BURNEY LAMAR MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK ADVANCE

Team Report

NASCAR Busch Series Race 32 of 35—Memphis Motorsports Park

MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK FACTS & STATS:

· The No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet team owner, DeLana Harvick, is 22nd in Owner points, 19 points back from 21st-place and 1,881 points behind the leader.

· Kevin Harvick holds the fastest race speed record at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park in the Busch Series, speeding around the 0.75-mile oval at 92.352 mph. Harvick went onto win that event in 2000. Rookie driver, Burney Lamar, can capitalize on gaining knowledge about the track from team owner and driver, Kevin Harvick.

ALL ABOARD: Dollar General, primary sponsor on the No. 77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, has invited the teams from Kevin Harvick Inc. to enjoy an evening on the Mississippi River aboard a Memphis Riverboat cruise. The road crew and race day crew members will climb aboard the Memphis Queen III while in town for the Busch Series event in Memphis, Tenn. The Queen III is one of the newest and finest riverboats in the fleet.

SHOW CAR PARADE: The No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet show car will drive in the NASCAR Busch Series show car parade on Thursday, October 26. The event will kick off the NASCAR race weekend activities in Memphis for the Busch Series Sam’s Town 250 on Saturday, October 28. The parade will end on Beale Street for a media luncheon.

ROAD TRIP: The Dollar General Corporation is located in Goodlettsville, Tenn., a short three-hour drive to Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. There will be a number of Dollar General employees and guests making the trip to watch the live action of the No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet race in the Busch Series event.

ST. JUDE’S CALLS MEMPHIS HOME: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital calls Memphis, Tenn., home. Dollar General’s corporate office has teamed up with other nationally recognized corporations to support Thanks and Giving. The partners are supporting the mission of finding cures and saving children everywhere who are fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Dollar General hosted St. Jude’s patient, Penelope Baer and the Ledford family in Charlotte for the event at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway on October 13.

DOLLAR GENERAL STORES CREW:

Crew Chief: Gene Nead

Car Chief / Catch Can Man: Dana Brugman

Front Tire Changer: Donald Colwell

Front Tire Carrier: Mason Jennings

Rear Tire Changer: Jason Romesburg

Rear Tire Carrier: Chris White

Jack Man: Tim Goad

Gas Man: Scott Weston

Engine Tuner: Chuck Johnson

Shock Specialist: Bernie Stewart

Pit Support: Mike Bodsford, Kevin Riddle

ABOUT DOLLAR GENERAL:

Dollar General is a Fortune 500® discount retailer with more than 8,000 stores. Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General's website can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com.

ABOUT KEVIN HARVICK INC.:

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI is home to the No. 33 AES Truck Series team and driver Ron Hornaday, the No. 33 Outdoor Channel/Old Spice Busch Series team with drivers Tony Stewart, Ron Hornaday, Ron Fellows and Kevin Harvick and the No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series team with drivers Burney Lamar and Bobby Labonte. KHI enters into its third year of full-time competition in 2006 in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.

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