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AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit, Sponsored by Dodge

  What:    Influential industry and community leaders -- including Dr.
           Ricardo Martinez, former Administrator of the National Highway
           Traffic Safety Administration and Kyle Petty, race car driver and
           CEO of Petty Enterprises - educators, parents and teens come
           together to improve teenage driver safety in America at the
           AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit, sponsored by Dodge.

           The goal of the summit is to bring together those who are
           passionate about and can influence driver education curriculums
           in this country. In the morning session, panelists will address
           safety issues related to teen accidents and deaths and identify
           what needs to be done in order to improve current driver
           education programs. From there, attendees will discuss what they
           can do in order to initiate this change.

           An afternoon driving session with Richard Petty Driving
           Experience professional instructors will give all attendees,
           including teens and their parents, an opportunity to experience
           first-hand common challenges of the road and proper ways in which
           to handle various situations.

  When:    Tuesday, August 28, 2007
           8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.            Presentations/discussions
           1:00 - 5:00 p.m.                  Driving sessions

  Where:   Oakland University
           Oakland Center West Campus
           2200 N. Squirrel Rd. Rochester, MI 48309

  Details: 8:30 a.m.   Speakers and panelists available for media interviews

           9:00 a.m.   Opening remarks
           Dutch Mandel, Editor and Associate Publisher, AutoWeek
           Jim Yetter, Senior Manager, Dodge Car Marketing, Chrysler

           9:10 a.m.   Keynote speech
           Dr. Ricardo Martinez, Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs
            and Regional Medical Officer, The Schumacher Group

           9:50 a.m.   Panel presentations/discussion
           George Ayres, President and Chief Operating Officer, Skip Barber
            Racing School LLC
           Ronn Langford, President and Founder, MasterDrive
           Jeff Payne, President & CEO, Driver's Edge
           Kyle Petty, Driver & CEO, Petty Enterprises LLC
           Ken Thom, President and General Manager, Bob Bondurant School of
            High Performance Racing

           11:20 a.m. Phil Berardelli, author, Safe Young Drivers: A Guide
            for Parents and Teens

           1:00 p.m.   Driving sessions with Richard Petty Driving
            Experience professional instructors

For more information on the AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit, please visit AutoWeek.com/tdss .

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