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Monday, June 21, 2004

THREE WINNERS IN YEAR ONE POWER HOUR; TURPIN WINS AGAIN

BANKS CROSSING, GA Facing sauna-like heat and humidity, three street-legal
racers took home Power Hour awards during the Year One Fast Friday program
on June 18. Brian Collins ran 115.11 MPH in his 1995 Ford Mustang to take
the "Fastest Pass" award, a $50 Gift Certificate Voucher from Year One
Automotive Restoration in Braselton. Billy Leachman of Commerce picked up
another $50 Year One voucher for his Quickest Elapsed Time quarter-mile pass
(12.175 seconds) in another Ford. Grayson driver Joe Amador earned the
third $50 voucher for the Best Reaction Time (.537 seconds) during the 9-10
PM competition for strictly street-legal cars and pickup trucks.

In other action, Terry Turpin of Maysville continued his winning ways in the
Hayes Sport Compact Challenge, picking up the maximum three points and
champion's trophy for the evening's contest, part of a ten-race series on
Year One Fast Fridays through August 20.

The next Year One Fast Friday program is scheduled for Friday, June 25, and
will feature another round of the Hayes Sport Compact Challenge in addition
to the Year One Power Hour. Gates will open at 6:00 PM for both racers and
spectators, with racing action beginning at 6:45 and the Hayes Sport Compact
Challenge starting around 11 PM.

Sponsored by Year One Automotive Restoration in Braselton, along with the
Hayes Family Dealerships in Lawrenceville, Gainesville and Cornelia, Atlanta
Dragway's Fast Friday show is primarily an opportunity for drivers of
street-legal vehicles to "race the strip, not the street." Racecars and
motorcycles are also welcome for Test & Tune and grudge match racing on most
Friday nights at "Georgia's House of Speed."

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Craig Armstrong (706) 654-1898