Racing Rose, Inc. Lands Robo Enterprises as Major Sponsor

24 March 2000

Racing Rose, Inc. Lands Robo Enterprises as Major Sponsor RACING ROSE - BRIAN ROSE Brian Rose, #72, in the NASCAR late-model stock car division, has recently become sponsored by Robo Enterprises, Inc., based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] BOWLING GREEN, KY USA 03/23/2000


    BOWLING GREEN, Ky., March 23 Robo Enterprises, Inc. has
announced their intention to become a major sponsor for up and coming NASCAR
driver, Brian Rose.  The gas and oil exploration company, based in Bowling
Green, sponsored the 20-year-old driver in 1999, and once again has agreed to
sign on as Racing Rose's primary sponsor.
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    "We are thrilled to be backing Brian again on the Nashville Speedway, as
well as races in North and South Carolina.  He is really gaining momentum in
the racing world, and has an exciting career ahead of him.  He also has a very
experienced crew, headed up by Joey Davis of Columbia, Tennessee, so we want
to be the first on board to see him perform at his best level," said Hugh
Sackett, Chief Operating Officer at Robo.
    Rose, number 72 in the late-model stock car division of NASCAR, ran in the
top ten position during several 1999 competitions.  The Western Kentucky
University pre-law undergraduate has numerous finishes within the top 15, and
gained a starting position within the top five at the 1999 TNN Late-Model 200.
    "This sponsorship is enabling me to do what I enjoy most, so it's very
pleasing to know that Robo Enterprises is behind us again this year.  I know
that they are enthusiastic, as I am, about the professionals who enabled us to
be so productive in our first year of racing.  I hope to work my way up in the
standings this year, and I'm looking forward to the season so I can really
represent Robo Enterprises," said Rose.
    Racing Rose, based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was formed in 1999.  The
team has over 100 years of combined experience in the racing industry, and
includes members:  Joey Davis, crew chief; Bobby Ray Jones, chassis engineer
of Birmingham, Alabama, and recipient of the True Value mechanic of the year
award; Rick Townsend, chassis fabricator; Jeff Hamner, engine builder and
Southern All-Stars and All-Pro stand-out; Ernest Dale, assistant crew chief;
and Brian Rose, driver of the #72 Robo Enterprises Monte Carlo.  Pit crew
members include:  Chris Zachary, Tommy Kennedy, Greg Harrell, Tommy Berry,
Buford Odom, Trent Odom, and William McDonald.
    Robo Enterprises, Inc., is one of the largest developers of natural gas
and crude oil properties east of the Mississippi, and is ranked among the top
three percent, nationally, in the industry.  Robo has worked on over 2,200
drilling projects and is one of America's leaders in gas sales.
    For questions regarding additional sponsorship opportunities with Racing
Rose, contact Christan Jones at (270) 843-6600.