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ST. LOUIS, January 24 – Coming off of their best season yet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is once again teaming up with Energizer to make records of an altogether different variety. At this year’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Energizer and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most flashlights lit up at one time at a sporting arena.

The Energizer Light Up The Night event kicks off the 16^th year Energizer and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing have worked closely together to bring excitement and innovation to the race circuit.

At the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night, May 21, Energizer will distribute free Energizer_® LED Headlights to race fans as they enter the track. When signaled to “flash their brights” during pre-race activities, fans will turn on their headlights to Light Up The Night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records will be on hand to record the event.

“Energizer is proud to be a long-time sponsor of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing,” said Jim Olsen Vice President North American Marketing, Energizer Holdings, Inc. “Earnhardt Ganassi Racing had a record setting 2010 and to celebrate Energizer is excited to rev up fans by setting a record in the stands. Now That’s Positivenergy™”

In addition to helping set records, fans can stop by the Energizer tent and be entered in drawings to win Energizer prize packs and Target gift cards.

The Light Up the Night event is illuminated by Energizer_® lighting products.  Innovative and dependable lighting has been Energizer’s passion for more than 110 years, and each year the company raises the bar by delivering technology solutions in portable lighting that meet the needs of the most demanding consumers. From the versatile, hands-free Energizer LED headlights to a full line of emergency preparedness lights, Energizer offers lighting solutions that provide the brightness levels, runtimes, and design elements that consumers require.

Driving Home the Preparedness Message

Since the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race is taking place in May – which is right before the start of hurricane season – Energizer will make a donation to a Charlotte-area disaster response group to help them get prepared in advance of severe weather. The donations will be generated, in part, by purchase of Energizer batteries and lights at Target.

“As part of the new Now That’s Positivenergy™ platform Energizer is committed to making a difference in communities across the country. We want to help the residents of Charlotte power through whatever Mother Nature throws their way,” said Olsen.

*Free Energizer_® Headlights available to fans while supplies last

WIDIA™ Partners With Earnhardt Ganassi Racing – Sponsors No. 1 Chevrolet for Martinsville Race

(LATROBE, PA) – On April 3, 2011, the familiar No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/ McDonald’s Chevrolet, driven by 2010 Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 Champion Jamie McMurray of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, will become the No. 1 WIDIA Chevrolet as WIDIA makes its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) debut. The April 3 date at Martinsville Speedway (Martinsville, Virginia) marks another milestone for Jamie McMurray, his 300^th NSCS start.

High-performance machine shops and the latest in tooling innovations are as necessary as high-performance tires in keeping race teams competitive, so the partnership between WIDIA and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing was a natural fit.

WIDIA Products Group™ is a complete portfolio of milling, turning, reaming, grooving, precision hole finishing, and other precision metalworking applications from a single source. “From the spindle to the workpiece, WIDIA products provide one-stop shopping for manufacturers seeking tools that get the job done and improve production processes,” says Bernie McConnell, Vice President, WIDIA Products Group. The group includes metalworking tools and systems from WIDIA as well as leading specialty products, such as WIDIA-Manchester™, WIDIA-Clapp-DiCo™, WIDIA-GTD™, WIDIA-Hanita™, WIDIA-MetCut™ and WIDIA-MetalRemoval™.

“The 2010 season that Jamie and the No. 1 team put together allows us to feel great about being able to bring new brands to our team and into the sport,” said Steve Lauletta, President of Chip Ganassi Racing Teams.  “We are confident that the experience will deliver a business return that will get them hooked on the power of NASCAR and our team.  Both us and our partners at Widia are very much looking forward to the 2011 season and more specifically Jamie being behind the wheel of the No. 1 Widia Chevrolet in Martinsville.”

McConnell further describes WIDIA as a “tremendous growth opportunity created to maximize our penetration of the growing indirect market channel,” he adds. “We have received excellent feedback from our channel partners on their success introducing a complete metalworking portfolio of products to their customers, and we’ll continue to strengthen and upgrade our channel partners with continued new product introductions and comprehensive training and service events in every region of the world.”

NASCAR fans and metalworking customers alike are urged to visit WIDIA.com  (http://widia.com/racing), Facebook® (http://facebook.com/WIDIAProductsGrp), Twitter® (http://twitter.com/WIDIAProductsGrp), and YouTube® (http://youtube.com/WIDIASolutions ) to keep up with the latest news and promotions from WIDIA connected with this event.

WIDIA-brand products and services have defined innovation in the metalcutting industry for more than 80 years — from the world’s first patent for carbide indexable inserts to the development of the world’s first coated grades. The WIDIA brand offers a complete portfolio of precision-engineered products and services. With thousands of milling, turning, holemaking, and tooling systems products available through a worldwide network of authorized distributor partners, you’ll find everything you need from one single source.

- Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Press Release