Tue, May 26, 08:41 AM Paul Romine to Show Support for the Special Olympics World Games

Courtesy of Matt Davis

INDIANAPOLIS - 1997 IHRA Top Fuel World Champion Paul Romine is proud to announce he will officially debut the 1999 Special Olympics World Games logos on his CARQUEST Auto Parts Top Fuel, May 29-31, at the Inaugural NHRA Fram Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. (near Chicago).

"I'm proud our team will be affiliated with the 1999 Special Olympics World Games and CARQUEST efforts as a major donor," Romine said. "This is CARQUEST's largest donation of time and money to a single charity in company history and I'm very excited to be part of the program with our CARQUEST Top Fuel dragster."

The 1999 Special Olympics World Games will be held, June 26 - July 3, 1999 in Raleigh, N.C. It will be the largest multi-sport event of the year, involving 7,000 athletes, 2,000 coaches, 15,000 family members and 45,000 volunteers from 150 countries.

The CARQUEST Top Fuel dragster will carry the 1999 Special Olympics World Games logos for the remainder of the 1998 drag racing season to show support of the games and help generate exposure for the special event.

To help raise money for the 1999 Special Olympics World Games, beginning in July the 3,400 CARQUEST Auto Parts stores across North America will sell a 50 minute video tape called, PAUL ROMINE: LIVING THE DREAM. It will highlight Paul Romine's 1997 IHRA Top Fuel championship season beginning with his season opening win at Darlington, his blowover at Bristol and three event winning streak at Bristol, Norwalk, and Darlington to close the season. The video will feature never before seen footage of the CARQUEST Top Fuel dragster and complete coverage of Paul's championship speech at the 1998 IHRA Awards Banquet in Asheville, N.C.

For the location of the CARQUEST Auto Parts stores nearest you, please call 1-800-492-PART or contact the CARQUEST homepage at:WWW.CARQUEST.COM.

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