SUPERTRUCK: NASCAR Truck Race in Orlando in 1997

• "Lee A. Driggers"
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sat Jul 20 14:48:45 EDT 1996

For Immediate Release

Lake Buena Vista, FL (July 18, 1996) The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,
the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's successful
full-size American pick up truck racing division, will open its third
season of action in 1997 at the Walt Disney World Speedway near Orlando,
Fla., on Jan. 19.

The announcement was made today at the Walt Disney World Speedway       
by NASCAR, IMS Events, Walt Disney World Sports and Chevrolet Motor     
Division officials.                                                     

"As the leader in motorsports racing and entertainment, we are delighted
to join with Disney, IMS Events and Chevrolet to bring NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series action to central Florida," said Dennis Huth, vice
president of administration for NASCAR. "It's always exciting for us to
bring the speed and exhilaration of NASCAR racing to new venues."

The race's title sponsor will be Chevrolet Truck. The event will be run
over a three day period with practice on Friday (Jan. 17), practice and
qualifying on Saturday (Jan. 18), and the 200-mile race on Sunday with a
minimum of $450,000 in estimated posted awards at stake.

"This race will be a great way to start a new year, at the nation's
family entertainment capital, with the number one truck racing series
and the most dependable longest lasting pickup trucks -- what a weekend
and race day January 17-19 will be," said Glenn Tayler, manager of
Chevrolet motorsports marketing.

The Walt Disney World Speedway is a one-mile tri-oval built by IMS
Events in 1995 near the entry way to the Magic Kingdom theme park in the
famed central Florida resort.

"For Walt Disney World, this event is like three trips to victory lane
on one afternoon," said Phil Lengyel, senior vice president of Walt
Disney World Sports. "First, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is
an exciting, innovative motorsports product that's destined to grow
in popularity. Second, this is an opportunity for Disney Sports to
forge a relationship with NASCAR that puts us in the company of one of
motorsports' truly great organizations. Further, this is an opportunity
to extend our relationship with another of racing's elite organizations,
our friends at Indianapolis."

The race promoter is IMS Events, an affiliated company of the           
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and operator of motorsports events at the   
Walt Disney World Speedway. IMS Events also promotes the Indy 200 at    
Walt Disney World, an Indy Racing League event scheduled Saturday, Jan. 
25, the weekend following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events.     

"This is a practical extension of our motorsports commitment to Walt
Disney World," said Bill Donaldson, president of IMS Events. "We
are pleased to bring together a group of good business partners --
NASCAR, Disney, Chevrolet and Sears -- and present this exciting racing
entertainment at the most famous resort in the world."

Currently in its second year of action, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series debuted in 1995 with 20 races across the United States and a live
national television package. This year the schedule has been increased
to 24 events from coast-to-coast and a complete live television schedule
including four races on CBS. New in 1996 is complete live radio coverage
on the Truck Broadcasting Network (TBN), a division of the MRN Radio
Network, the long time broadcaster of NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR
Busch Series events among others.

Tickets priced at $49 and $29 are good for all three days of the event
and available through the IMS ticket office in Indianapolis by calling
1-800-822-INDY. MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Race packages are available which include a stay of three nights or
more at a Walt Disney World resort, a three-day race ticket (practice,
qualifying and race day), and free transportation between the resort and
Walt Disney World Speedway. Information/reservations: 407/939-7810.