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NASCAR-BGN: 'Castrol, Casey & Cash'

3 June 1999

Castrol GTX Driver, Casey Atwood & Fan to Race for Cash at "Textilease Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts"

Baltimore, MD - Chesapeake Motorsports Development Corporation (CMDC) officials announced today that Castrol is sponsoring a fan participation contest at the June 12th, "Textilease Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts" NASCAR Busch Series event at the South Boston Speedway.

"Castrol, Casey & Cash" gives a randomly selected fan attending the event the chance to win a $25,000.00 cash annuity if Castrol driver, Casey Atwood, wins the race with an additional $25,000.00 cash annuity going to Casey Atwood's favorite charity.

As an added bonus, if the car that starts the race in the last starting position should work his way through the field and win the event, the selected fan will win a $50,000.00 cash annuity and a $50,000.00 cash annuity will be donated to that driver's favorite charity. If Casey Atwood were the driver that starts last in the race then the payout would increaseto $75,000.00 to the fan and $75,000.00 to Casey's favorite charity.

"This is an exciting chance for a fan to ride-a-long with one of the young guns of NASCAR," said Hayne Dominick, Project Director, for the "Textilease Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts." One lucky fan will be pulling real hard for the driver of the #27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet. Casey has been very competitive all season, so who knows, this could be his breakthrough win in the Busch Series. I know if I was the fan selected I sure would like my chances!" Dominick concluded.

Castrol is enjoying success in their first year as a Primary Sponsor with Atwood. Almost halfway through his rookie season in the NASCAR Busch Series, Atwood is in the top ten in points and has 3 top 5, and 4 top 10 finishes in the Castrol GTX Chevrolet owned by Clarence Brewer.

It was announced last week that new grandstand seats are being added for the "Textilease Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts" scheduled for Saturday, June 12th. Gates open at 10:00 am with Busch Series practicebeginning at 11:00. MBNA Time Trials will start at 2:30 pm and Pre-Race Festivities are set for 5:00 pm.

Tickets are still available, but going fast and are available at Ticketmaster outlets and at the South Boston Speedway ticket office. Credit card orders may be made by calling 757-671-8100.

Note - No purchase is necessary, entry forms will be available at the South Boston Speedway on the day of the event.

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