2008 NEWS AND EVENTS

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2008

Matt Vaughn is currently working with three select teams for the 2008 season in NASCAR Nationwide Series, ARCA and Road Racing.

Matt is accepting a couple more select clients for 08 season, please contact him for his assistance. ( Email )

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2007

Matt Vaughn relocates to Central Florida.

A move to central Florida will allow us to better serve the teams and series that are based all over Florida, our first move when we left California was just outside of Destin Florida, and what seemed to be the bull-eye for some serious storms that Mother nature seems to dish out much to often, and this move to central Florida will allow us to better serve the needs of drivers, teams and series in all of Florida and the southeast as a whole. We are 1 hr from Daytona International Speedway.

Currently working with 3 select NASCAR series teams - in assisting with retanining sponsorship assistance for each.

Also assisting in the design and development of " The Villages Racing Club ". This is a racing club that is mostly NASCAR fans that are of the retirement age, The Villages is a retirement based community that is based in central Florida, current club membership is at around 150 members and growing, this club supports local drivers and tracks.

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2006

Accepts position as Managing director of Blackman Motor speedway, Blackman Florida. Matt Vaughn will assist for one season to help the Gilmore brothers, turn the low car turn out and slow ticket sales and sponsorship program turn around. http://www.blackmanraceway.com/

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2005

Matt Vaughn accepts position as Marketing agent for Florida Fast Track Series and drivers, for the 2005 season.

Matt will assist teams and series members in thir efforts of gaining sponsorship for the season.

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: March 2005

Matt Vaughn teams up with Lonnie Troxel and Rob Fergerson to develope a multi-truck team for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck 2006 season.Currently Troxel/Fergerson field the #24 truck driven by Wayne Edwards. Troxel/Fergerson/Vaughn hope to field a second truck in the series as early as spring 2006.

Vaughn hopes to sell a full season sponsorship deal and hire a driver to field the #67 Craftsman Truck, this NASCAR number is currently free - per NASCAR's compatation department.

Troxel/Fergerson have a second truck in there fleet thats ready to roll with the right funding.

For more details on this contact Matt Vaughn or Lonnie Troxel

NASCAR Stats on Wayne Edwards

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2005

Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: May 2004

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: Jan 2004

Matt signs new sponsor for 2004 Pro 4 Season RMS: Queen Mary Museum and Hotel in Long Beach harbor signs 5 race sponsorship deal for 2004 Details to come.

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: 03/21/2003 Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing partners with team to build Super Late Model for local Phoenix, AZ dirt track series.

Details coming soon.

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NASCAR Driver Eddy McKean To Help Lost Children Around The USA Date: 03/21/2003 Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing

NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour 2002 Champion Eddy McKean of McKean Racing plans to help with the ever growing problem of America's missing children. Eddy will enter his #19, Featherlite Southwest Series tour car in the Star Nursery.Com 200 presented by Community Recycling Saturday, March 22, 2003 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. This will be the second event of the 14 race season for the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series. Eddy has graciously offered to run decals on his car for this event with the website address and phone number for Rayne Chase who was abducted by his non-custodial mother on December 12, 2002 from Plainfield, ID.

Rayne's case is featured this month on www.missingkids.com. The McKean Racing team will also be running the logos and the website address of the Polly Klaas Foundation of Northern California, www.klaaskids.org. The Polly Klaas Foundation was founded in 1994 to give meaning to the death of twelve-year old kidnapped and murdered victim Polly Klaas and to create a legacy in her name that would be protective of children for generations to come. The foundation's mission is to stop crimes against children. In the words of Eddy McKean - "This seems to be an ever growing problem in our country, and something needs to be done.

Every little bit helps, if you have seen these children or see anything suspicious report it! Don't let another child end up like the ones we see on the news almost daily, lets all help our children stay safe!"

If you wish to obtain further information regarding Eddy McKean you can visit his website at www.mckeanracing.com. or contact Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing at (760) 951-2932.

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Eddy McKean to make NASCAR Busch Series Debut

Source: Audrey Vaughn/Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Date: 02/27/2003

Jerome, Idaho - NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour champion Eddy McKean of McKean Racing will be making his NASCAR Busch Series debut on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Eddy has entered his #91, 2002 Jack Roush Ford Taurus in the Sam's Town 300 Busch Series race to be run at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Terri Allen of Red's Racing out of Concord, NC and Stanton Barrett driver of the #60, Busch Series Roush Racing Ford have teamed up with Eddy to assist him with his Busch Series debut. Saturday's race is the first of possibly six Busch races Eddy plans to enter this season. Eddy is currently seeking sponsorship funds for his #91 Ford Taurus, the number of Busch races he will be able to enter will depend on securing a primary sponsorship for his car.

Eddy has graciously offered to run decals on his car with the website address and phone number for the Laci Peterson missing person case. Laci Peterson is the missing Modesto, CA woman who disappeared on December 24, 2003. Currently there is a reward offered of $500,000 for information leading to the safe return of Laci. Laci Peterson's family is very grateful to have Eddy help them get out the information regarding Laci's case. Sharon Rocha (Laci's mother) sent a letter that said "You have no idea how much this means to us. It is people like you who are helping us get through this terrible nightmare." Eddy is eager to help get this information out to the public in hopes that someone may come forward with information that will lead to Laci's safe return. For further information regarding Laci Peterson you can visit the families website at: www.lacipeterson.com. You may also obtain further information regarding Eddy McKean at www.mckeanracing.com.

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Feb 2003:Victorville CA. Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing

Matt and his staff head to the Daytona 500, Daytona Beach Florida to assist Todd Bodine. - Details coming soon.

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Feb 9 2003 Charleston NC News Interview.

'No one is safe' Owning a Winston Cup team is risky business in tough economic climate

BY DAVID CARAVIELLO Of The Post and Courier Staff.

Two years ago, spirits could not have been higher at Andy Petree Racing. The team employed more than 100 people who built engines and cars that were competitive in NASCAR's top series. It was part of a research and development alliance that also included Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. It placed its two cars in victory lane within the span of one season, despite an operating budget nearly half of those of larger Winston Cup teams. DAVE KENNEDY/AP Despite winning a pair of Winston Cup races, team owner Andy Petree has lost both his primary car sponsors over the past two years. He has one-race deal that will allow him to compete in the Daytona 500, but his operation's future is uncertain beyond that.

Success soon gave way to frustration. Before the end of the 2001 season, one of Petree's two primary car sponsors, Oakwood Homes, announced it was pulling out of NASCAR. His other car sponsor, Schneider Electric, left Winston Cup one year later. In between, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sent the economy into a slump from which it has still not fully recovered. Thus far, Petree's efforts to find sponsors to replace the ones he lost have proven futile.

"I think a lot of these companies have been riding the coattails of NASCAR," said Matt Vaughn, director of operations at Xtreme Sports Marketing, a California-based company that helps develop sponsorship deals for racing teams ranging from local tracks to Winston Cup. "For a fairly decent dollar, they're getting tons of exposure. In my opinion, the economy is an excuse to try to get the same amount of exposure for a lesser dollar.

Let's face it, if you go to a restaurant out here where we live in L.A., you're going to have to wait 45 minutes. People are still going out. My neighbors are still buying new cars. Movie theatres are still selling millions of dollars in tickets, and NASCAR stands are still jam-packed." But sponsorship money is still tight, a fact not lost on drivers who have seen fellow competitors forced to miss races because of a lack of funding. "I've got probably 10 different teams out here in the west that are literally parked.

I don't care if it's the $15 million sponsorship or the $300,000 sponsorship, they're hurting," said Vaughn, whose clients have included Winston Cup drivers Brett and Todd Bodine. "Something needs to happen. Are the drivers worried? Absolutely. I talk to them every day, and I know they're worried, at every level."

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Source: NASCAR Media Relations Date: 01/06/2003 Jerome, Idaho (January 5, 2003)

The anticipation of the upcoming season has race teams feverishly working on new cars and paint schemes. There are sponsorship proposal to review and finalize, and there are schedules to plan. This story is played out all across the country at all levels of motorsports. It is no different for Eddy McKean, the 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series champion, and former two-time NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge regional champion. McKean will have had less than six weeks to bask in the glow of his first NASCAR Touring championship before the green flag waves on the 2003 racing season at Phoenix Int'l Raceway the first weekend of February. That suits McKean just fine. He has had a busy "off-season" making plans that he hopes will lead to continued advancement through NASCAR's ladder system.

McKean will return to defend his 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series championship and looks to continue where he left off. He has his sights set squarely on a win in the season opener at Phoenix Int'l Raceway, a track where he has two runner-up finishes in the last four races at the Desert Jewell. "I really want to win at Phoenix," McKean said. "It is an important track with a lot of history. To win there you have to be the best." "Anything is possible in this sport," McKean said. "With the desire, skill, and resources you can compete at any level." With that in mind, McKean plans to test the waters of the NASCAR Busch Series this season. During the past month he purchased Jeff Burton's Busch car and will rent engines from Roush Racing in an attempt to step up.

McKean is also looking for new marketing partners that share his vision and who are looking for a vehicle into motorsports. "We have a lot to offer a company," McKean said. "We have won races and championships, we have a successful team, and a proven track record." "We plan on running the Busch races at Vegas and Phoenix this year," McKean stated. "Depending on how we do we may run Charlotte and Atlanta. There are only so many opportunities in your life and right now it is my time to race. Let's see what we can do." To bolster his team, McKean has made several changes during the off-season. The first was to move his operation back to Idaho from Bakersfield, Calif. in an effort to be more hands on. He has also landed the services of veteran NASCAR Winston West Series mechanic Robert Dixon who has worked for Bill MacAnally the past several seasons. Dixon will assume Crew Chief responsibilities for McKean Racing. "Robert brings a lot of "big car" experience," McKean said. "He worked with us last year when we ran a MacAnally car in two Winston West shows. His experience will compliment the team and will greatly aid our Tour program." McKean still has a lot to prove in the Featherlite Southwest Series and plans to make that his priority. "No one really had a great year last season," McKean stated. "The measure of this series is winning and running in the top-five every race.

Winning is really the goal this year." In the history of the Featherlite Southwest Series, only Ron Hornaday Jr. has been able to when back-to-back titles (92 & 93) and only Hornaday and Steve Portenga have won multiple championships with two apiece. The odds makers may favor Kanke, Raudman, or Lamar in 2003, but the champion driver from Jerome, Idaho will have something to say about that.

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THE ESSENCE OF TEAMWORK

Source: McKean Racing Date: 11/14/2002: Phoenix, Ariz.

"Teamwork means we share a common ideal and embrace a common goal. Regardless of our differences, we strive shoulder-to-shoulder, confident in one another's faith, trust and commitment. In the end, teamwork can be summed up in five short words... We believe in each other.

" McKean Motorsports entered into the 2002 season, confident in their ability to improve on the 5th place finish in the 2001 season. Going into the final race at PIR in Phoenix, AR., the team had a small led over the second place points driver, M.K. Kanke. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Mr. Kanke would not start the final event of the season. This left the third place point’s driver, Burney Lamar, just 103 points behind McKean, heading into the event. McKean figured if Lamar won the event; he did set fast time in qualifying, McKean would need to finish 28th or better to clench the championship.

McKean Motorsports performance at PIR in past events had been good, finishing only once out of the top 10, and they felt they could possible win the race along with the championship. The race started out good. McKean had a sixth place starting position. He would opt to stay out during a caution and take over the lead, leading 28 laps. But after a pit stop, the car seemed to handle different. After struggling to keep the car off the wall, the next caution would come out, after McKean went two laps down.

The crew thought the car might have had a right side tire going down. They decided to pit and change right sides, again. The following caution came out and the crew called Eddy back into the pits, changing the left rear tire, which was flat. At this point, McKean was just trying to finish the race in one piece. The checkered flag would fly with McKean finishing in the 24th position and Lamar finishing in 14th after he suffered from tire problems. I don't think either team was sure who had won the championship until NASCAR announced it. McKean Motorsports would celebrate a disappointing finish, worst of the season, with a season championship. An emotional McKean would thank his crew and sponsors in victory lane.

The whole team showed the emotion of only competing in the series for two seasons and winning a championship. The team crew chief, Marc Lundgren, would be at a loss for words when he and McKean met up in the winner’s circle. The rest of the crew would celebrate with high-fives and lots of hugs. McKean said, " It was the crew that got me here, I know it and they know it." A special thanks to the crew of the car # 19, for a great season. Congratulations - Marc Lundgren; Crew Chief, "Big" Jim Hooker; truck driver and exceptional cook, Denny Moyer; tire changer and handyman, Adolph Garcia; truck driver and handyman, George Hart; handyman, tire changer and marketing, Eric John; tire specialist, Roy Molsee; jackman and tire specialist apprentice, Les Denherder; spotter and exceptional marketing partner, and Lynnette McKean; owner, financer and scorer.

Without the faith, trust and commitment of each of these people, McKean Motorsports would not be celebrating a spectacular season. As everyone in Motorsports is aware, you can't get to this point without the help of marketing partners. The company's that have stood by McKean Motorsports are greatly appreciated - Victory Circle Chassis and Parts and H.P.S. Mechanicals, both based in Bakersfield, CA. IronClad based in Los Angeles, CA, Matt Vaughn - Xtreme Motorsports Marketing based in Victorville, CA., Frieghtrain Peter's Motors based in Lake Port, CA., and Magic Valley Pipe and Steel, based in Jerome, ID.. The race series will be taking about two months off. The first race, for the 2003 season, will be sometime in February back at PIR in Phoenix, AR.. McKean Motorsports will be busy with special appearances and radio interviews. McKean Motorsports will officially be crowned NFSWS champion in December at the El Dorado Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV.. After a few weeks of R & R, the team and Eddy will be ready to defend the title.

They look forward to an exciting & competitive 2003 season in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series. May everyone’s holiday season be filled with love and happiness.

Congratulations to Mckean Motor Sport, Eddy and Lynnette Mckean, the whole crew and family.

Job well done! 2002 NASCAR Southwest Tour Championship.

__________________________________________________________________________ Xtreme Motorsports Marketing Date: 11/14/20r 8, 2002 e Cup opportunity Victorville couple devoted to NASCAR heads to Winston race

MARK A. PEINADO/Sports Writer

They say NASCAR fans are the most loyal, that a Winston Cup fan will run through a brick wall or beat up his best friend if it means defending the honor of his favorite driver. While Matt and Audrey Vaughn don’t do any of those things, their current venture is a place any NASCAR fan would envy. The Victorville couple is at Phoenix International Raceway sponsoring a car for this weekend’s Winston Cup Series race — NASCAR’S top circuit. The Vaughns, along with Tad Honeycutt, run Xtreme Motorsports Marketing. The company, which was started by Matt Vaughn, is sponsoring the No. 37 Pontiac driven by Jeff Jefferson and owned by Derrick Cope and Warren Johnson.

Jefferson will attempt to qualify the car for Cope today and run in Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500. “For us to be able to sponsor a car, it’s good exposure for our company,” Matt Vaughn said. “Living in Victorville, you’re in the center of everything. We’re three hours from every major short track.” Jefferson, 30, has been one of the Vaughns’ clients for about a year. Racing regularly on the the Busch Northwest series — one of NASCAR’s lower-tier series — Jefferson is the kind of driver the Vaughns cater to.

Xtreme Motorsports Marketing does Web sites, driver portfolios, gets sponsors for the drivers and markets them around the country. “A lot of racers don’t know how to market themselves,” Matt Vaughn said. “We’re their spokesperson.” Matt Vaughn has been around racing his whole life. His father weened him on the sport. Vaughn eventually got his own racing career going and raced in the Pro-4 Modifieds series. “I’ve been a fan of NASCAR just as long as I can remember,” Matt Vaughn said. “We used to go to the local tracks. The excitement, the thrills of the high speed, the sounds of the cars, I got into that. “I was living in Texas and I was one of the guys who showed up at the race track with cool sponsors. I was just able to market myself.” Vaugh took that ability to promote and began consulting other drivers on how to do it.

Vaughn started his consulting business several years ago but he needed a backer to take it to the next level. He found it in Honeycutt, who is involved in the music indrustry. The two merged ideas and came up with Xtreme Motorsports Marketing. “I had some resources that we could direct toward existing operations,” Honeycutt said. “I have never been involved in anything like this. I understand the values of marketing in NASCAR. Matt is more of the expert in the racing and choosing what events.” Now they are embarking on their biggest business venture to date, with a rookie driver no less. But Jefferson, who is a veteran of Phoenix International Speedway, is no average rookie. He has raced at the 1.5-mile oval track twice in a Winston West car and three times in a Southwest Series car.

“I’m really excited,” Jefferson said. “I can’t wait until Friday (qualifying) and we get her in the show. It’s definitely the one on the Winston Cup schedule I’d be more comfortable with. In the Winston West, I broke the track record in qualifying. “It’s an experience of a lifetime. I don’t really consider it until I get through qualifying and get put it in the show, 36th or better. That’s what we’re seriously looking for. Man, I’m going to do that.” For Jefferson and Xtreme Marketing to make their Sunday debut, the car will have to qualify with a time among the fastest 36.

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Source: Xtreme Motorsports Date: 10/18/2002

Raybestos Brakes Northwest Tour Driver Making his Winston Cup Debut Raybestos Brakes Northwest Tour Driver Jeff Jefferson will be making his Winston Cup Debut, November 11, 2002 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff will be driving the Quest Motor Racing #37, Pontiac Grand Prix owned by Winston Cup Driver Derrick Cope and Warren Johnson. The Primary Sponsor of the #37 car will be Xtreme Motorsports Marketing, additional sponsors are Jim Morgan and Speedwaydecals.com.

Jeff Jefferson resides in Naches, WA with his wife Dione and is the son of George Jefferson, a championship car owner with more than three decades of experience in NASCAR Winston West and Pacific Northwest stock car racing. Jeff Jefferson finished 9th in overall points for the Raybestos Brakes Northwest Touring Series for 2002. Jeff has also run select NASCAR Winston West races this season and finished 18th in overall points. We asked Jeff how he is feeling about his upcoming debut and he said "I'm very excited to have been given this opportunity, It is definitely a dream come true." For further information contact: Xtreme Motorsports Marketing (www.xmmteam.com) Matt Vaughn (760) 951-2932

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Source: Xtreme Motorsports Date: 10/18/2002

As the Angels and the Giants prepare to face off in baseball’s World Series, Pro Four Challenge series racer Rex Lockwood is looking forward to competing in this weekend’s October Classic, "The World Series of Short Track Racing", at Mesa Marin Raceway. The event attracts over 200 drivers from all over the country and will feature seven racing classes including the Pro Four Challenge, NASCAR Super Late Models, the Ultra Wheels Super Trucks and the Cal Spa Super TT Motorcycle series.

Lockwood, from Victorville California, is a logistics engineer for Northrup-Grumman and works on the B-2 bomber project. He is a veteran of short track racing, having competed for over seven years in Pony Stocks, Street Stocks and the Pro Four cars. He will be backed for this event by Matt Vaughn - Xtreme Motorsports, a motorsports marketing firm that is also located in Victorville.

Rex’s auto racing is one corner of an interesting sports triangle in his family as his oldest son Luke plays professional baseball for the Expos farm league while his youngest son Dylan quarterbacks the local Victor Valley College Rams football team. Both Rex and Dylan will be competing this weekend, doubling the chance that the Lockwood family can bring home a victory either on the gridiron or the race track.

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Source: Xtreme Motorsports Date: 10/18/2002

Xtreme Motorsports marketing will be an associate sponsor on the following NASCAR Southwest Tour Cars that will compete in the October Classic, "The World Series of Short Track Racing", at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, CA October 19, 20th.

#19 Eddy McKean HPS Mechanical /Victory Circle/Magic Valley Pipe Pontiac

#69 Rod Johnson CBA Motorsports/LTR Racng Engines Chevrolet

#97 JR Patton Patricks Carpets/Las Cruces Motorsports Pontiac

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Victorville, CA. ( October, 2002) - Matt Vaughn and staff attend NHRA at Pomona - Details soon.

 

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Source: Xtreme Motorsports Date: 10/15/2002

Victorville, CA. ( October 15, 2002) - Matt Vaughn Director of Operations for Xtreme Motorsports marketing a southern California based motorsports marketing firm to sponsor trophies for the Texas Challenge 150 October 26th at San Antonio speedway. Matt Vaughn Director of Operations for XMM says "Wow what a super show south Texas race fans get to see, I was invited out to "October Fast" by track director Mike Sepich to see what San Antonio speedway was all about and WHAT A SHOW!" "I have been in and around racing for over 25 years and to short tracks and super speedways from coast to coast but SAS has some of the fastest racing, friendliest people and first class track staff in the country." Xtreme Motorsports Marketing is expanding our services to assist mid-western and sunbelt region racing in their ever tough efforts of sponsorships and marketing assistance. Our plan for the 2003 season is to help with select team, race sponsorships and track promotions at SAS and to introduce more people and potintal sponors to the fast, action packed, fun family sports of saturday night NASCAR short track racing.

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Source: Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing Team Date: 04/02/2002 : (Clayton, GA - Las Vegas, NV)

NASCAR driver Tommy Powers, team owner Sherri Powers, and the #55 Dodge Ram NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team announced today that they have teamed up with Country Music super star Johnny Strader for a one race promotion. Johnny, Matt Vaughn And Tom plan to meet later this week to tie up the deal and get Johnny on as a special guest sponsor to help promote Johnnys debut CD " Taste Of Fire " available on Powerbolt Records, Johnny has plans of performing at California speedway during the infield festivities at the NASCAR after dark fan fare coming this April. Strader said, "I'm really excited to be a part of Powers Motorsports, I know Tom will be a front runner and some good things are to come for him and his team with a little help." "What a great combination Powerbolt Records and Powers Motorsports, that's a lot of POWER!" To see more about Johnny Strader visit his web site at www.kingdomdreams.com and for more about Powers Motorsports visit his web site at www.tommypowers.com.

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Source: RACER'S WORKSHOP 2 Date: 01/06/2002 LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2002)

RACER'S HAVE A GREAT TIME AT WORKSHOP RACER'S WORKSHOP 2

Former NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds, along with other experts, entertained while they taught over 60 drivers, crew members and officials in Livermore, Calif. on January 5, 2002. The packed workshop that lasted all-day was full of information on chassis set-up, team organization and marketing tools, shock building, the art of spotting and track tuning. "There was not a dull moment," said Late Model Driver, Rick Ruzbarsky. "We've worked with Busch teams in the past, and this confirmed that we're doing the right things. We picked up new things like set-ups and spotter information.

I have an awesome spotter already, but he picked up a couple of things." "I got a lot of information on chassis set-up and marketing," said SRL official Jan White. "I needed a place to go where someone had the time to explain things. There just isn't time at the shop or at the track." The workshop, presented by former NASCAR Winston West driver L.J. Pryor, included material for both the entry-level racer and serious touring teams. Local experts Chuck Carruthers and Mike Naake explained shock basics and then went into technical valving and shock rebuilding. Spotter Joe and Billy Holbrook shared their successful spotting techniques and Matt Vaughn - Matt Vaughn Motorsports Marketing gave marketing tips, tools and insite to the ever tuff job of sponsor hunting. At a track tuning forum all the experts gave advice and answered questions to give participants the answers they need to succeed at any level of racing. NASCAR Pacific Coast Region Champion Aaron Days said, "I'm still learning.

I learned some things about chassis set-ups. I found out things I should concentrate on. Some things that I was concentrating on, are maybe not so important." The Racer's Workshop will be in Las Vegas on January 19 and 20, with a second day packed with advanced topics such as aerodynamics, body attitude, advanced engine air flow techniques, data acquisition and more.

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Jan 2002 - Matt Vaughn - Voted on as board member M.S.R.A - Modified Stock Car Racers Assocation

M.S.R.A. is a Southern California based stock car racing series with over 200 members nation wide.

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Source: MWSTC Media Relations Date: 09/21/2001 Upland, California.

MECHANIX WEAR SPEED TRUCK CHALLENGE ADDS TELEVISION BROADCAST ON FOX SPORTS WEST AND FOX SPORTS ARIZONA AND SPONSORSHIP MARKETING EXPERT

The Mechanix Wear Speed Truck Challenge adds television airings to its current television broadcast schedule on FOX Sports West and FOX Sports Arizona, to include its first ever one hour show from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on November 10th, 2001. "Our goal this year was to initiate the television shows in March, and "test the water" as to the potential success of the television shows for the series, drivers, sponsors and advertisers." stated Jay Rutherford, Speed Truck Challenge President. "We started slow with regional cable broadcast in the southwest, and due to the success of these 33 shows, we elected to enhance the household distribution of the broadcast and make the switch to FOX Sports Networks in July." "Now with 10 completed broadcast on FOX and 4 more this weekend, we will add the November 10th race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway to the broadcast schedule on FOX and move to our planned one hour broadcast to set the stage for the 2002 television shows that have been booked on FOX." Rutherford concluded.

This weekends schedule: (30 minute broadcast) FOX Sports West - Saturday, September 22nd @ 9:00 AM FOX Sports Arizona - Saturday, September 22nd @ 8:30 AM FOX Sports West - Sunday, September 23rd @ 8:30 AM FOX Sports Arizona - Sunday, September 23rd @ 8:30 AM Added to 2001 broadcast schedule: (60 minute broadcast) FOX Sports West - Saturday, November 24th @ 8:30 AM FOX Sports Arizona - Saturday, November 24th @ 8:30 AM FOX Sports West - Saturday, November 25th @ 9:30 AM FOX Sports Arizona - Sunday, November 25th @ 10:30 AM "Now that we have proven the success of the television shows to the sponsors and advertisers, the next step is to provide the sponsorship marketing for the teams involved with the series and the need for each team to be professionally represented by an expert in the field of team marketing.

" Rutherford stated. "Mr. Matt Vaughn has been brought on board as the Director of Media Development and Sponsor Relations to help each team in the Speed Truck Challenge realize their potential in securing sponsorship with the use of the television broadcast on FOX. Mr. Vaughn is well known in the sponsorship marketing industry and we are excited to have him with us." Rutherford concluded. "The potential of the Speed Truck Challenge is phenomenal," stated Matt Vaughn. "Their television shows this year have been very successful and with the broadcast on FOX in 2002 who knows what heights this series will achieve. I have been involved with numerous sponsorship marketing entities but can honestly say the Speed Truck Challenge offers the full package to drivers, sponsors and advertisers. One that is not shared by any other racing series I am aware of." "I am very happy to be involved with the series and ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work for the teams involved." Vaughn concluded.

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