ESGR TEAMS UP WITH HERZOG JACKSON MOTORSPORTS
Team Signs Six-Race Partnership Deal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 8, 2003) – NASCAR Busch Series points leader Todd Bodine and Herzog Jackson Motorsports (HJM) have signed a six-race partnership deal with ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) that will allow the team to continue its quest for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Championship.

The No. 92 HJM Chevrolet Monte Carlo has been unsponsored for most of the season. The team, which is co-owned by Bill, Randy and Stan Herzog along with baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson, ran without funding for the first nine races of this season. Questionable to run last weekend at Richmond, the team managed to land a one-race partnership deal with thegpsstore.com, an online site which specializes in the sales of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Garmin, a leading manufacturer of GPS equipment, partnered with thegpsstore.com for the event.

Despite sponsorship troubles, the No. 92 has had a stellar season thus far. With six top-10 finishes, four top-five finishes and a victory at the famed Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Bodine continues to lead the Busch Series driver's points standings, 40 points ahead of second place.

ESGR's partnership with the HJM team allows the racing organization's future to be less uncertain. Locations named in the partnership deal include: Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway, Nazareth (Penn.) Speedway, Lowe's (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and Kansas (Kan.) Speedway.

Chartered in 1972 by Presidential Proclamation, the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency that acts as a liaison between those serving in the Guard or the Reserve and their full-time civilian employers. Based in Arlington, Virginia and using a network of 4,200 volunteers nationwide and overseas, ESGR serves as the official employment rights information source for members of the Guard and Reserve and their civilian employers.

"We are extremely excited about our new partnership with such a great race team," said Bob Hollingsworth, executive director of ESGR. "The racing community has been so supportive of our military's efforts in the Middle East, and it feels right that we can give back to NASCAR by supporting Herzog Jackson Motorsports. Todd Bodine is a great racecar driver and the HJM organization is second to none. ESGR is extremely proud to have our name on the No. 92."

Herzog Jackson Motorsports and ESGR will team up for the first time this weekend for the running of the Charter Pipeline 250 at Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. The event will be broadcast live on FX beginning at 2:30 pm EDT. MRN Radio will also broadcast the event live beginning at 2:30 pm EDT.