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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

APPLEBEE'S RACE TO THE WALL OF FAME PROGRAM KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY

FROM: Crystal Kuhn, Atlanta Dragway
EVENT: Applebee’s Race to the Wall of Fame

Atlanta Dragway is thrilled to announce its partnership with Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar to create the Applebee's Race to the Wall of Fame program. Beginning March 25, 2006 Junior Dragster racers who compete in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Junior Drag Racing League have the opportunity to compete for an Applebee's corporate sponsorship for the 2007 Racing Season which will consist of $1,000, Applebee's racing paraphernalia, and various other items. Most importantly, the winner of the sponsorship will have his or her picture featured on one of Applebee's "Walls of Fame" in one of the area Applebee's locations.

Junior Dragster racers will collect Applebee's receipts throughout the 2006 racing season and the driver with the highest collected value will be awarded the Applebee's Race to the Wall of Fame winner. Ashley Blackshire, Community Relations Specialist for AppleCreek Management Company comments, "Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is very excited to launch our new partnership with Atlanta Dragway. We believe that sponsoring the new Applebee's Race to the Wall of Fame contest for Atlanta area Junior Dragster racers is the right fit for our restaurants and a great way to help local youngsters and their families."

"We are very excited about the partnership with Applebee's. It's exciting to have such a well established, popular restaurant chain get involved with our rapidly growing Junior Dragster program at Atlanta Dragway," states Ray Wilkings, General Manager at Atlanta Dragway.

Sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Atlanta Dragway is located just off I-85 at Exit 149 in the Banks Crossing area of Commerce, Georgia. Further information on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Junior Drag Racing League program and Applebee's Race to the Wall of Fame contest may be obtained by calling the track office (706) 335-2301
or logging on to
http://www.atlantadragway.com/