NHRA NEWS: VP RACING FUELS EXTENDS OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP WITH NHRA

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Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761

VP RACING FUELS EXTENDS OFFICIAL RACING FUEL SPONSORSHIP WITH NATIONAL
HOT ROD ASSOCIATION 

            GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2006) -National Hot Rod
Association (NHRA) officials announced today that VP Racing Fuels,
long-time supplier of fuel to participating racers, has extended its
status as the Official Racing Fuel of the NHRA.

            VP Racing Fuels will continue to be the exclusive on-site
racing gasoline supplier at all NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events.
VP Racing Fuels gasoline will be mandatory in the Pro Stock and Pro
Stock Motorcycle categories at national events and Competition
Eliminator categories at both national and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series divisional events.  The partnership is a three-year agreement
beginning in 2007 and extending through the 2009 racing season.

            "VP Racing Fuels continues to be the natural choice for
NHRA," said Gary Darcy, senior vice president of sales and marketing,
NHRA. "For more than 25 years, VP has demonstrated unsurpassed service
and technical support to the NHRA racing community.  With quality
products, an excellent reputation, high service levels and the ability
to provide a full range of fuel products at competitive prices, VP
Racing Fuels continues to be the choice to handle our unique needs."

VP will continue to provide on-site service and technical support at
national events, as well as at testing and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series venues.  In addition to its Official Racing Fuel sponsorship, VP
also is a major contingency sponsor of NHRA, posting nearly $500,000 in
contingencies. 

            "We couldn't be happier about continuing our relationship
with NHRA," said Fred Morrison, president and CEO of VP Racing Fuels.
"VP has always been solely focused on racing. Our mission is to help
build racing to be bigger and better. Our association with the
industry's preeminent sanctioning body makes us very proud and it's a
responsibility we take very seriously."

            VP Racing has been manufacturing the best fuels for
motorsports since 1975, currently producing more than 60 unique blends.
With these blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing
category and class - from drag racing, circle track and road racing, to
motocross, off-road, off-shore and even airplane racing. In race venues
not controlled by a fuel rule, VP consistently fuels more winners than
any other American fuel company. VP's fuels have earned a reputation for
superior power and consistency - as illustrated by the NHRA Pro Stock
champions who have made VP their fuel choice for 30 consecutive years, a
record unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. For more
information, please visit VP Racing Fuels Web site, vpracingfuels.com.

            Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary
sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It
presents 23 national events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series.  NHRA has 80,000 racers and members nationwide and 140 member
tracks.  NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide
competition opportunities for drivers of all levels.  NHRA develops the
stars of tomorrow by offering the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA
Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series, NHRA Summit Drag Racing Series and
the Street Legal Program presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the O'Reilly
Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.

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