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Five Motor Racing Icons Nominated For Shav Glick Award

17 November 1999

         
    Carlsbad, Calif., November 17, 1999 --- Nominees for the first
annual Shav Glick Award, given for distinguished achievement in
motor racing by a Californian, were announced by Eagle One, a
leading marketer of premium automotive appearance care products.

    Motor racing icons nominated  include Dan Gurney, driver, car
builder and owner; Rick Mears, four-time Indy 500 winner; Kenny
Roberts, world champion motorcycle rider and owner; Wally Parks,
founder of the National Hot Rod Association; and the late J.C.
Agajanian, car owner and racing promoter.

    The award, which honors the esteemed motor sports editor of
the Los Angeles Times,  will be presented at the NASCAR NAPA
Auto Parts 500, April 30, at California Speedway in Fontana.

    Judges are Mike Harris, Associated Press; Bill Center, San
Diego Union; Jim Short, Riverside Press-Enterprise; John
Zimmermann, editor of Racer magazine; Doug Stokes, Irwindale
Speedway; and Mary-Ellen Wright-Rana, Laguna Seca Raceway.

    Eagle One is a business unit of The Valvoline Company.