Busch Grand National Series

Joe Gibbs Racing and Rockwell Automation Team Up for the 2003 Season

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., (Sept. 17, 2002) - Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that it has signed a multi-year contract with Rockwell Automation to be the primary sponsor of a second NASCAR Busch Series team. The No. 20 Rockwell Automation/JGR Chevrolet will run as a teammate to the No. 18 MBNA team, which currently sits in sixth-place in the latest Busch Series point standings. The team will be under the guidance of Steve de Souza, V.P. of Busch Series Operations for Joe Gibbs Racing.

"Rockwell Automation is very excited about our new partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing", said Joseph D. Swann, president, Rockwell Automation Power Systems. "Joe Gibbs has had tremendous success in racing and in life. His organization exemplifies many of the same values and principles that Rockwell Automation is built on. We look forward to many successes on and off the track next year."

Joe Gibbs Racing, which is owned by NFL Hall of Fame Coach and three-time Super Bowl winning coach Joe Gibbs, has been in existence since the middle of 1991 and races cars in the NASCAR Busch Series as well as the NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series.

"You could not ask for a better primary sponsor than Rockwell Automation," added Joe Gibbs. "Joe Swann and his team are a first class organization and have the same desire as Joe Gibbs Racing to win on and off the track. We look forward to continuing to field a winning program for Rockwell Automation's employees, distributors, and customers."

The 2003 season will mark Rockwell Automation's seventh consecutive year of involvement in the NASCAR Busch Series and their fourth year as a primary sponsor.