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Talladega Superspeedway – October 30, 2010

- Kyle Busch earned his sixth win of the season in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at
Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway.

- Busch led three times for a total of eight (of 95) laps in today’s race and came to the checkered flag just two-thousandths second ahead of fellow Tundra driver Aric Almirola.

- The victory marked the second for Busch at Talladega (October 2009), fourth for a Tundra at the Alabama oval and 13th
win this season for Tundra.

- Timothy Peters (seventh) and Craig Goess Jr. (10th) also posted top-10 results for Toyota at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.

- Tundra drivers David Starr (11th), Mike Skinner (15th), Todd Bodine (18th), Chris Fontaine (19th), Max Papis (27th) and
Justin Lofton (33rd) were also in the field.

- Bodine continues to lead the unofficial NCWTS driver standings following Martinsville, holding a 216-point advantage
over Almirola. Peters (seventh), Skinner (eighth) and Starr (ninth) are also in the top-10 in points after 22 of 25 races.
With the win, Kyle Busch Motorsports now leads Germain Racing in the unofficial NCWTS owner standings by 42 points
with three races remaining in 2010.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports

Finishing Position: 1st

What did you think of the move you made to win the race?

“That was cool. I didn’t want to do it. Man, Aric (Almirola) deserved to win the race and deserved it from last year. I had Johnny (Sauter) pushing on me and I was getting loose through the tri-oval – just trying to stay with the 51 (Almirola). I turned it back to the bottom to try to straighten it back out and I was still loose alongside of him. I thought the 13 (Sauter) was going to my bottom so I wanted to block him. It was just crazy there at the end. I can’t thank Traxxas, Toyota Tundra – these guys do an awesome job here at Kyle Busch Motorsports. M&M’s, Flexco, NOS Energy Drink, Gillette and my good friend Jim Hunter who passed away this morning. Thoughts go to him and his family and everybody. Real proud of all these guys and this is a cool one.”

Did you want to stay behind Aric Almirola at the end of the race?

“That’s exactly what I thought – I was like, I just want to push him (Aric Almirola). I got under his back bumper off of four and we came to the tri-oval and I started getting loose. I thought I had Johnny (Sauter) pushing me so I kind of steered up a little bit to try to save it. I couldn’t go too high because Johnny was going to go to my bottom so I had to bring it back down. I got underneath Aric and at that point you just have to stay in the throttle and keep digging. I don’t even know where the yellow line was. For as loose as my stuff was through there, I was trying to save it and get away from those guys and not spin out. All in all, great job by these guys.

Everybody with Camping World and all the great folks – the fans in the stands is cool too.”

Do you feel like the NCWTS owner’s championship is almost wrapped up?

“It’s not over until it’s over. It ain’t over. I don’t know where they are right now, but we feel comfortable with where we’re at and to win today with our Traxxas Tundra and to go to Homestead with Traxxas on board and of course Interstate Batteries at Texas next week and then Phoenix is going to be Z-Line Designs again. It’s going to be cool. We’re looking forward to these last four races and it’s going to be a shootout and a fight to the end.”

Was your plan to make a move in the final lap of the race for the win?

“I know what happened here last year with Aric (Almirola) pushing me to the win. That is all I was planning on. I was going down the backstretch thinking stay behind him, stay behind him. If you get two wide you just make such a big hole in the air for all the guys behind you to get you. I came to the tri-oval pushing Aric and I thought the 13 (Johnny Sauter) was on my butt and I was loose through the tri-oval so I started chasing it up a little bit. Once I got out there I was like, ‘Man, I’m too far, the 13′s going to go to my inside.’

I saw him in my left mirror so I kind of ducked back down and tried to block the bottom. I got underneath Aric and then I beat him to the line obviously. I hate it that Aric went through that, but this was a great race truck right here. This Kyle Busch Motorsports Traxxas Tundra was awesome and these guys did a great job. We didn’t qualify up front, kind of as we expected, but it was fast when it mattered in the race there. We stayed out of trouble and luckily we made it here. This is very cool.”

Were you aware of how close you were to the yellow line?

“I was so busy watching the mirror and the 13 (Johnny Sauter) truck and seeing where he was and trying not to run into the side of the 51 and trying to get away. I was just sideways. The yellow line never even crossed my mind there at the end.”

How was your race overall today?

“As far as our race day goes – obviously it was pretty exciting. In the beginning there we just were kind of hanging out and biding our time kind of riding. We were a little hot so we just decided that we would just stay back there and not worry too much. Once we got to the first pit stop, we took some tape off the grill and stuff like that and was able to get the thing a little cooler for running in the draft. Once we did that, we were just biding our time and working out way up through traffic. Matt Crafton and I worked well together on the outside. I remember the 2 (Ken Schrader) and I worked together on the outside really well a couple times.

All in all you really had to be smart up on the outside lane to get the draft to really work and to get up towards the front. Jason White at the end of the race was a really good friend for us and he did a great job getting us out front and getting the lead and just kind of racing with the 51 (Aric Almirola) there and the 13 (Johnny Sauter) coming to the checkers. It was crazy and it was a battle. I was just trying to keep the thing straight and luckily I was able to do that.”

Is this the way driver’s like to win races?

“It’s pretty spectacular the way you come down towards the end and you have no idea how it’s going to play out and then all of the sudden you cross the start-finish line and you’re wondering, ‘Did I win? What happened? Who crossed the start-finish line first?’

It’s pretty amazing the way this place and the way it races and what happens and how close the finishes can be. You run 250 miles or tomorrow you run 500 miles and the finishes are as close as they are. We remember, I don’t, but I’m sure some fellow people remember back in the 60s or 70s races being finished by a lap – the winner won by a lap or something like that. It’s pretty amazing and for how tight competition is nowadays and what it comes to, but with myself and Kyle Busch Motorsports and our Traxxas Tundra today – I’m ecstatic.

I’m real proud of the way the guys worked. We were frustrated yesterday. We didn’t qualify anywhere near where we thought we should have or could have. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite get the speed out of it by ourselves that we would like to. Hopefully we go to Daytona in the spring and bring the same piece back or build a new one or whatever and maybe we can find some more speed.”

ERIC PHILLIPS, crew chief, No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports

How was today’s race from your perspective today?

“It was pretty uneventful for us other than a few pit stop issues. Made a decision on some shock settings today. Couldn’t get the tires off when we first came in the pits. Just told the guys to take their time and make sure they did the pit stop right and they did. Was able to get the truck back up front at the end.”

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports

Finishing Position: 2nd

Do you feel like you should have been the winner of today’s race?

“I was at his (Kyle Busch) mercy. He could have went to my outside, he could have went to my inside. I tried to do everything I could to try to protect as long as I could. I think NASCAR maybe should look at that. It looked like he went below the yellow line right there before the start-finish line. It was really close, but I hate to lose one like that. These guys work awfully hard on our speedway stuff. To lose one like that is bad. He’s below the yellow line.”

Were you planning to work with Kyle Busch in the closing laps?

“We had talked about it and we knew we wanted to stay together. We had good trucks and we saw that in practice yesterday. I knew I had a good truck yesterday. I pushed Johnny (Sauter) to the lead and I felt like it was time to go. It’s disappointing if they give that win to him (Kyle Busch). I feel like I let these guys down, but I don’t know what else I could have done.”

What is your perspective of today’s race?

“My perspective is that I won the race. NASCAR’s perspective is that we ran second. I guess today we lose. I’m disappointed in that because I felt like we had a truck capable of winning. I knew we did all day. I rode around in the back and tried to be smart and take care of my stuff. When it was time to go – I went. I pushed Johnny Sauter up there to the lead and I took the lead myself. I felt like we had the truck to win the race. I feel like I let my guys down, but I really don’t know what else I could have done.

He (Kyle Busch) had shown signs of going high so I attempted to block high and as I was turning back low, he was back under me and it say plain as day in the rule book that you can’t advance your position by going below the yellow line. Now I guess I have not seen the proper replay, but the one that I saw, I felt like he went below the yellow line to advance his position and he ran a shorter distance and he beat me by two one-thousandths of a second. Call it what you will – we finished second.”

What were you told my NASCAR about the yellow line rule?

“I just went and talked to him and the reason that they gave me was that Kyle’s (Busch) truck was sideways when he was next to me and that’s what made him go below the yellow line. I didn’t force him below the yellow line, they didn’t tell me that I did. They said that he went below the yellow line because he was trying to regain control of his truck. I guess they’re going to have to do a better job elaborating in the driver’s meeting on what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable. I guess if you get out of control and you go below the yellow line and save it and still gain a position that is okay. I’m still confused and I’m still disappointed. I probably shouldn’t even be doing interviews right now because I’m obviously biased because I finished second.”

TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing

Finishing Position: 7th

CRAIG GOESS JR., No. 46 Greenville Toyota Tundra, Team Gill Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

DAVID STARR, No. 81 Zachry Toyota Tundra, SS Green Light Racing

Finishing Position: 11th

MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Exide Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports

Finishing Position: 15th

How was your truck in today’s race?

“Our Exide Tundra was really good today. We started in the back and it didn’t take any time at all to get to the front. We just sat there and rode – 10th, 12th, 15th – whatever it was. We used patience and tried to sum up who we were going to work with at the end of the race. Our Tundra would push good and it wouldn’t pull good. You always make plans that you’re going to work together and you’re going to do this and that. We all thought we were going to work together. Talladega and Daytona – as soon as the green flag comes out, all that pretty much goes out the window.”

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Valvoline Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing

Finishing Position: 18th

What happened that took you out of the race?

“That’s a shame that things like that happen. I think the 95 (Grant Enfinger) just gave me the shove from hell and thought he was going to bump me somewhere. Turned me sideways and caused a big wreck. My guys being the great crew they are were trying to put the truck back together to pick up a few spots.”

CHRIS FONTAINE, No. 84 Glenden Enterprises Toyota Tundra, Glenden Enterprises

Finishing Position: 19th

MAX PAPIS, No. 9 GEICO Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing

Finishing Position: 27th

JUSTIN LOFTON, No. 7 visitPIT.com Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing

Finishing Position: 33rd

How disappointed are you to be out of the race so early?

“It’s real unfortunate for everyone over on the visitPIT.com Toyota Tundra. We had a really good truck. I was just sitting there playing around. I would jump up out of the pack and fall back – then move back up. Real proud of all the guys and all the hard work that they put into it. Real unfortunate that it had to end this way.”

- Toyota Motorsports Press Release

Randy Moss Motorsports

This Week’s Tundra… Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Exide Toyota Tundra team will compete in RMM-045 this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Randy Moss Motorsports has not utilized this particular chassis in 2010. In fact, its last showing was at Talladega Superspeedway last season where Skinner was racing in the fifth position when he was involved in an on-track incident on lap 91 eliminating the team’s chance of victory.

Battery Power… Exide Batteries will return to the hood of the No. 5 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota Tundra this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. This is the Georgia-based company’s second consecutive year partnering with the No. 5 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team.

Past Performances at Talladega Superspeedway… Skinner is one of just eight drivers to race in all four NCWTS races at Talladega Superspeedway. At a track known for its unpredictable finishes and wildcard characteristics, Skinner has consistently been able to run up-front and finish races at the 2.66-mile track, completing 99.5% of all laps attempted.

Competition Heats Up… Before the competition heats up on the track, Skinner will take on several of his competitors on the golf course at the Waltrip Brothers’ Charity Championship. The first annual competition will be held October 27-28 at the Gaylord Springs Golf Links in Nashville, Tenn. All funds raised will benefit Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) and The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Tune in For a Look Behind-the-Scenes with Mike Skinner… Tune into NASCAR Race Hub on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. EST on SPEED for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Skinners’ new “party barn” on their property in Statesville, N.C. The couple broke ground for the two-story structure in December 2009. Just 11 months later, the “party barn” is home to Skinner’s car and truck collection, trophies, racing memorabilia, and of course, the party room—a western-style saloon.

Toyota Loyalty… Skinner is the only driver to have piloted a Toyota Tundra in every NCWTS race. The two teamed up in 2004 when the manufacturer entered the NASCAR arena.

· Watch and Listen… The Mountain Dew 250 fueled by Fred’s from Talladega Superspeedway will be broadcast on SPEED Channel beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, October 23rd. Fans can also listen to live radio coverage of the 250-mile race on MRN Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Practice and qualifying will also be broadcast on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and 4:40 p.m., respectively.

Mike Skinner – Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood / Getty Images for NASCAR

“Talladega [Superspeedway] is a track where the No. 5 Exide Toyota Tundra team has everything to gain and nothing to lose. We can gamble, go for it and take chances that other teams can’t—we will be racing for the win. Talladega [Superspeedway] is a track that always lends itself to photo finishes that go down to the wire and I’m sure this weekend will not be anything different—hopefully the Exide team will be able to find a little luck and we’ll have our Toyota Tundra as a part of that photo finish.”

Crew Chief Stacy Johnson on competing at Talladega Superspeedway

“The Exide crew is excited to get the No. 5 Toyota Tundra on the track this weekend at Talladega [Superspeedway]. We’ve done a lot of work over the last few weeks to help us find speed at superspeedways and I think we will be able to benefit from that this weekend. The tough thing about Talladega is that the race is as much about survival as it is about speed. We’ll work with Mike [Skinner] to come up with a strategy that will hopefully keep us out of trouble throughout the afternoon and put us in position at the end of the race.”

- Randy Moss Motorsports Press Release

Mike Skinner

No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra News and Notes

• This Week’s Tundra… Skinner will compete with chassis RMM-101 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night.  The chassis was last raced at Nashville Superspeedway two weeks ago where Skinner crossed the finish line in the 11^th position. 
• Welcome Back Exide… The No. 5 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota Tundra team welcomes Exide Batteries back to the hood of their Toyota Tundra for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Skinner will kick off the week touring the Exide Technologies Battery Plant in Bristol, Tenn., on Tuesday afternoon.  During the visit he will meet the Exide employees, take photos, and sign autographs before returning to the track to prepare for the 200-lap race.  This is the Georgia-based company’s second year partnering with the No. 5 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. 
• Skinner Races Up Front at Bristol… Mike Skinner is the all-time lap leader at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and looks to continue that streak on Wednesday night.  The driver of the No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra has led 509 laps around the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” meaning that he has paced the field for nearly one-third of his career laps at Bristol Motor Speedway. 
• Toyota Loyalty… Skinner is the only driver to have piloted a Toyota Tundra in every NCWTS Series race. The two teamed up in 2004 when the manufacturer entered the NASCAR arena.
• Get the Inside Scoop… Follow Randy Moss Motorsports on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook to get real-time updates and behind the scenes information:  http://www.twitter.com/RMMRacing or http://www.facebook.com/randymossmotorsports. 
• Watch and Listen… Live coverage of the O’Reilly 200 from Bristol Motor Speedway will be broadcast on SPEED, MRN and Sirius XM Radio at 7:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 18.  Fans can also watch qualifying coverage from the World’s Fastest Half Mile on SPEED at 4:30 p.m. EST. 

Mike Skinner on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway

“I can’t wait to get back to Bristol [Motor Speedway].  It is a track where I have led a lot of laps and have been very competitive in the past.  I hope we can use this race to help turn around our season.  We got caught up in a wreck last weekend that was out of our hands, but we need some top-five and top-three finishes to get our season headed back in the direction that we’re accustomed to.  Hopefully we can do that on Wednesday night at Bristol [Motor Speedway].”

Crew Chief Stacy Johnson on competing at Bristol Motor Speedway

“We’re excited to get the No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra on track at Bristol Motor Speedway.  It is one of [Mike] Skinner’s best tracks and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish there.  We had a strong truck last weekend in Darlington and it’s just unfortunate that we didn’t get a better finish to show for it.  Hopefully we can turn our luck around for the last 10 races of the season.”

- Randy Moss Motorsports, Press Release

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Homestead-Miami Speedway – November 20, 2009

- Timothy Peters (fourth) was the top finishing Toyota driver in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series (NCWTS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

- Todd Bodine (fifth), Mike Skinner (sixth), David Starr (seventh) and T.J. Bell (10th) also finished in the top-10
driving Tundras at the 1.5-mile oval.

- Toyota drivers Brian Scott (12th), Kyle Busch (13th), Aric Almirola (14th), Tayler Malsam (15th), Stacy Compton
(21st), Brad Sweet (27th) and Mike Bliss (31st) were also in the field.

- Five Tundra drivers are among the top-10 in the final unofficial NCWTS point standings to end the 2009 season –
Skinner (third), Bodine (fourth), Scott (seventh), Peters (eighth) and Starr (ninth).

No. 17 Strutmasters.com Toyota Tundra

Finishing Position: 4th

Are you happy with the way you ended your 2009 season tonight?

“What a way to end a year with this Strutmasters.com Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra. It’s just awesome to end a year on this note right here. We looked to stay out and we didn’t have anything to lose. We were gambling to see if we could get us another victory but I tried to get the tires as clean as I could and I spun them a little bit. A rookie mistake on my part. I’ve got to thank Chad Kendrick (crew chief) and everybody on this team. They do a great job. From where we started at Daytona not knowing if we could make it past Martinsville. Tom DeLoach (Red Horse Racing, team owner) gave me an awesome opportunity to be here. Strustmasters.com, Toyota, Toyota, Toyota — I can’t thank those guys enough. I’m
looking forward to next season.”

How did your truck handle during the race?

“It was good for us. Our Strutmasters.com Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra was good right off the lift gate. We made a gamble there at the end to stay out thinking some people would stay out with us but everybody came in. Chad Kendrick (crew chief) did a great job. The whole team — considering where we started at in Daytona not knowing that I could make it past Martinsville. I don’t know where we ended up in points but we had a good finish and got us a win this year.”

Timothy Peters (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

“They had fresh tires. Everybody came down pit road and we were just the lonely sole out there. But all in all it was a
good day. I’m just ecstatic. When we joined Red Horse Racing we were 19th in drivers points and I think we ended up
around seventh. It’s been an awesome year and I’m ready to go to Daytona.”

What happened on the final restart?

“When you race with these guys you learn a lot and (Kevin) Harvick is the best of the best. I cleaned my tires off but
evidentially it wasn’t enough. I made a rookie mistake and spun them too much, but he had new tires and was going to go
by us in turn one anyway.”

Todd Bodine

Finishing Position: 5th

What happened from your viewpoint on the ‘green-white-checkered’ finish?

“The truck series usually is pretty crazy with the green-white-checkered. Before the caution came out we had the fastest
truck on the track. We were just so far back, we were running seventh, so we decided to come in, put two tires on and gain
a little track position. We pumped the right front tire up a little too high and it pushed too much in the last two laps. We
still gained two spots. Copart and everybody, I really appreciate what they’ve done for us this year in getting us through the
year with their sponsorship. It’s typical Germain Racing — we just never give up. We started the season with a win at
Daytona with no sponsor on the truck and we made it through the season with the help of Copart, Ventrillo and Lumber
Liquidators. It was a tough year, but we got through.”

What were you adjusting in your truck when you lifted the hood halfway through the race?

“The first set of tires, we corded the inside pretty bad. I think it was really the right call to come in and adjust it so we
didn’t blow it out. We didn’t need to finish in the back – we needed to keep the points up to finish fourth in points. It really
didn’t help it drive any better, but it definitely saved the tire and kept us in front of Johnny (Sauter) for fourth in points.”

No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra

Finishing Position: 6th

What happened from your viewpoint on the ‘green-white-checkered’ finish?

“That was crazy and that cost us a spot right there. I didn’t know if I was supposed to come on pit road or not. Just had a
lot of confusion going on with the radio right there. We had about a fourth or fifth-place truck and we lost a couple spots
right there at the end. We’ve got a good race team and we’ve got a lot to build on. I’m proud to be driving a Toyota Tundra
and I can’t wait till Daytona.”

Mike Skinner

“It was a great season and I really felt like I would have liked to have finished a little better last night. I thought that we
might have had a little better truck. Eric (Phillips, crew chief) did a good job, the pit crew did a fantastic job – I don’t think
the driver did that good of a job tonight. I kept overdriving the corners and trying to get grip that just wasn’t there. Tim
Fedewa did a great job spotting, he kept trying to get me to slow down in the corner. When I would slow down getting in
the corner, I would run really good laps and we had a really good truck. Got to work on the driver a little bit with these tires
that are like this. Goodyear does a great job and I know they’ll get us better stuff next year.”

DAVID STARR, No. 24 Zachry Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports

Finishing Position: 7th

T.J. BELL, No. 11 Sea Land Environmental / Time Bandit Fishing Vessel Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra, Xpress Motorsports
Finishing Position: 12th

KYLE BUSCH, No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports

Finishing Position: 13th

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 15 Graceway Pharmaceuticals / AKAwareness.com Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports

Finishing Position: 14th

TAYLER MALSAM, No. 81 Stocks for Tots Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports

Finishing Position: 15th

STACY COMPTON, No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Tundra, Wyler Racing

Finishing Position: 21st

BRAD SWEET, No. 90 Great Clips Toyota Tundra, Stringer Motorsports

Finishing Position: 27th

MIKE BLISS, No. 25 Harris Trucking Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports

Finishing Position: 31st

- TOYOTA Motorsports Press Release

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Phoenix International Raceway – November 13, 2009

- Kyle Busch (second) was the top finishing Toyota driver in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
(NCWTS) race at Phoenix International Raceway.

- Aric Almirola (third) also finished in the top-five at Phoenix, his seventh top-five result in 15 starts this season.
Mike Skinner (sixth), Mike Bliss (seventh), David Starr (ninth) and Stacy Compton (10th) also had top-10 finishes
for Toyota at the one-mile race track.

- Tundra drivers Brian Scott (11th), Todd Bodine (12th), T.J. Bell (13th), Timothy Peters (16th), Tayler Malsam
(17th) and Brad Sweet (22nd) were also in the field.

- Five Tundra drivers are among the top-10 in the unofficial NCWTS point standings — Skinner (third), Bodine
(fourth), Scott (sixth), Starr (eighth) and Peters (ninth) – with one race remaining in the 2009 season.

In Victory Lane following the WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Tundra, celebrates his fifth straight in as many starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Finishing Position: 2nd

How was your race tonight?

“We weren’t as good as the 4 (Kevin Harvick). We did the best that we can and that’s all that we could come home with.
He (Kevin Harvick) kicked our butt pretty bad last year and we got a gain on it this year and that gain right there, we need
another one and we’ll be able to keep up with them or try to at least beat him. We kept up with him tonight but needed a
little more.”

Did you feel that you had a race-winning truck tonight?

“We didn’t have enough for the (Kevin) Harvick trucks tonight. (Ron) Hornaday kind of battled for a championship, played
it smart and (Kevin) Harvick was really fast like I said before. We came home second. It was a good day for the
Miccosukee Toyota Tundra. We gained from last year. (Kevin) Harvick whooped our butt pretty bad last year but we
gained on it a little bit. If we had another gain like that we probably would be able to keep up with him or win.”

Did you feel like Kevin Harvick had a big advantage over you?

“It wasn’t bad, it was about what I expected. I expected the 4 (Kevin Harvick) truck to be really, really good in which he
was. I guess he wasn’t driving in the beginning of the race. He was just holding back seeing what everybody had. Our
truck was good. We made a gain on it from last year to this year distancewise from (Kevin) Harvick. Harvick was just
stupid fast last year. This year I felt like we made a gain. If we can make another one of those gains next year then we’ll be
right on him. Overall, the Miccosukee Tundra was good. We led some laps and tried to go for the win but just didn’t quite
have enough on those restarts there.”

Do you think the 51 truck has a chance at winning the owner’s championship next weekend?

“I can’t close the gap, I’ve got to take that gap. They’re going to race next week hard as ever. They’re going to go and try
to win the race. That’s going to be the plan. They’ve got the driver’s championship locked up so if they go out there and
try to win the race and are successful at that then we can’t catch them. But if they go out there and try to win the race and
have problems by having issues whether it’s a wreck or engine or a tire – it could be anything. That’s why we race races.
Hopefully we can battle it out and have a good, strong run and see if we can’t beat them. Sixty points, I don’t know how
many spots that is but I take it that it’s probably 17 or so. So it’s going to be hard to do.”

Aric Almirola

Finishing Position: 3rd

How did your truck handle during the race?

“We had a good truck. Doug George (crew chief) and everybody on this AK Awareness.com Tundra did a really good job.
I don’t know what it’s going to take to get one of these ones. It’s not for a lack of effort. I can promise you that.
Everybody is racing their hearts out. Our truck just wasn’t very good on short runs and for whatever reason that last set of
tires didn’t take off very good for us. It was really tight – that last set of tires. We chattered the right front for quite a while
and just couldn’t ever take off.”

How was your race tonight?

“It was a fun race tonight. The race track widened out. You could run two-wide pretty good. The bottom lane was
definitely preferred but you could move around. It was a good race. I’m just still disappointed, man, I want to get one of
these wins some kind of bad. We tried, we raced our butts off and we came home third. That was what we had tonight.”

Was your truck better on the short or long runs tonight?

“It wasn’t very good on short runs. We struggled yesterday on short runs, too, in practice and for whatever reason it just
wouldn’t take off. We chattered the right front, chattered the right front and finally it would come in and take off and it
would go pretty good. I’m really proud of everybody at Billy Ballew Motorsports. Doug George (crew chief) and all of the
guys on this AK Awareness Tundra have been doing a great job. We just came up short. I’m going to win one of these
races one of these days. We just keep coming up short but it’s not for lack of effort.”

How has your team progressed over the season?

“Our team has really stepped their game up. We bring trucks to the race track every single weekend and they’re capable of
winning and I think we’ve proved that. Talladega we ran one-two and unfortunately I was second. Texas we had a top-
five, top-three truck and I lost power steering about lap 35 and then here again we had another good truck and led laps and
ran upfront but just couldn’t seem to seal the deal. I’m very proud of everything that everybody’s got going on at Billy
Ballew Motorsports.

I’m very happy that Graceway Pharmaceuticals have come onboard and helped us get through the end
of the year, but the Gods honest truth about next year, I have no clue. Last year, two years ago, I probably would’ve felt
like a little bit of an outcast and felt like the minority going to Homestead next week and not having any idea what I’m
doing next year but for whatever the case may be whether it’s the economy, whether it’s just people not sure of what’s
going on, I really feel like the majority. It seems like half of the garage in all three series are really unsure on their 2010
plans. There’s a lot of uncertainty going into next year and I just seem to be a part of that.”

Mike Skinner

Finishing Position: 6th

Were you not feeling well during tonight’s race at Phoenix?

“I got the creeping crud. It started a couple of days ago and my doctor has got me on all kinds of antibiotics and Prednisone
and everything else to try to keep me alive so I could run this race. Our Exide Tundra was awfully, awfully loose. I don’t
know what happened to the truck I had yesterday. After the race, Eric (Phillips, crew chief) told me he freed it up this
morning and didn’t tell me about it. We need to communicate a little better on stuff like that. Once he got it tightened back
up, I wish I could have started the race like I ended the race because I think we probably could have gotten a few more
spots.”

Did being sick tonight make this a difficult race?

“Yeah, any time you’re sick, your focus is off and your reactions are off. I was burning up hot one second and freezing cold
the next. My nose is running all down my mouth – it’s just not pretty when you’re sick. That’s why drivers make more
than mechanics because we have to be able to do that and we have to play hurt sometimes.”

MIKE BLISS, No. 25 Harris Trucking Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports

Finishing Position: 7th

How was your race?

“It was alright, it was kind of uneventful. We took four (tires) at first and then we took two at the end. We were kind of
just sliding around at the end, but this place is always like that the last 50 laps. It never goes that long. We kind of counted
on that. It was a good run. I’m really happy I got to run this Toyota Tundra and it was a good solid run for us.”

David Starr

Finishing Position: 9th

Are you disappointed with your finish tonight?

“I am. We keep working hard. We didn’t have the best truck tonight. Our Zachry Toyota Tundra was just okay. We got it
better towards that second practice yesterday. Jason Miller, our crew chief, found something. It just wasn’t where it needed
to be. We had some great pit stop strategy and with a lot of heart and hard work, we never gave up. We came out with a
decent finish. Top-10s is a good thing, but we shoot for a lot better than that.”

What do you think about both HT Motorsports Tundras being in the top 10?

“That’s a good thing. That’s what we shoot for, we want both trucks in the top five and top 10. It was good to see us both
right there close to each other. We just needed to be a little bit further up the pecking charts. Not bad for a seventh and
ninth but we’re definitely working harder to get closer to that number one spot. With the way our truck was handling and
everything we had to fight against, it was almost like a win for us. You never get enough until you win these races, so we’ll
just keep striving and working hard to do that and that’s what we’re going to keep doing.”

STACY COMPTON, No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Tundra, Wyler Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra, Xpress Motorsports

Finishing Position: 11th

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Copart Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing

Finishing Position: 12th

T.J. BELL, No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing

Finishing Position: 13th

TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Strutmasters.com Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing

Finishing Position: 16th

TAYLER MALSAM, No. 81 One-Eighty Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports

Finishing Position: 17th

BRAD SWEET, No. 90 Great Clips Toyota Tundra, Stringer Motorsports

Finishing Position: 22nd

- TOYOTA Motorsports Press Release

No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra

Starting from the back half of the field, Skinner knew he had his work cut out for him during the 150-lap race at the 1.5-mile speedway. Gradually working his way past fellow competitors, Skinner ran in 11th-place when the first caution of the night flew on lap 34. Crew chief Eric Phillips called the 1995 Truck Series Champion to pit road for four fresh tires on lap 35, followed by a stop for fuel the next lap. Skinner restarted from the 12th position on lap 42.

By lap 50, Skinner had broke into the top-10 positions and never looked back. A short 10 laps later, the Daytona Beach, Florida resident was running in fifth-place. As a long green-flag run forced all the competitors to come to pit road for service, Skinner returned to the attention of his pit crew on lap 99 for fuel only. As a caution slowed the field on lap 112, Phillips brought the No. 5 Toyota down pit road for four fresh tires.

The final 20 laps saw three caution flags, but the restart opportunities allowed Skinner to position himself to make a run for the win. On lap 130, the Exide Tundra was in seventh-place and within 10 laps, the veteran was in the fifth position. The final restart of the 225-mile event on lap 146 left Skinner with five laps to take the lead from Hornaday. Unfortunately, Skinner came up one lap short, as the No. 5 Toyota came home one truck length behind Hornaday, posting a second-place finish for the Tundra driver.

With the runner-up finish, Skinner remains in the third position in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship point standings. He currently sits 154 points behind leader Hornaday and only 58 points behind second-place Matt Crafton.

This Friday, July 24, Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra team will head to the historic O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. The green flag will drop on the AAA Insurance 200 shortly after 8:00 P.M. Eastern. SPEED will have live coverage of the 200-lap event, starting at 7:30 P.M. Eastern. Select affiliates of MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio Channel 128 will also have the live radio broadcast.

Mike Skinner

How was that finish?

“I don’t wish bad luck on anybody but we didn’t have a second-place truck. We had a good truck – one more lap and we might have had a first-place truck. I really hate it for my teammate Tayler (Malsam), the 81 truck ran up front all night and that young man did a heck of a job. I hate it for Todd (Bodine) that he had an oil leak or something there. We finished second; we have to try to stay in the game.”

Did where you started tonight’s race from have an effect on your finish?

“Ronnie (Hornaday) did a good job. I think one more lap and we might have had him, might have been able to challenge him a little bit right there. Man I hate it for Tayler Malsam, he had a good truck tonight. Both the Randy Moss Motorsports trucks did a good job. We got stuck back there from qualifying and it kind of messed us up. I want to thank the fans. I want to thank Exide and PC Miler, who just came on board to support our efforts. I want to thank Toyota. Triad put a good body on this truck. I just hate it – doggone it, we were close.”

How do you grade your team so far in 2009?

“For the budget that we’ve had and the amount of people that we’ve had with the resources – Toyota does an awesome job and these Triad engines – man, they’re just awesome. Eric Phillips and David Dollar (co-owner), they have done a heck of a lot with a little bit.”

- Randy Moss Motorsports Press Release

START POSITIVE, STAY POSITIVE: Exide Batteries will be the primary sponsor for the No. 5 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota Tundra this weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park. Exide, whose headquarters are located in Atlanta, has been the primary sponsor for Mike Skinner for a total of four races so far in the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season (Daytona, California, Atlanta, and Texas). Also, the familiar black and blue colors will be on board the No. 5 Tundra for a total of six more races, with the next being at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in July. In addition to their role as a sponsor of RMM, Exide is the official battery of NASCAR. For more information about Exide and how you can start positive and stay positive, please visit www.exide.com.

SKINNER AT MEMPHIS: Skinner has competed in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Memphis Motorsports Park. In those five NCWTS races, Skinner has claimed one top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes. The 1995 Truck Series Champion has completed 968 of 1008 laps competed (96.0%) and led a total of 16 laps at the Tennessee short-track. Skinner’s average starting position is 9.8 and his average finishing position is 15.0.

BIRTHDAY BOY: This Sunday (June 28), Mike Skinner will celebrate his birthday, as he turns fifty-two (52) years old. His first win at Memphis Motorsports Park, along with the one-of-a-kind Elvis trophy, would be great birthday presents for this wily veteran.

TEN DOWN, FIFTEEN TO GO: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has completed 10 of their 25 races so far in 2009, as this week’s race is number 11 on the schedule. So far, Skinner and his team have captured one win (Kansas), four top-fives, and seven top-10 finishes. He has completed 93.2% (1411 of 1514) of the laps competed and has led a total of 105 laps. Skinner’s average starting position is 6.4 and his average finishing position is 9.7.

CHASSIS CHOICE: This weekend, crew chief Eric Phillips and the No. 5 Exide Batteries team will unload Randy Moss Motorsports chassis MDM-106. This is the third race of the 2009 season for this Toyota Tundra, as Skinner drove it to a third-place finish at Martinsville Speedway and a 19th-place finish last week at The Milwaukee Mile. Prior to Martinsville, this Tundra was brand new.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Last week, Skinner and his No. 5 Doc Bailey’s Toyota Tundra team had bad luck strike as a caution flew three laps after the Daytona Beach, Florida resident came to pit road twice for fuel and tires, putting the Randy Moss Motorsports team two laps down. Skinner was unable to regain position on the lead lap, relegating the team to a 19th-place finish. This was only Skinner’s third finish outside of the top-10 this season. The veteran is currently fourth in the NCWTS championship point standings, 89 points behind leader Ron Hornaday Jr. and only one point behind third-place Todd Bodine.

CATCH THE ACTION: The MemphisTravel.com 200 presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts from Memphis Motorsports Park will take the green flag this Saturday, June 27th at 6 P.M. Eastern. Race coverage will be televised live on SPEED, beginning at 5:30 P.M. Eastern, and heard live on select affiliates of MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio Channel 128, beginning at 5:30 P.M. Eastern.

SKINNER (On racing at Memphis Motorsports Park): “Memphis Motorsports Park is a neat track to race at. It’s one of those tracks that the Truck Series goes to that is always a great atmosphere for the teams. Memphis also has the greatest fans that come out to watch an exciting race and the fact that it reminds me of Elvis is really cool. The Elvis trophy that the winner gets is just awesome. I would love to take one of those home with me and add it to my collection. Eric (Phillips) and all of my guys on this No. 5 Exide Batteries team are doing a fantastic job of giving me competitive trucks every week that can run up front and contend for wins. It would be awesome to end our weekend in Victory Lane, especially since my birthday is this weekend too.”

ABOUT EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES:

Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world’s largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company’s four global business groups – Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World – provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.

Further information about Exide, including its financial results, are available at www.exide.com.

ABOUT RANDY MOSS MOTORSPORTS:

Randy Moss Motorsports ownership consists of Randy Moss, New England Patriots All-Pro Wide Receiver; and David Dollar, a long-time participant in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team fields the No. 81 Toyota Tundra and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. For more information about Randy Moss Motorsports, please visit www.randymossmotorsports.com.