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Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010

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BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger

Highlights:

• Clinched the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver’s championship two weeks ago at Texas.

• Captured the first NASCAR series championship for Penske Racing and first for Dodge in the Nationwide Series.

• 2010 Nationwide wins include: Talladega, Richmond, Nashville, Michigan, Charlotte and Gateway.

• Won two of the four “new car” races in the Nationwide Series this season in the Dodge Challenger – Michigan and Charlotte.

• Currently leads the Nationwide Series standings by 430 points over Carl Edwards.

• Has a NASCAR record 101 consecutive Nationwide Series races without a DNF (Did Not Finish).

• In addition to six wins, he has 25 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes in 34 races.

JUSTIN ALLGAIER – No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger

Highlights:

• Season totals includes one win along with eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes

• Earned his first Nationwide Series victory earlier this year at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading a 1-2 finish for Penske Racing and Dodge.

• Allgaier will pilot the same Verizon Dodge that he scored his first NASCAR victory with at Bristol.

• Currently fourth in the season point standings, best among full-time, Nationwide Series-only drivers

• Has two poles this season, most recently at Gateway International Speedway

SAM HORNISH JR. – No. 26 Alliance Parts Dodge Charger

• Hornish is making his first NNS start since 2008 (Bristol – August).

• In 19 Nationwide starts, Hornish has one top five and three top-10 finishes.

• Hornish’s former Sprint Cup crew chief Chris Carrier will be atop the pit box this weekend for his Nationwide race.

DODGE NUGGETS

• Brad Keselowski can break the NASCAR Nationwide Series record of most top-five finishes in a single season (25) that was set last year by Kyle Busch.

• Penske Dodges have seven poles, seven wins along with 33 top-five and 48 top-10 finishes and completed 12,429 of 12,578 laps contested this season.

DODGE NATIONWIDE SERIES QUOTES

“Winning the championship in the Nationwide Series is the culmination of a dream, not only for me, but for my family, friends and everyone who has helped me along the way to get to where I am. Winning the first championship for Mr. Penske and Penske Racing definitely adds another layer to that. It’s the product of a lot of hard work that ends with the culmination and realization of a dream that makes it very special.”

- Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger

“Racing at Homestead is a lot of fun. You can race three-and-four wide in the corners, but everyone has to funnel in line when you get to the straightaways. For the most part, it’s an action-packed race. It’s a cool weekend because everyone knows that’s their last chance to win for the year.”

- Justin Allgaier, No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger

“I am really looking forward to racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend in Homestead, the site of my second career NASCAR start in 2006. I feel that I have learned a lot about stock cars in a relatively short amount of time. Although I’ve spent the past two years racing solely in the Sprint Cup Series, I have always felt that Nationwide races are competitive, action-packed and a lot of fun.”

- Sam Hornish Jr., No. 26 Alliance Parts Dodge Charger