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Texas Governor Bush to Start Primestar 500

13 February 1999

        -- For Immediate Release
GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH TO START PRIMESTAR 500

FORT WORTH-DALLAS (Feb. 11, 1999) - Texas Governor George W. Bush will serve
as the Honorary Starter for the March 28 PRIMESTAR 500 NASCAR Winston Cup
auto race at Texas Motor Speedway.

 Bush will drop the green flag to start the 43-car race with an estimated
215,000 spectators in attendance -- the largest gathering ever to witness a
sporting event in the state of Texas and the third-largest crowd in American
sports.

 The PRIMESTAR 500 will take the green flag at 1:00 p.m. (CST) on Sunday,
March 28.  In addition to those in attendance, a nationwide audience will
watch the race which will be broadcast live on CBS.  Last year,
approximately 8,467,200 fans viewed the CBS telecast of the Texas NASCAR
Winston Cup event. Performance Racing Network (PRN) will broadcast the event
live over more than 500 radio stations nationwide.

"We are honored that Governor Bush will start the PRIMESTAR 500," said Texas
Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager Eddie Gossage.
"The PRIMESTAR 500 will truly be one of the premier sporting events in
America this year."

NASCAR Winston Cup auto racing attracts more spectators than any other form
of motorsports worldwide.  In the United States alone, more than 6,000,000
spectators attended 1998 Winston Cup series events.

 Texas Motor Speedway has added 15,000 seats -- 4,800 of them
   permanent -- for the 1999  PRIMESTAR 500 to accommodate the increased
demand from fans.  Defending Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon will be among
the leading contenders for the PRIMESTAR 500 victory along with last year’s
race winner, Mark Martin.

Tickets for the March 28 PRIMESTAR 500 are available at the Texas Motor
Speedway ticket office, by calling the ticket hotline at (817) 215-8500, at
all area TicketMaster locations or on-line at the speedway’s website,
www.texasmotorspeedway.com.
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