GOLDEN CORRAL CONTINUES NASCAR SPONSORSHIP WITH TRAVIS KVAPIL

RALEIGH, N.C. February 27, 2009: Race fans have a new reason to root for the No. 28 Ford Fusion: Golden Corral, America’s favorite family buffet and grill restaurant chain, is extending its NASCAR involvement and has signed on to sponsor Yates Racing driver Travis Kvapil for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It will also continue its “Race for America’s Families” promotion. Each time Kvapil posts a top 10 finish, Golden Corral will give every kid in America a free buffet* as well as make a $5,000 donation to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV).

“Golden Corral was thrilled to sponsor Travis in the Daytona 500 and our customers, employees and veterans across the country told us they were pulling for him, too,” said Chris Kuehn, chief marketing officer of Golden Corral. “We decided to extend our sponsorship because the response reinforced that this is a perfect fit for our brand and the start of the season is a great time of year to be involved in NASCAR.”

Travis Kvapil and the No. 28 Yates Racing team rallied to pull off an incredible top 20 run in the weather-marred 250-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Fontana, Calif. Kvapil capitalized on competitor mistakes to march through the field late in the race to claim a solid 18th place finish.

Kvapil is optimistic about his team’s racing abilities and is excited about the opportunity to race for America’s families again. “Our team is working extremely hard to finish top 10 not only for our own team goals, but because our fans have been there every step of the way. We are so thankful that Golden Corral has continued to put their faith into our team and we’ll do our best to make the kids and fans proud.”