NASCAR Teams up with Mobil Travel Guide to Publish 2005 Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Nov. 2, 20049, 2004--The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has teamed up with Mobil Travel Guide, the nation's leading publisher of objective and thorough information for the road traveler, to produce a new, comprehensive travel planner for NASCAR fans. The first edition of this annual effort is to be released in December 2004 and will be titled Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner.

On shelves in time for the holiday gift-giving season and the 2005 NASCAR season, the book will be a four-color guide to the areas surrounding NASCAR tracks. Included are more than 2,000 recommendations of where to eat, stay and explore while on the road to NASCAR races. The Travel Planner will be a must-buy for fans planning their vacations around NASCAR races.

The 2005 Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner (1-932694-08-0, December 2004, Paperback, 512 pages, $19.95) will provide detailed insight for all speedway destinations, with information about the tracks and their surrounding areas. In addition to recommendations on where to stay and eat, the Travel Planner will contain more than 85 local Mapquest maps, details on event traffic patterns and facility information, from parking and first-aid to where to hunt down driver autographs. The book, with four-color photos of tracks, drivers, fans, and more, is designed to appeal to all travelers.

The NASCAR Travel Planner will include the time-honored Mobil Star-Ratings for hotels and restaurants in a 50 to 100 mile radius of each speedway. The Planner will be available in national bookstores and mass market retailers, as well as online at the NASCAR Library Collection Specialty Store at www.nascar.com and www.mobiltravelguide.com.

"NASCAR fans are flocking to races in record number, but many fans -- especially those that have just started to follow their favorite drivers may not know all that the destinations have to offer," notes Larry Dustin, President of Mobil Travel Guide. "As fans take to the road, we want to make the trips as fun and interesting as possible."

About Mobil Travel Guide

Mobil Travel Guide, www.mobiltravelguide.com, has been serving the travel needs of motorists for 47 years by providing impartial information about hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations. Using an objective inspection and rating process, Mobil Travel Guide provides recommendations to consumers, enhancing the quality and value of their travel experiences.

The 2005 NASCAR Travel Planner joins a growing list of Mobil Travel Guide publications, including:

-- Seventeen all new Regional Travel Planners with new coverage of Hawaii and Alaska,

-- A series of ten City Guides focusing on America's most popular destination cities, including New York City, Orlando, Las Vegas and their surrounding areas,

-- America's Byways a new series produced in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation's America's Byways program, showcasing America's 96 most scenic drives, including in-depth archeological, cultural, historic, natural and recreational information. The series, first published in 2004, will be expanded and updated for 2005.

-- On the Road with Your Pet provides in-depth listings of more than 4,000 Mobil Star-rated pet-friendly lodgings in North America, plus, new in 2005, insider information on dog parks and pet-related activities across the U.S.

Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner is part of the NASCAR Library Collection, which brings NASCAR licensed books together into one branded group that is viewable via the NASCAR.com Superstore. In 2004, the NASCAR Library Collection will publish more than 30 new titles, including books and magazines for both kids and adults.