ANNETT TO PILOT RUSTY WALLACE RACING’S NO. 62 IN 2011

Pilot Travel Centers to Continue Backing of Up and Coming Iowa Native

HOMESTEAD, FL (November 19, 2010) — Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing
(RWR) announced today that Iowa native, Michael Annett, will take the helm
of the team’s No. 62 Toyota Camry in a full-season bid for the 2011
NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

Pilot Travel Centers, a long-time Annett backer, will serve as primary
sponsor of Annett’s No. 62 Toyota for his 2011 campaign.

Annett, a 24-year old native of Des Moines, Iowa, will be embarking upon
his third full Nationwide Series season in 2011. Considered one of the
sports' most promising up and coming drivers, Annett finished among the
top-10 in the Nationwide Series driver standings during his 2009 rookie
season. He also has two ARCA Racing Series wins to his credit, including
a victory in the series’ most prestigious event at Daytona in 2008.

Said Annett, “I’m really looking forward to joining Rusty Wallace
Racing in 2011. This is going to be a great next step in my career and
I’m very grateful to Pilot Travel Centers for helping to make this
possible.

“Rusty Wallace Racing has fielded top-10 cars consistently over the past
few years; I feel we’ll be very competitive right out of the box. I’m
looking forward to having one of my good friends, Steve Wallace, as my
teammate as well. Coming from a single car team, I’m excited about the
resources that having a teammate can provide.

“While I’m focused 100% on finishing out 2010 as strongly as possible,
I can’t wait for Daytona. I’m ready to put the Pilot Travel Centers
Toyota up front next season.”

Stated RWR team owner, Rusty Wallace, “We’re extremely excited to
welcome Michael Annett and Pilot Travel Centers to our team. Michael has
shown a lot of promise over his first two seasons and we’re looking
forward to helping him continue to develop his career. We fully expect
Michael and the No. 62 team to be among the contenders in 2011.

I’d also like to wish Brendan Gaughan all the best as he transitions
back to the truck series for next year. With his new child, the reduced
schedule should allow him to spend more time with his family and we wish
them all well in the future.”

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About Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC

North Carolina-based Rusty Wallace Racing (RWR) is a professional auto
racing team steeped in the legendary history of its founder, Rusty
Wallace—one of NASCAR’s top-ten drivers of all-time. The team
currently campaigns the No. 66 and No. 62 Toyota Camrys in the prestigious
NASCAR Nationwide Series. In 2009, RWR stood as the only team with
multiple drivers ranked among the top-ten in the final Nationwide Series
driver standings. For more on Rusty Wallace Racing, please visit the
award-winning rustywallace.com.

About Pilot Flying J

Pilot Flying J is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and has more than
550 locations in North America. The company employs more than 20,000
people and is the largest retail operator of travel centers in North
America.

One Light Bulb at a Time

**Writer Unknown**

One Light Bulb at a Time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would.

With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.

Good idea...one light bulb at a time...

Check this out . I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day - I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China . The next day I was in Ace Hardware, and just for the heck of it, I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA .

Start looking --- In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more..

My favorite toothpaste, Colgate is now made in Mexico . I have switched to Crest.

You have to read the labels on everything ..

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 Watt light bulbs and dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand that I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value". I picked up both brands of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same, except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand - - - but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA , in a company in Cleveland , Ohio .

So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets..... yep, you guessed it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here. My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! (We should have awakened a decade ago!!!!!!)

Let's get with the program...help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A.

Kerry Earnhardt will drive Dale Sr.'s famous No. 3 that won the '95 Brickyard race at Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.

(2 of 2) Cassill will drive the No. 09 car for Phoenix Racing and will be one of 10 drivers vying for seven spots in the field.

(1 of 2) Landon Cassill will attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.

Race'em & Wreck'em 5-16-10.flv

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Happy Easter Everyone!

I hope the Easter bunny brings lots of racing goodies!

Aaron’s To Sponsor Michael Waltrip’s Return to Sprint Cup Racing

ATLANTA, GA. –In celebration of its 55th year, Aaron’s, Inc. will sponsor PRISM Motorsports’ No. 55 with driver Michael Waltrip in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway April 25.

Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 champion and former winner at Talladega, will return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing with a long-time sponsor in Aaron’s and a long-time friend in PRISM co-owner Phil Parsons.

“This is cool. I’m ready to race again and Talladega is a place where I know we will be very competitive,” said Waltrip who owns four restrictor plate victories including a Talladega win in the fall of 2003.

Parsons said Waltrip was a natural choice for the Talladega high banks.

“Michael brings a tremendous amount of experience to our race team,” Parsons said. “He knows what he is looking for in our cars, in our race setups and what we need to do to make our team better on these types of tracks. Plus he’s a very dear friend and I’m excited we’re putting him behind the wheel. We’re going to Talladega with every intention of winning the race.”

Waltrip owns 760 Sprint Cup starts and finished 18th in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14 in his lone 2010 start.

“Phil and (co-owner) Randy Humphrey are getting started at PRISM Motorsports and I hope I can help them move through the learning curve a little bit faster,” Waltrip said. “I think it is going to be a lot of fun. Talladega is some of the best racing in the world and I’m glad I’ll get to be part of it in the Aaron’s 55th Anniversary Toyota.”

“Having Michael Waltrip drive the No. 55 in honor of Aaron’s 55th anniversary celebration is special to everyone at Aaron’s.” stated Robin Loudermilk, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aaron’s, Inc. “There is no better ambassador for our brand than Michael and no better way to celebrate 55 years of offering quality home furnishings to our customers than having the No. 55 Anniversary Dream Machine racing at the front of the pack during the Aaron’s 499.”

Aaron’s Chief Operating Officer Ken Butler continued, “Talladega will mark the first time that Michael has driven for Aaron’s on the Cup side and we are thrilled to have him pilot this commemorative 55th anniversary paint scheme. We have a long history together and are glad we have the opportunity to support him in his second Cup Series start of 2010.”

This season Waltrip has devoted more time to ownership of Michael Waltrip Racing which fields Toyotas for David Reutimann’s No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine and Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS entry. In addition, Waltrip’s time is spent as an analyst on Showtime’s “Inside NASCAR” and SPEED’s weekly talent show “Fast Track to Fame” as well as joining Parsons as a television commentator in SPEED’s coverage of truck series races.

The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega is the only race Waltrip has planned in the 2010 season.

PRISM Motorsports will field the No. 55 for Waltrip and the No. 66 for Dave Blaney at Talladega. Since its inception in 2009, PRISM Motorsports has purchased race cars from Michael Waltrip Racing.

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Will it ever warm up enough for race season to start? 80 some days under 40 degrees & 40 some straighy days with snow on the ground!

Prayers go out to the family of the lady killed by a tire at NHRA event in Pheonix.

For those keeping track - Today's start is David Reutimann's 100th in a Toyota Camry - Most in Sprint Cup Series!

Auto Club 500 is about to start. I hope Martin Truex can do well in the NAPA Toyota! "Boogity Boogity Boogity... Let's Go Racin' Boys!"

Great Deal From Hawkeye Downs Speedway!

Hawkeye Downs Speedway Class Meetings!

Don't forget the Hawkeye Downs class meetings this week! The times are posted
on the home page of RacingInIowa.com! I encourage every one to attend,
this will be a great opprotunitie to meet the new promotor Mike Becker!


**GET INVOLVED!**

Lil' Racer Car Club to come to Hawkeye Downs Speedway in 2010!

Lil' Racer Car Club to come to Hawkeye Downs in 2010!

Mitch Swinton from Lone Tree will be bringing his Lil' Racers Car Club to the Grandstands at Hawkeye Downs
for the 2010 race season and beyond!

"Lil' Racer Car Club was established in 2006 to provide educational, recreational, and entertainment opportunities to the young race fan at West Liberty (IA) Raceway. All kids under the age of 14 are welcome to join and participate in Lil' Racer activities. Currently the club has over 700 members. We are a non-profit, volunteer group, working hard to provide great quality fun for the kids. In 2009 we expanded to three tracks with the addition of CJ Speedway and Jackson County Speedway"

Mitch has enlisted the help from the "Big Kids Helping Little Kids" charity group to help his organization find another home under the grandstands of Hawkeye Downs to compliment the booths at the other tracks.

The Lil' Racers Car Club has been also operating at the West Liberty Speedway, CJ Speedway and Jackson County Speedway.

More info on the Lil' Racers Car Club can be found at:


http://www.lilracercarclub.com/

We look forward to having alot of fun this season with the kids and also would love everyone to get involved with the effort!