GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS RACING READY TO ROLL WITH NEW RILEY BODYWORK

Rolex Series Champs Gurney and Fogarty Set for First Laps in Refitted Pontiac Riley

Returning to the race track for the first time in nearly a month after a strong second-place finish in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty will debut the team's new Pontiac Riley Mk XX bodywork in a special two-day Grand-Am test session this Monday and Tuesday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Homestead test is in preparation for next month's GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami, which is the kick-off event of a Saturday, March 29, double-header that also includes the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300.

While teams usually do a down-to-the frame rebuild after a race as grueling as the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings team had to take into account the new bodywork fitment this time around for its No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley. After being stripped down to the bare chassis, the race car was shipped to Riley Technologies in North Carolina for the new fitting and some minor chassis work.

Just prior to the Rolex 24, the GAINSCO team received back from Riley a second race car that has already been fitted with the new bodywork. Known by the team as "No. 98," this particular Riley was previously owned and raced by George Robinson and his team, most recently in the 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Its last appearance at a race track, however, was at Daytona Test Days early in January where the Riley was used as a show car in the debut press announcement of the Lowe's/GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Rolex 24 At Daytona team with Gurney, Fogarty and all-star additions Jimmie Johnson and Jimmy Vasser. In the Rolex 24 later in January, the Lowe's/GAINSCO team challenged for the win for most of the race and charged back from an early Sunday morning gearbox change to take a hard-earned runner-up finish.

While the Rolex 24 Pontiac Riley – the same race car that was also used to win the 2007 Rolex Series Championships – is now back at GAINSCO's Texas race shop, the team used the time it was away to get No. 98 in race condition, and that is the race car the team will put through its paces at Homestead next week. Typical of race cars that have a flat finish for testing, the Riley has been painted in red primer and will sport the familiar GAINSCO, Pontiac, No. 99 and Rolex Series standard decals for the two-day test. The GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team hauler left Dallas this morning and will arrive in the Miami area on Sunday morning prior to paddock move in. Testing is scheduled for all day Monday and Tuesday.

Noteworthy

While in town for the GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami pre-test, Jon Fogarty is scheduled to visit the Miami-area headquarters of GAINSCO Auto Insurance to meet with company employees, territory managers and agent partners. Such corporate visits are a key part of GAINSCO's racing sponsorship program and similar stops are scheduled in the coming weeks. Alex Gurney will visit the same Miami office during GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami race week and is also scheduled to appear at GAINSCO corporate headquarters in Dallas earlier in March… While the "No. 98" Pontiac Riley will be used for the Homestead-Miami test session, the team will have the real No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley – complete with new bodywork – ready to go for the actual GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami.

About GAINSCO Auto Insurance

The primary sponsor of the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Daytona Prototype is GAINSCO Auto Insurance (Amex:GAN), a Dallas, Texas-based auto insurer that distributes policies through a network of thousands of independent agents across Sunbelt states. GAINSCO uses its "Are You Driven?®" motorsports sponsorship and marketing campaign to build brand awareness and advance its distribution strategies. For more information, visit www.GAINSCO.com.

About GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing has been committed to excellence in road racing since its formation in 2001. The team, lead drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, and the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype are the reigning Champions of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The team is supported by GAINSCO Auto Insurance, powered by Pontiac and partnered with GM Racing, Riley Technologies and Puma. For more information, visit www.GAINSCOracing.com.