VP Extends as Official Fuel of the NHRA

VP Racing Fuels extends Official Racing Fuel Sponsorship with NHRA

<img border="0" src="http://insidetopalcohol.com/vplogo.jpg" width="350" height="148" align="left">GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2006) –National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) officials announced today that VP Racing Fuels, long-time supplier of fuel to participating racers, has extended its status as the Official Racing Fuel of the NHRA.

VP Racing Fuels will continue to be the exclusive on-site racing gasoline supplier at all NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events. VP Racing Fuels gasoline will be mandatory in the Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories at national events and Competition Eliminator categories at both national and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional events. The partnership is a three-year agreement beginning in 2007 and extending through the 2009 racing season.

“VP Racing Fuels continues to be the natural choice for NHRA,” said Gary Darcy, senior vice president of sales and marketing, NHRA. “For more than 25 years, VP has demonstrated unsurpassed service and technical support to the NHRA racing community. With quality products, an excellent reputation, high service levels and the ability to provide a full range of fuel products at competitive prices, VP Racing Fuels continues to be the choice to handle our unique needs.”

VP will continue to provide on-site service and technical support at national events, as well as at testing and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series venues. In addition to its Official Racing Fuel sponsorship, VP also is a major contingency sponsor of NHRA, posting nearly $500,000 in contingencies.

“We couldn’t be happier about continuing our relationship with NHRA,” said Fred Morrison, president and CEO of VP Racing Fuels. “VP has always been solely focused on racing. Our mission is to help build racing to be bigger and better. Our association with the industry’s preeminent sanctioning body makes us very proud and it’s a responsibility we take very seriously.”

VP Racing has been manufacturing the best fuels for motorsports since 1975, currently producing more than 60 unique blends. With these blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing category and class – from drag racing, circle track and road racing, to motocross, off-road, off-shore and even airplane racing. In race venues not controlled by a fuel rule, VP consistently fuels more winners than any other American fuel company. VP’s fuels have earned a reputation for superior power and consistency – as illustrated by the NHRA Pro Stock champions who have made VP their fuel choice for 30 consecutive years, a record unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. For more information, please visit VP Racing Fuels Web site, vpracingfuels.com.

Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 23 national events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA has 80,000 racers and members nationwide and 140 member tracks. NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series, NHRA Summit Drag Racing Series and the Street Legal Program presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.
-30-

Steve Scheidker
Global Marketing & Communications Manager
VP Racing Fuels
PO Box 47878
San Antonio, TX 78265
T) 210-635-7744
F) 210-635-8314