Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Is Official Drive-Thru and Burger of NASCAR(R)

Announced today at Nasdaq MarketSite

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it has signed on as the Official Drive-Thru and Official Burger of NASCAR(R). The double drive-thru chain also announced today that it is the Official Drive-Thru and Official Burger of several International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") facilities, including Daytona International Speedway, home to the Daytona 500, and other motor sports venues that host the most popular NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.

  
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   About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. ( http://www.checkers.com/ ) is the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. The Company develops, produces, owns, operates and franchises quick service "double drive- thru" restaurants.

Except for historical information, this announcement contains "forward- looking" and "Safe Harbor" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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