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Samsung/RadioShack's 'Call Your Driver' Sweepstakes Winner Selected

Grand Prize Includes Trip Package to Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and Chance to Win a Street-Legal Version of Favorite Driver's Car

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 31 -- RadioShack and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced that Tonia Hill, 42, of San Bernadino, Calif., is one step closer to winning a car as the finalist chosen in the Samsung/RadioShack "Call Your Driver" Sweepstakes.

The winning entry was randomly selected by an independent judging organization hired by Samsung and RadioShack. As the winning finalist, Hill will receive a trip for four to the Samsung/RadioShack 500 in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, April 4, 2004. Hill and three guests will be flown to Fort Worth, where they will enjoy five nights accommodations in a decked out recreational vehicle parked on the Texas Motor Speedway infield during race week. A VIP tour of the pits, tickets to watch the race from the grandstands and loads of other perks also will be provided.

Included in the prize package are a RadioShack handheld racing scanner, headsets and race scanner intercom for four people, that will allow them to listen as pit crews and drivers discuss racing strategies. Afterward, Hill will celebrate in Victory Lane where the winning driver is presented with the coveted Texas Motor Speedway "boot" trophy.

The excitement won't stop there if the winner of the Samsung/RadioShack 500 race is four-time Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon, the driver chosen by Hill on her sweepstakes entry. If Gordon wins, she also will win a 2004 street-legal make and model version of Gordon's Chevrolet Monte Carlo racecar.

"I was in shock when I received a call from RadioShack that I had won what I consider the trip of a lifetime," said Hill. "I have never won anything like this in my life. I feel very fortunate and I'm still floating on a cloud. It is so exciting that I might have the opportunity to see Jeff Gordon win his first race in Texas and to top it off, win a car!"

"The Call Your Driver sweepstakes was a unique way for RadioShack and Samsung to reward one fan with the prize package of a lifetime," said Jim McDonald, senior vice president, chief brand officer for RadioShack. "Not only does Tonia get to watch our race at one of the finest speedways in the world while cheering on one of the best drivers around, she and her guest will literally be in the middle of the action all week long while enjoying our luxury RV parked on the infield at Texas Motor Speedway. I suspect she'll be using her Samsung phone a lot during the week to brag to her friends and family back home in San Bernardino."

"Samsung is pleased to co-sponsor the Samsung/RadioShack Call Your Driver Sweepstakes and to provide Tonia with this phenomenal racing experience," said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president of wireless terminals, Samsung. "Samsung and RadioShack's Call Your Driver sweepstakes has been a prime opportunity to involve consumers with Samsung's latest wireless phones and the exciting sport of NASCAR."

Runners-up, who will receive a free one (1) year subscription to NASCAR Scene Magazine, include Ken Russell, Oxford, Ohio; Larry Lynn Magerduth, Springfield, Mo.; Robert Gorham, Batavia, Ohio; Alexander English, Fayetteville, N.C.; and Raleta Brandon, Brownsville, Ore.

About RadioShack Corporation

Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack Corporation is the nation's most trusted consumer electronics specialty retailer of wireless communications, electronic parts, batteries and accessories as well as other digital technology products and services. With nearly 7,000 stores nationwide, it is estimated that 94 percent of all Americans live or work within five minutes of a RadioShack store or dealer. The company's knowledgeable sales associates and brand position, "You've Got Questions. We've Got Answers.(R)" support RadioShack's mission to demystify technology in every neighborhood in America. For more information on RadioShack products and services, visit our e-commerce Web site at www.RadioShack.com .

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., researches, markets and develops wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, see STA's website at www.samsungusa.com/wireless .

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunications, flat panel display and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 75,000 people in 89 offices across 47 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of CDMA mobile phones, memory chips, TFT-LCDs, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of six main business units: Corporate Technology Operations, Digital Media Business, Telecommunication Network Business, Digital Appliance Business, Semiconductor Business, and LCD Business. For more information, please visit http://www.samsung.com/ .