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Concord, N.C. (May 31, 2010) – Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor
Speedway was highlighted by NASCAR’s Nationwide Series Tech-Net Auto
Service 300 on Saturday. Michael Annett and Germain Racing’s No. 15
Pilot Travel Centers team showcased St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital® on the hood, deck lid and rear quarter panels of the No. 15
Camry at Charlotte to help raise awareness for St. Jude’s lifesaving
mission.

Annett qualified 17th for the 200 lap Tech-Net Auto Service 300 and
despite getting caught in a spin in an early race restart, brought his No.
15 St. Jude / Pilot Travel Centers car home to a 14th place finish, his
third consecutive top-15 finish this season and second consecutive top-15
finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“It was great to be able to pay tribute to our armed forces and to
support St. Jude in their mission to find cures and save children,”
Annett noted. “We had a good car all weekend, but after being turned on
the restart on lap 8 we had to work our way out of a hole to gain our 14th
place finish. The afternoon race was very different from our usual night
race at Charlotte. Track conditions changed a lot during a run. It was a
good points day for us and we’re looking forward to heading to Nashville
Superpseedway next week in our No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota.”

“Michael did a great job out there. It was hot, slick and there was some
tough competition. We thought getting caught behind a slow car on that
early restart would slow us down for the rest of the race, but this team
never gives up. The guys on pit road repaired some left rear bumper damage
and Michael did a heck of a job fighting his way back on the lead lap.
Track position was hard to come by, but Michael stayed strong running lap
times as fast as the cars in the top-10,” said crew chief Ryan Fugle.

Annett still stands 15th in NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings, just
33 points from the top-10.

Next up, the No. 15 Germain Racing team will travel to Music City USA for
the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race this season hosted by Nashville
Superspeedway. Annett finished ninth there in April’s Nashville 300 and
looks to earn another respectable finish on the 1.333 mile D-shaped oval.
Watch and listen live to the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts
300 on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and MRN Radio.

For more information on Michael Annett and Germain Racing’s No. 15
NASCAR Nationwide Series team, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and
www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.

About Pilot Travel Centers:

Pilot Travel Centers is one of the nation’s largest retail operators of
travel centers, catering to the professional driver and traveling motorist
in 41 states with over 300 retail interstate properties. The company is
headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., and employs 13,000 nationwide. This
year Pilot Travel Centers launched a major new initiative to promote its
premium coffees and confirm Pilot coffee as “the best on the
interstate,” introducing the company’s first official Facebook fan
page and a brand new Twitter account. For more information, visit
www.pilottravelcenters.com.

- Rising Star Management Group Press Release