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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    TORCO Teams Headed for Citrus Nationals

    November 21, 2005
    West Palm Beach, FL - Evan Knoll will send his Knoll Gas
    Motorsports teams south this Thanksgiving for the Mountain Dew Citrus
    Nationals at the Moroso Motorsports Park in West Palm Beach, FL. The
    event will begin a winter long schedule of testing and racing in
    preparation for the 2006 drag racing season.

    "These 2 teams couldn't wait to get started on the 2006 season,"
    said Knoll. "There's absolutely no quit in these guys, I expect great
    thing out of them when the season starts."

    The Knoll Gas / TORCO Race Fuels Top Alcohol Dragster will put
    Dave Hedges, Jr. in the drivers seat with crew chief and veteran tuner
    Brian Pfeifer in charge of the wrenches. "Dave showed us a lot in
    Indianapolis last year," said Phiefer. "Dave has been around drag racing
    for awhile. We felt if he was given the right opportunity he could
    compete with the anyone."

    Hedges made the most of his first opportunity with the Knoll
    sponsored team, qualifying 13th for one of NHRA's most prestigious
    events, the 51st Annual MAC Tools U.S. Nationals. Hedges covered the
    Indiana quarter-mile with a 5.537ET at 257.65MPH. "It was exciting, to
    say the least," Hedges added. "Evan has given us great equipment to work
    with. Having an opportunity to drive for Evan and Brian is like a dream
    come true."

    "Brian has been my personal crew chief on everything that I have
    driven," added Knoll. "I know that this team is in good hands and that
    they'll attract some attention."

    The team is sponsored by Skull Gear, TORCO Racing Fuels, Crane
    Cams and Knoll Gas.

    Another team from the Knoll Gas Motorsports stable will make the
    trip to Palm Beach. The LukOil, XLR8, Fannie May Candies Top Fuel team
    of Terry McMillen will make it's second appearance after debuting at the
    IHRA World Finals in Rockingham. Powered by TORCO Racing Fuels, the team
    is looking for more seat time for McMillen, a veteran Funny Car driver.
    The team will again have the support of Mark Oswald, the 1984 NHRA Funny
    Car Champion and Dale Creasy, Jr.

    "We had a pretty good showing for our first time out," said
    McMillen. "This is a tremendously fast car and we're building a good
    team around it. We'll spend allot of time this winter making laps and
    getting ready. We might surprise a few people early in the season, but
    it won't be a surprise for us. The harder we work, the luckier we'll
    get."

    When asked about the crew chief for his top fuel ride, McMillen
    explained, "There's a lot of exciting things that will be announced over
    the winter. We've got a short list of very qualifies candidates and we
    expect to finalize that decision in the near future."

    McMillen is excited about this Top Fuel team. "There's allot of
    momentum for this team already. Take a look at this team. We've got the
    support of long time partners like Amalie Oil, eRaceFuels, Flatout
    Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, MSD, Performance Graphics and Crane Cams. Then
    you add our new partners LukOil, XLR8 and Fannie May Candies, this is a
    formula for success and fun. I can't wait to get started."

    For all of the latest news on TORCO teams, visit: h
    ttp://www.torcoracefuels.com/ <http://www.torcoracefuels.com/> .

    For the latest news on Terry McMillen vist:
    http://hoosierthunder.com

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    Jim Walczak
    615-415-7771
    [ jim@squeakywheelonline.com <mailto:jim@squeakywheelonline.com>
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