>From NASCAR Public Relations

For immediate Release

               PRODIGY IS NOW AN OFFICIALLY LICENSED
               lNTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER FOR NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 18, 1996) -- The National Association 
for Stock Car Auto Racing announced today it has officially licensed 
Prodigy as an lnternet Service Provider for NASCAR, making; the online 
service one of the largest high-tech players to join the many consumer 
goods-oriented sponsors in the sport.

In its new role as an Officially Licensed lnternet Service 
Provider for NASCAR, Prodigy will distribute approximately 2 million 
Prodigy software disks at races throughout the 1996 season, offering 
NASCAR fans 20 free-trial hours of the Prodigy service. Through Prodigy, 
fans will have direct lnternet access to the World Wide Web, and an easy 
way to reach the NASCAR Online, the official Web site of NASCAR 
(http://www.nascar.com), and the Prodigy Auto Racing interest Group.

"The addition of Prodigy as an Officially Licensed Internet 
Service Provider symbolizes the many opportunities for an increasingly 
wider variety of companies to take part in the phenomenal growth NASCAR 
is experiencing right now," said Brian France, NASCAR Vice President of 
Marketing; and Corporate Communications.

"With millions of fans, NASCAR offers Prodigy the opportunity to 
real people who have yet to go online and experience the fun and 
experience of 'surfing the Net' and communication with other die-hard 
race fans across the country." said Barbara Sargenti, Vice President of 
OEM and retail customer acquisition at Prodigy.

The NASCAR affiliation extends Prodigy's involvement in the 
sport that includes primary sponsorship of Dave Marcis' No. 71 Chevrolet 
Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Series team.

Prodigy Services Company, a partnership of IBM and Sears, 
markets the Prodigy service, the most recognized brand in the online 
industry. Prodigy Services Company offers its members a range of news, 
computing, weather and sports, financial information educational content 
games reference materials communications features such as e-mail, 
bulletin boards, USENET, newsgroups, travel reservations, shopping, 
financial features such as a discount brokerage and online banking; and 
hundreds of other offerings.





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