Winn-Dixie 250 - Todd Bodine Notes

BODINE AND ESGR RACING TEAM HOPE FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY VICTORY AT DAYTONA

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 2, 2003) - While most of the nation will be celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks and sparklers, Todd Bodine and the ESGR racing team hope to have their own celebration in victory lane when they travel to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for the Winn-Dixie 250. The Busch Series event will take place on Friday night for the second consecutive year "under the lights" at Daytona, the most famed racetrack in NASCAR.

Bodine enters the race in Daytona with 10 starts to his credit in the Busch Series. Out of those 10 starts, he scored his best finish in February of 1997 when he finished second. With two top-10's and one top-five, the veteran driver is hoping to take the ESGR Chevy into Daytona's hallowed victory lane.

"For race car drivers, racing at Daytona is like the pinnacle of the sport," stated Bodine. "There is such a great atmosphere, and racing 'under the lights' only adds to that atmosphere. Everyone wants to be able to say that they've won at Daytona. I had one of my best finishes ever there in February when I finished sixth, but it would be nice to visit Daytona's victory lane with the ESGR Chevy."

Herzog Jackson Motorsports (HJM) will be making their fifth run at the 2.5-mile track, where they have accumulated three top-10's and one top-five out of four starts. Their best finish of fifth came in February of 2001 with driver Jimmie Johnson in control of the No. 92.

After last weekend's eighth place finish at The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, Bodine remains in third place in the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series driver's points standings, where he currently sits only 80 points out of the lead.

Chartered in 1972 by Presidential Proclamation, the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency that acts as a liaison between those serving in the Guard and Reserve and their full-time civilian employers. Consisting of 4,200 volunteers across the United States and overseas, the ESGR has become vital in their services as the employment rights information source for members of the Guard and Reserve.

To watch Todd Bodine and the ESGR racing team in their quest for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series championship, tune into TNT on Friday, July 4, beginning at 8:00 pm EDT. MRN Radio will also be broadcasting the event live, beginning at 8:00 pm EDT. For more information on Herzog Jackson Motorsports, Todd Bodine and ESGR, log onto www.hjmotorsports.com, www.reggiejackson.com, www.todd-bodine.com and www.esgr.com.

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