Guy Cosmo Mid-Ohio Release

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Contact: johnt@c2group.com

Guy Cosmo In For Blackforest Motorsports Grand Am Cup Mustang At Mid-  
Ohio

DETROIT:  Guy Cosmo will team up with Valerie Limoges to drive the #4  
USG Sheetrock/Ramset Tools/OMP Ford Mustang FR500C at Mid-Ohio for  
the Grand American Road Racing Associations Grand Am Cup race this  
weekend at Mid-Ohio. Cosmo will be substituting for David Empringham  
who has a schedule conflict.

"I'm pretty excited to drive for Tom [Nastasi] and Blackforest  
Motorsports," said Guy. "The Grand-Am Cup races have been wild this  
year and I’m looking forward to getting back in the mix. Valerie has  
been doing a very good job in her first season of Grand-Am Cup racing  
and I think she’s got a lot of potential. Together I think we’ll have  
a very strong showing.”

"Tom and I have been great friends since we raced against each other  
in the Star Mazda series," added Cosmo about Nastasi. "Now, he’s not
only a competitor but one of my teammates... as well as ‘my boss.'   
We’re both Italians from New York, so naturally we speak the same  
language."

Nastasi had high praise for Cosmo.

“Knowing that Dave was going to miss several races," said Nastasi, "I  
wanted to bring in replacement drivers that had good track knowledge  
of each track. For Mid-Ohio, Guy was my only choice.  I have seen Guy  
get pole in just about everything he has driven there and usually  
dominate in the race. And that is personal experience racing against  
him in several classes. He is also an excellent driving coach and  
will get Valerie up to speed quickly."

“The Ford Mustang is a fantastic car in this category," said Cosmo.   
"And Mid-Ohio is absolutely my favorite track. I expect nothing other  
than to challenge for the win at the end of the race.”

Guy Cosmo's extensive background with open-wheel formula cars and  
sports prototypes has earned him a reputation as one of the most  
successful and versatile young racing drivers in North America. The  
2005 American Le Mans Series Rookie of the Year ranks among the top-  
level road racers in the world. He has earned overall racing titles  
and major successes in many disciplines including karting, Formula  
Ford, Formula 2000, Star Mazda, Toyota Atlantic, Grand American and  
American Le Mans. You can learn more about Guy Cosmo at  
www.guycosmo.com.

The Grand American Road Racing Association was established in 1999 to  
return stability to major league sports car road racing in North  
America. As the organization begins its sixth season of competition  
in 2005, Grand American is universally regarded as one of the world’s  
fastest-growing motorsports organizations.

The Emco Gears Classic will be held June 23-25 at the Mid-Ohio Sports  
Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The green flag will drop at 1:00 PM  
EST on June 25. The race will air tape delayed on SPEED, July 9 at  
11:00 AM EST.