Stater Bros. Announces Grand Opening of Stater Express Convenience Store at California Speedway in Fontana, California

Stater Express Will Be Open for Infield Guests From September 1 - September 4

COLTON, Calif., Aug. 26 -- Stater Bros. Markets is pleased to announce the opening of its first Stater Express Convenience Store in the Infield at California Speedway in Fontana, California during the upcoming NASCAR Labor Day Race Weekend. The Stater Express Convenience Store will open for business on Thursday, September 1, and will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 4.

Stater Bros. is the "Official Grocery Store of California Speedway" and the title sponsor of the Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Busch Series race, which will be held on February 25, 2006 at California Speedway.

At 2,400 square feet, the Stater Express Convenience Store, located in the center infield RV area on the backstretch, will be the largest convenience/grocery store in California Speedway history. This fully air conditioned convenience store will offer an array of fine quality meats, garden fresh produce, freshly prepared ready-to-eat foods, fresh baked goods as well as many non-food items and will also feature special orders (orders received by 10:00 a.m. will be ready by 4:00 p.m.). There are nearly 1,900 Reserved RV sites at California Speedway.

Jack H. Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are delighted to extend our partnership with the California Speedway by providing the Stater Express Convenience Store for our infield customers at the California Speedway. Our Infield customers will continue to receive the same friendly service and exceptional value that they have come to expect at their local Stater Bros. Supermarkets ... including STATER BROS. FAMOUS LOW PRICES."

For ticket and event information regarding the NASCAR Labor Day Weekend, call 800.944.RACE or visit www.californiaspeedway.com. All Infield Reserved RV spaces are sold out, with only El Monte RV locations available for rent. For information on El Monte's Infield locations, call 888.337.2220.

Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in 2004 of $3.7 billion.

Stater Bros. is the only Inland Empire headquartered company on the 2005 "Fortune 500" list. Stater Bros. also owns and operates Heartland Farms, provider of Knudsen Dairy products to Southern California.

The Company currently operates 161 Supermarkets, and there are over 17,000 members of the Stater Bros "Family" of Employees.

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