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Fiery Crash Ends Brian Rose's Run Saturday at Nashville

2 May 2000

    NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1 Bowling Green, Kentucky's Brian
Rose, driver of the Robo Enterprise #72 Monte Carlo, left Saturday night's 50
lap NASCAR Weekly Racing Series race at Nashville Speedway USA after a lap 36
collision left his car a smoldering heap on the race track.  Rose was able to
walk away from the accident after scrambling out of the driver's side window
while flames engulfed the front of his race car.

    After an inversion of a segment of the starting lineup moved his starting
position from fourth to 10th, Rose was beginning to find his best line on the
racetrack.  However, a turn one collision involving to two cars immediately in
front of him forced him to attempt to go high on the banked turn, clipping one
of the cars already involved in the wreck.  This sent Rose headfirst into the
turn two wall at full speed.  Rose's car bounced off the wall into oncoming
traffic and was hit by another racecar running at full speed.

    As rescue workers rushed to Rose's car, it burst into flames but was soon
extinguished. Rose was able to escape from the burning car with only a few
bumps and bruises.

    Even with the spectacular crash, Rose remains optimistic.  "The car was
really beginning to run well," said Rose. "I was making some of my best laps
of the night just before the crash.  I know that we're just on the verge of
taking the checkered flag, all we need now is some luck.  When two cars tangle
directly in front of you, there's not a lot you can do.

    "I think we gained a lot going into Saturday's race and up until the
crash,"  said Rose.  "I feel great about our level of professionalism and the
progress we've made so far."

    In his second year of racing in the Late Model Stock Car Division of
NASCAR, Rose is quickly developing a reputation as a driver who will soon be a
consistent presence in the winner's circle. Rose next races this Saturday at
Nashville Speedway USA.

    Racing Rose, Inc. based in Bowling Green, Kentucky was formed in 1999.
The team has over 100 years of combined experience in the racing industry.  In
1999, the Robo Enterprise #72 Monte Carlo ran in the top 10 in several
competitions and started within the top five at the TNN Late-Model 200.

    Sponsored by Robo Enterprises, a developer of natural gas and crude oil
properties in the United States, Rose plans to gain regional and national
point standings through top speedways in Nashville, Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina, before moving into the NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series.