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Rick Carelli at Irwindale Speedway

20 August 1999

SPECIAL NOTICE:   RICK CARELLI TO MAKE HIS FIRST PUBLIC 
APPEARANCE AT IRWINDALE ON SAT., AUG. 21, 1999

Irwindale, Calif.  - - One of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series most popular 
drivers and brightest driving stars will be making his first public appearance 
since a thought-to-be-career-ending wreck at Memphis Motorsport Park earlier 
this season.  Rick Carelli will meet fans and sign autographs at Irwindale Speedway 
on behalf of High Hopes, a foundation specializing in the rehabilitation of head 
injury victims. Hours of this special appearance will be  from 4 to 6 pm on Saturday 
afternoon, August 21st.

Also know as "The High Plains Drifter", Carelli was the 1993 Winston West Series 
champion and series Rookie-of-the-year in 1992.  His wire-to-wire race victory 
at the WWS race in Coos Bay, Oregon in July of 1993 is one that they all still 
talk about.  Carelli rates 14th on the all-time NASCAR Winston West Series money 
winners list with a grand total of $264,234 and his total of nine WWS race victories 
ranks him 12th on the all-time winners' list.

Carelli resides in the Denver area and is planning a return to the driver's seat, 
"Sooner than some people expect …"

CONTACT:  JUDY OLSON / HIGH HOPES  (909) 629 - 8919