue to sponsor NHRA's popular E.T. racing program, which is contested
at NHRA member tracks across the country and culminates in a national
championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November.
As the series sponsor, Summit Racing Equipment provides participating
member tracks with materials to promote the series among their racers, as
well as apparel for racers who compete at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment
Series Finals.
        The NHRA Summit Racing Series features a bracket racing format
allowing drivers in many types of cars, including dragsters, roadsters,
sedans and coupes, to compete against each other. In addition to three
categories of competition for cars, a motorcycle category also is featured.
        NHRA Summit Racing Series racers compete for points and cash awards
in a number of qualifying events at 140 NHRA member tracks throughout North
America.  Drivers who gain the most points then compete for individual and
team honors at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Series Finals in each of
NHRA's seven divisions. Individual winners in each category receive a
division trophy and travel expenses to attend the Summit Racing NHRA
National E.T. Finals, where they will compete for a winner-take-all $5,000
purse.
        Summit Racing Equipment, the industry's largest direct marketer of
performance automotive and truck equipment, is based in Tallmadge, Ohio,
with warehouses in Tallmadge and Sparks, Nev.  Founded in 1968, Summit
Racing markets products through mail-order catalogs and the Internet.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning body
for the sport of drag racing in the United States.  It presents 23 national
events through its NHRA POWERADE Drag Racing Series.  The NHRA has 80,000
members nationwide and 140 member tracks.  The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman
and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of
all levels.      The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Series,
NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal
Program. The NHRA also offers the NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing
League for youths ages 8 to 17.
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