CitiFinancial Race Fan Rally presented by AAA finalizes event schedule
Chicagoland’s NASCAR Festival Ready to Give Motorsports Fans the Ultimate Ride

JOLIET, Ill. (July 10, 2007) – Representatives of the CitiFinancial Race Fan Rally presented by AAA are proud to announce a stellar entertainment schedule for this year’s Chicagoland NASCAR fan event. This free to the public festival will fill the streets of Downtown Joliet with an estimated crowd of over 50,000 avid NASCAR fans. Fans will have a chance to meet some of NASCAR’s most high-profile drivers such as Elliott Sadler and Casey Mears, among others.

Fans will be thrilled by the involvement of this year’s title sponsor, CitiFinancial. Their interactive mobile unit and show car will be on-site for fan photographs. CitiFinancial’s drivers scheduled to make an appearance at the event will be newly crowned Kentucky Speedway Busch Series champion, Stephen Leicht, and Nextel Cup Series driver, Elliott Sadler.

Sadler will also be at the CitiFinancial booth at 5:30 p.m. for fan autographs to approximately the first 350 NASCAR fans. In addition, CitiFinancial will be registering fans to be a part of their national sweepstakes where someone can win the chance to be “Crew Chief for a Day” at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Presenting Race Fan Rally sponsor AAA will have their show car and Nextel Cup Series driver David Ragan on-site as well. A driver for Rousch Racing, Ragan will make his interview appearance on the Trackside Charities stage at 8:45 pm alongside WJOL AM’s and master of ceremonies of the event, Scott Slocum.

Also joining AAA on the sponsor list is long-time Race Fan Rally sponsor, and this year’s NEXTEL Cup Coca-Cola 600 champion, the Army National Guard’s Casey Mears. The National Guard and Mears will be hitting the streets of Joliet with their show car and interactive fan unit as one of the Race Fan Rally’s highlighted events. Other drivers scheduled to appear are Jason Leffler, Jeff Green and Danny O’Quinn Jr.

Joining current sponsors CitiFinancial, AAA and the Army National Guard will be Race Fan Rally Kidz Zone inaugural sponsor, Pepsi. Pepsi’s involvement with the Race Fan Rally is their kick-off to the launch of their new invigorating cola, Diet Pepsi Max. As the official pourer for this event, fans of all ages will not only have their taste of their usual Pepsi products, but also this zero calorie, energy beverage.

Other sponsors at this year’s event will be Twisted Tea, who will offer fans a chance to win Twisted Tea t-shirts, towels, lip balm and more. Also to appear downtown will be Best Buy, Comcast, and the Jim Beam interactive racing experience.

Great Clips, another long - time Race Fan Rally sponsor, will have their show car on-site in addition to their Chicago based stylists for the kick-off to this year’s “Charity Hair Cuts” promotion. Stylists will donate their time by providing Race Fan Rally fans with free haircuts benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Chicagoland and Northwest Illinois.

Other participating show cars for this event will be GEICO Insurance and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). This year’s event will serve as an additional promotional stop for a special PVA nationwide promotion, Star Tribute. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase PVA stars to pay tribute to troops and veterans. These stars will be displayed on the $49 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup car later this year.

This year’s entertainment stage sponsor, Trackside Charities is proud to also have Jackson Hill as the events official musical entertainment. Jackson Hill, a southern rock band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, will bring the sounds of rock, country and soul to this year’s Race Fan Rally.

To see an online schedule of driver appearances and a schedule of events, please visit www.racefanrally.com. To schedule an interview with a NASCAR driver appearing at the event, please contact Tom Crichton at 919.718.6506 x 20 or by e-mail at tomc@magnetic-pull.com.

About Race Fan Rally – The CitiFinancial Race Fan Rally presented by AAA is a family-friendly festival that is free of charge and open to the public. The CitiFinancial Race Fan Rally presented by AAA includes live bands, driver appearances, show cars and other motorsports exhibits. The 2007 Race Fan Rally takes place in downtown Joliet, Ill., on Thursday, July 12, beginning at 5 p.m. CST. For more information, please visit www.racefanrally.com.