Meijer Joins Airplus Insoles to Sponsor ppc Racing and Driver Jason Keller for the Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo at Kentucky Speedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C., June 18 -- Meijer Stores has joined Airplus Insoles to sponsor driver Jason Keller and ppc Racing in this weekend's Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo NASCAR Busch Series event at Kentucky Speedway. Meijer, family-owned and operated grocery and general merchandise retailer, is in its second year of sponsoring the event and first with Keller, who finished second in this event last year.

"This is an exciting opportunity for Airplus to leverage our 'Comfort Provided by Airplus' NASCAR sponsorship with one of the country's best retailers," said John Andrews, Director of Marketing at Implus, Airplus Insoles parent company. "We wish Jason the best and hope the Meijer/Airplus car can win the Meijer 300."

Keller sits eighth in the driver points standings entering the Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo and is the leading money driver entering his 13th season. Keller has finished in the top-five driver points standing the last four seasons as Airplus Insoles enters its first year of sponsorship with ppc Racing as an associate. Airplus Insoles sponsors ppc Racing's truck program with driver Terry Cook and the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Racing truck.

About Meijer

Meijer, a family owned and operated grocery and general merchandise retailer is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Meijer operates 159 stores throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. Additional information about Meijer can be found on the Internet at http://www.meijer.com/ .

About Airplus

Airplus is a brand of privately held Implus Footcare, LLC. Headquartered in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, Implus is the No. 1 Insole, Shoe Lace and Shoe Care supplier in sporting goods and specialty shoe stores with distribution to thousands of retail outlets across North America and in 65 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.airplusfootcare.com/ or call (800) 446-7587.

About ppc Racing

Based in Mooresville, N.C., ppc Racing enters its first season of competition in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with driver Terry Cook and the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team. ppc Racing continues its competition in the NASCAR Busch Series, its fifth season, with driver Jason Keller in the No. 22 Miller High Life Ford Taurus. With co-owners Greg Pollex and Keith Barnwell, ppc Racing earned the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series championship and has scored 27 wins and more than 150 top-five finishes as it enters the 2004 season.