Guy Cosmo will return to the seat of the No.19 Playboy/Uniden/Palms Ford-powered Daytona Prototype

GUY COSMO JOINS GIDLEY AND MCDOWELL FOR SEASON-ENDING DISCOUNT TIRE  
SUNCHASER AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK

MOORESVILLE, NC (August 2, 2006) – Finlay Motorsports announced  
earlier today that Guy Cosmo will return to the seat of the No.19  
Playboy/Uniden/Palms Ford-powered Daytona Prototype machine for the  
season-ending Discount Tire Sunchaser 9-hour at Miller Motorsports  
Park the weekend of September 2nd.

Guy Cosmo, believed to be one of the most successful and versatile  
young racing talents around will share the driving duties with Memo  
Gidley and Michael McDowell for the final round of the 2006 Grand  
American Rolex Series Presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve.

Cosmo filled in for Memo Gidley earlier this season, after Gidley was  
injured in an incident during the morning warm up for the inaugural  
Crown Royal Daytona Prototype Challenge on the streets of Long  
Beach.  Co-driving with Michael McDowell at Virginia International  
Raceway, Laguna Seca Raceway and Phoenix International Raceway Cosmo  
helped the team score three top-10 finishes in a row. (Virginia –  
4th, Laguna – 4th, Phoenix – 6th)

“I’m thrilled to be back behind the wheel of the Playboy/Uniden/Palms  
car,” said Guy Cosmo.  “We had a great run together earlier this year  
and I’m looking forward to continuing the success at Miller.  I’ve  
never been to the Miller Motorsports Park facility but my teammates  
Memo and Michael participated in a two day test there in June so I’m  
sure they’ll get me up to speed quickly.  I’ve really enjoyed my  
friendship with Michael, he’s a great guy to work with and I’m  
looking forward to driving with Memo instead of filling in for him.   
It should be a great weekend!”

With overall racing talent and major successes including the 2005  
American Le Mans Series Rookie of the Year, the 2002 Star Mazda North  
American Championship and the 1997 Formula Ford 1600 Southeast  
Division Championship Cosmo was an easy choice for the 9-hour event  
at Miller.

“It’s a great opportunity to bring Guy back,” said Steve Cameron,  
Team President.  “He did an exceptional job filling in for Memo and  
he’s just a great fit with our team.  I think it should be a strong  
driver line-up and a good opportunity for us to finish out the season  
on top.”

The Finlay Motorsports team will next compete at Watkins Glen  
International Raceway on August 11th where they will share the  
weekend with the NACAR Busch and Nextel Cup Series.

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