NHRA drag-racing star Ron Capps, famous for
his willingness and desire to drive just about anything on wheels if given
the chance, will compete in the invitational Stars of Karting presented by
the IRL All-Star Kart Race in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 14 against a star-studded
list of professional kart racers and other celebrity racing pros.

Capps, of Carlsbad, Calif., who drives the Brut Revolution Dodge Charger R/T
Funny Car in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series for Don Schumacher Racing,
will compete against established kart racers as well as celebrity guest
drivers such as Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice, Indy 500 runner-up Marco
Andretti, IndyCar standouts Tomas Scheckter and Bryan Herta, Champ Car's
Alex Tagliani, fellow NHRA Top Fuel star Larry Dixon, and sports-car aces
Patrick Long, Wayne Taylor and Memo Gidley, among others to be announced. NHRA drag-racing star Ron Capps, famous for
his willingness and desire to drive just about anything on wheels if given
the chance, will compete in the invitational Stars of Karting presented by
the IRL All-Star Kart Race in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 14 against a star-studded
list of professional kart racers and other celebrity racing pros.

Capps, of Carlsbad, Calif., who drives the Brut Revolution Dodge Charger R/T
Funny Car in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series for Don Schumacher Racing,
will compete against established kart racers as well as celebrity guest
drivers such as Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice, Indy 500 runner-up Marco
Andretti, IndyCar standouts Tomas Scheckter and Bryan Herta, Champ Car's
Alex Tagliani, fellow NHRA Top Fuel star Larry Dixon, and sports-car aces
Patrick Long, Wayne Taylor and Memo Gidley, among others to be announced.

The drivers will compete in spec-engine 125cc 2-cycle, electric-start karts
for the first time on a specially-designed track next to the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, the site of the Performance Racing Industry
Trade Show.

"It's fun to do these off-season events," said Capps, five-time Funny Car
winner in 2006. "It's great for keeping your reactions sharp. What started
out as a celebrity go-kart race at the PRI show has turned into a pretty
serious race, with drivers such as Marco Andretti, Bryan Herta and some
road-racing guys as well. There's even a rumor that Juan Pablo Montoya might
be there. (Top Fuel racer) Larry Dixon was invited as well, so it will be
nice to have another drag racer there.

"All the top open-wheel guys started out in go-karting, and I did as well,
when I was a kid.

"I'm going there to win this thing and it's not going to be just for fun,"
Capps declared. "Every year, (DSR teammate) Gary Scelzi and I do the
Speedway Charities go-kart race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and
every year it turns into an all-out war on the race track, so I'm excited
about racing in Orlando against some of these guys who do it for a living.

"I'll be there representing Mopar, so not only do I want to do well for our
sponsor, but I'll be doing it for bragging rights. Every time I show up for
one of these events, I learn that no oval or road-racing driver wants to get
beat by a drag racer."

Racing action will start at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, on a temporary
track constructed adjacent to the Convention Center. Show attendees will be
able to progress straight from the PRI Trade Show's Happy Hour directly out
to the racing action. Admission will be free to anyone with a PRI Trade Show
badge.

The 19th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show (Dec. 14-16 at the
Orange County Convention Center) is the world's largest racing trade show,
and attracts approximately 42,000 racing industry members worldwide from
over 40 countries. This annual trade show provides a professional atmosphere
for racing industry buyers to meet with manufacturers of hardcore racing
components and shop machinery to see the products up close.