ChevronTexaco Announces $1 Million Birthday Bash Consumer Promotion

Media Contacts: Jason Wise, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

(704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com  

 

Greer McVay, ChevronTexaco

(925) 790-6908, gcmcvay@ChevronTexaco.com
 

 

-For Immediate Release-

 

ChevronTexaco Announces $1 Million Birthday Bash Consumer Promotion

 

Special Media Note: ChevronTexaco announced today that if Jamie McMurray
wins Sunday's Auto Club 500 from California Speedway the company will
donate $10,000 to the Autism Society of America to aid in McMurray's
"Drive for a Cure" campaign.

 

SAN RAMON, Calif., (April 30, 2004) --- ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants
today announced plans for The Racing for a $1,000,000 Birthday Bash
promotion to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Havoline brand.  Three
lucky consumers will win a VIP Experience trip to the Checker Auto Parts
500 in Phoenix, November 4-8, 2004, where each can win $1 million. The
Checker Auto Parts 500 is one of the most highly coveted West Coast
races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Race Series.

 

From May 1 through July 31, 2004, U. S. consumers of Havoline Motor
Oils, as well as Havoline XpressLube and Havoline Installer services,
have a chance to enter to win the VIP Experience. Consumers who purchase
quart bottles of Havoline Motor Oil will find a special promotional code
under the cap of the product bottle. They will be directed to
www.havoline.com <http://www.havoline.com/>  where they can enter the
contest by inputting the code and their contact information. Consumers
who have their oil changed at a Havoline XpressLube or by a Havoline
Installer will be given an entry form that can be filled out and
submitted at the point of purchase. At the end of the promotion, all
online entries will be combined with the in-store and mail-in entries.
Winners will be selected at random in August. The lucky grand prize
winners of the VIP Experience can go on to win $1 million. 

 

Once in Phoenix, each of the grand prize winners will randomly draw a
number representing the potential starting position of Jamie McMurray's
No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge. Each grand prize winner that selects the
starting position number which corresponds to Jamie McMurray's actual
starting position as determined by the pre-race time trials will each
receive $1 million if McMurray subsequently wins the race. If the
correct starting position is not selected and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline
Dodge still wins the race, each grand prize winner will receive
$100,000.

 

All three consumer grand prize winners will receive the following VIP
Experience:

 

*	Airfare to and from Phoenix
*	Resort accommodations for four nights 
*	Helicopter transportation to and from the race
*	Tickets to the race
*	$400 spending money

As a first place prize, 100 consumers a week will also be selected at
random from all entries and will receive a Havoline 100th Anniversary
hat.

 

ChevronTexaco's $1 Million Birthday Bash coincides with the year-long
Havoline 100th Anniversary Celebration as ChevronTexaco celebrates the
long-running and rich heritage of the Havoline brand. Havoline has been
a NASCAR sponsor for the past 17 years and is in its second year as
sponsor with 2003 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year driver Jamie McMurray.
See Official Rules for details.

 

About ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants

            ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) is a leader in
providing lubrication, coolant and fuel additive products to retail
consumers, and commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in San
Ramon, Calif., CTGL is ranked among the top three global marketers of
lubricants. With its many affiliates worldwide, CTGL is active in more
than 180 countries through 4,000 employees. Its worldwide presence
enables the company to be a local provider of superior service with
global resources. CTGL is a division of a wholly owned subsidiary of
ChevronTexaco Corp.

            CTGL markets a full line of lubrication and coolant products
under the Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brand names. Select brands include
Havoline(r), Delo(r), Ursa(r), Revtex(r) and Texaco Xpress Lube(r). The
company has patented technology in advanced lubricants products, new
generation Base Oil Technology, as well as in more diverse areas such as
coolants and crop protection. For more information,
www.chevrontexacolubricants.com
<http://www.chevrontexacolubricants.com/> 

 

Media Note:  To view a downloadable image of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline
Birthday Bash Dodge, please visit
www.havoline.com/racing/nascar/gallery.html.

 

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Jason Wise
Media Relations
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
Office: (704) 662-9642, ext. 1125
Cell: (704) 500-6121
Email: jwise@ganassi.com