Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - JAMIE MCMURRAY TO PILOT THE NO.1 SUAVE CHEVROLET AT NEW HAMPSHIRE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  	Jarrod England at Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing with
Felix Sabates 
		Media Relations, 704-662-9642

Jamie McMurray To Pilot the No.1 SUAVE Chevrolet at NEW HaMPSHIRE

Brand will serve as primary sponsor of the 2010 Daytona 500 Champion at
New Hampshire International Speedway

CONCORD, N.C. (June 24, 2009) - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix
Sabates and Unilever brand Suave announce today that the Suave will
serve as the primary sponsor on the No. 1 Chevrolet, driven by 2010
Daytona 500 Champion, Jamie McMurray at the June 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series (NSCS) race at New Hampshire International Speedway.

As part of their partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. the
brand also served as primary sponsor of 2010 Indianapolis 500 Champion,
Dario Franchitti at this year's IZOD IndyCar Series event for the
Inaugural Alabama Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.  

The partnership with the team is a follow-up from last year's program
where Unilever brand Vaseline MEN served as the primary sponsor for one
race with Dario Franchitti at Edmonton and the No.1 Team at Dover and
Martinsville.

Notes of Interest:

The SUAVE Family of Products:  Suave offers more than 300 personal care
products including body washes, body lotion, in-shower body lotion, hair
care and anti-perspirants/deodorants.  A Unilever Home & Personal Care
Brand, Suave is available nationwide in food, drug and mass outlet
stores. For more information, visit www.suave.com

McMurray at Loudon:  Jamie McMurray will be making his 15th career NSCS
start at Loudon this weekend when he takes the green flag in his No. 1
Suave Chevrolet.  McMurray's best NSCS start came during the second-race
in 2003 when he started third and finished tenth.   McMurray has one
top-5, three top-10, and five top-15 finishes in the NSCS at the track
located north of Boston.  
		
McMurray History: The Joplin, MO native, and newly crowned 2010 Daytona
500 Champion, has won four NSCS races since he entered the series near
the end of 2002.  In his seven years and 274 races at NASCAR's highest
level he has 34 career top-five finishes, 85 top-10 results, and five
pole awards.  McMurray shocked the racing world in 2002 when he won his
first NSCS race while racing for CGRFS in only his second NSCS start and
set a modern-era NASCAR record by becoming the quickest driver to win a
cup race.  The 2003 Rookie of the Year has finished in the top-20 in
points in five of his seven seasons on the Cup circuit with a best
finish of 11th in 2004.

Quoteboard:

David Rubin: Marketing Director for Suave:  "The entire Suave lineup
carries serious performance credentials when it comes to the shower,
with products that offer the same performance as salon and specialty
brands. We're thrilled to be a sponsor of the No. 1 Suave Chevrolet with
Jamie McMurray behind the wheel and can't wait to see what he'll do as
he turns up the heat on the competition at New Hampshire

Jamie McMurray., Driver: "We're excited to be able to represent the
Suave brand this weekend at Loudon. To have a partner like Suave join
the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing family is just proof positive that we are
doing the things needed to draw the attention of brands like Suave. We
expect good things out of our racecars this weekend at Loudon, Juan ran
very well here in the Chase race, leading a lot of laps and battling for
the win there at the end.  So, our team is looking for good things, and
hopefully that will mean bringing home a great finish for Suave." 

About Suave:  Suave products are designed to offer the same performance
as salon and specialty brands without the salon price tag. Suave's
lineup includes the Suave Professionals and Suave Naturals lines of
shampoos, conditioners and body washes, Suave Men products designed for
the grooming needs of guys, and Suave Kids, which includes 2 in 1 and 3
in 1 shampoos and conditioners as well as body washes formulated just
for kids. Suave products are available at drug, mass merchandisers, and
supermarkets nationwide.  For more information visit www.suave.com


For more information log onto www.earnhardtganassi.com

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