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CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 29, 2010) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hopes to celebrate more than just his birthday on Saturday, Oct. 2nd in Kansas. The rookie, who will be 23, looks to become the first NASCAR Nationwide Series driver to win on his/her birthday and the youngest ever to do so in NASCAR history. Cale Yarborough (twice) and Kyle Busch have won a Cup race on their birthdays and Ron Hornaday (twice) has been to victory lane in the Truck Series on his birthday.

Stenhouse also has the Raybestos Rookie of the Year lead in his sights. Just one point out of the top spot in the rookie standings, Stenhouse has momentum on his side. In his last three races, he has one top-five and two top-10s with an average finish of eighth during that span.

“Kansas is going to be good for a lot of reasons,” said Stenhouse. “My family will be there to celebrate my birthday but we’ve also got some business to take care of as a team. These CitiFinancial guys have been working so hard on improving each week and we are on a roll. We need another solid run in Kansas to keep pushing toward that rookie of the year title. It’s important to me, to Jack (Roush), to this team and to everyone at Roush Fenway Racing to win it and we plan on doing everything we can to make it happen. It would also be an honor to be the first Nationwide driver to win while celebrating a birthday. Cale (Yarborough), Kyle (Busch) and Ron (Hornaday) have done it in other series’ so joining them would be awesome.”

Catch Stenhouse and the No. 6 team in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2010 with race coverage beginning at 3:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.

About CitiFinancial

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 140 countries. Through Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.

About Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating seven motorsports teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and four in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Colin Braun, Brian Ickler and Paul Menard. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com. Become a fan of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway. And for sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.

- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release