Gillette Young Guns Add Two of NASCAR's Rising Stars to Its Championship Lineup; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman Welcome Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray to the Gillette Young Guns Team

DAYTONA, Fla.--Feb. 1, 20060, 2006--Gillette announced today the addition of two of NASCAR's youngest and most talented drivers - Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray - to the Gillette Young Guns team. Edwards and McMurray will officially join Gillette Young Guns Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman beginning with the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.

"Together, the Gillette Young Guns are six of NASCAR's hottest and best-performing drivers, who define excellence the same way our world-class products do," said Eric A. Kraus, Vice President, External Relations, Gillette. "We are pleased to welcome Carl and Jamie, two of NASCAR's brightest young stars, to the Gillette family."

Carl Edwards began his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series career at Michigan International Speedway in August 2004, where he placed 10th in his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. His strong performance continued throughout the season as he posted two Top 5 and six Top 10 finishes in his first 13 races. In 2005, Edwards captured the checkered flag four times, including sweeping both races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He finished third in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, 35 points behind champion Tony Stewart.

Jamie McMurray made a name for himself quickly in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, gaining his first victory in only his second career start on October 13, 2002, in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. McMurray continued his successful performance in 2003, scoring five Top 5 and 13 Top 10 finishes on his way to claiming the 2003 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award. In 2004, he finished in the coveted 11th position, thereby winning the $1 million bonus and a seat at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Awards Banquet. In 2005, he finished 12th in the point standings.

Edwards and McMurray join a team of drivers that once again dominated the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, with four of the six Gillette Young Guns competing for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. Throughout the 2005 season, the Gillette Young Guns had 11 combined victories, 13 Bud Pole awards, 52 Top 5 finishes, 96 Top 10 finishes, and combined earnings of $35,413,740.

Gillette will continue to leverage the Gillette Young Guns and its official status in the shaving products, alkaline battery and oral care categories with a comprehensive marketing communications program. The program includes consumer promotions, national sweepstakes, dedicated NASCAR print and broadcast advertising, licensing, interactive on-line consumer promotions, charitable contributions and at-track marketing. These activities will encompass multiple Gillette brands. Just prior to the Daytona 500 fans can visit www.gilletteyoungguns.com for a sneak peak of the new Gillette Young Guns commercial.

Edwards and McMurray will join the existing Gillette Young Guns team for two exciting promotional programs this season. The first, "Meet the 2006 GYG Drivers," will offer fans the chance to attend a race for a "meet and greet" with one of the Gillette Young Guns. Consumers will be encouraged to visit www.gilletteyoungguns.com to cast their vote for the Gillette Young Guns driver they think will outperform the others during the first four races following the Daytona 500. Consumers who correctly predict the top finishing driver for each race will automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing.

The "GYG Insiders Guide to the Chase for the Championship" will provide fans with the drivers' exclusive strategies for winning, as well as insight into track strategy and drivers' strengths. Consumers will use the "Guide" when visiting www.gilletteyoungguns.com to predict the correct finishing order of the Gillette Young Guns drivers during the first six weeks of the Chase for the Championship. The consumers with the highest weekly point total will have a chance to win a trip to the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Gillette - A Sports Marketing Pioneer

Gillette's partnership with NASCAR is the latest in a proud history of sports marketing that dates back to 1910, when Gillette featured baseball greats like Honus Wagner in ads for the original Gillette Safety Razor. By the 1930s, Gillette was sponsoring sports on the radio - first boxing in 1935, followed by exclusive broadcasts of the World Series in 1939.

Since then, Gillette has maintained a close relationship with Major League Baseball, while also sponsoring World Cup soccer, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, Champions TOUR, LPGA TOUR and the National Hockey League.

In 2002, Gillette became the exclusive naming sponsor of the home stadium and sports complex of the New England Patriots of the National Football League and the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Under the terms of the agreement, "Gillette Stadium" became the exclusive name of the 68,000-seat, state-of-the-art open-air facility in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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