Checker Schuck's Kragen Racing's 'Madman Murray' Funny Car Will Debut in Columbus at NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals

PHOENIX, May 15, 2006 -- CSK Auto, Inc. announced today that its Checker Schuck's Kragen Racing team will roll out a special "Madman Murray" themed Nitro Funny Car body in several upcoming NHRA Powerade Series(R) drag races. The new Chevy Monte Carlo body, resplendent in red and yellow flame graphics with a huge smiling picture of Murray's Discount Auto Stores' "Madman Murray" character on the hood, shields a 7000 hp nitromethane powered funny car driven by Phil Burkart, veteran wing-man to CSK's lead driver Del Worsham. The new design commemorates CSK's recent acquisition of the 112-store Murray's Discount Auto chain based in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana.

  

  The new car will compete in the following NHRA Powerade Series(R) events:
  *  Pontiac Performance Nationals, Columbus, OH, May 18 - 21
  *  Carquest Auto Parts Nationals, Chicago, IL,  June 8 - 11
  *  O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals, Memphis, TN, Aug 18 - 20
  *  Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis, IN,  Aug 30 thru Sept 4

As the newest member of the Checker, Schuck's, Kragen family of auto parts store brands, Murray's Discount Auto Stores will also carry the designation, "Official Auto Parts Stores of the NHRA."

CSK President Martin Fraser says the company is excited to bring "Madman Murray" to the starting line in the NHRA. "The car has a bright, fun look to it, and we're proud to bring it to the track. Even more than that, we're proud to be welcoming all the Murray's customers and associates to CSK Auto, and we think this is a great way to do it."

CSK Auto is the largest specialty automotive parts and accessories retailer in the Western United States, with 1273 stores doing business as Checker Auto Parts in Hawaii and the Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Northern Plains states; Schuck's Auto Supply in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; Kragen Auto Parts in California; and Murray's Discount Auto Stores in the Midwest.