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Winchester Speedway Key to Recent Successes for NASCAR Teams at Bristol

Hendrick Motorsports and Michael Waltrip Racing use the Indiana Highbanks to Prepare

(Winchester, IN) – The legendary high-banks of Indiana’s Winchester Speedway has a long history of helping build the careers of some of the top drivers of all time, including the likes of Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Jimmy Johnson, Ryan Newman, and many others. More recently, the ½ mile speed-plant has been a key part of helping some of today’s NASCAR teams prepare for the similarly configured Bristol Motor Speedway on the Nextel Cup Schedule.

For Michael Waltrip Racing, two recent test sessions at Winchester Speedway helped Michael and teammate Dale Jarrett qualify for the season’s second Bristol event. It was only the 3^rd time in 24 races the two teammates made a race on time this season. For the 44 and 55 teams, the value of the information garnered in not one, but two test sessions at Winchester Speedway, became apparent when the two teams overcame the qualifying hurdle to make the starting field of NASCAR’s most popular race to the delight of fans and sponsors alike.

For Hendricks Motorsports, testing within the last year at Winchester Speedway helped establish them as an early leader in the Car of Tomorrow success. Hendricks drivers Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch swept the first ever Car of Tomorrow event at Bristol in the spring, with Gordon taking the pole and Busch the event winner.

The NASCAR connection continues in the 2007 season, as super sophomore David Stremme, driver of the #40 Coors Light Dodge, will return to his roots in Indiana to race in the 36^th Annual Winchester 400 in his own CRA Super Series Late Model on Sunday October 14^th.

For more information about Winchester Speedway or to order tickets for the Winchester 400 presented by Ed Martin AutoGroup and Renegade, visit www.winchesterspeedway.com.