DuPont™ Hot Hues™ Sponsors
Gardella Racing in 2006 NDRA Season

WILMINGTON, Del., March 28, 2006

Gary Gardella Jr.’s Chevy Cobalt will feature a new color scheme during the 2006
NDRA and NHRA race seasons, thanks to his sponsor, DuPont™ Hot Hues™.

Gardella and his Cobalt will participate in 10 NDRA (NOPI Drag Racing Assn.) and five
NHRA (National Hot Rod Assn.) events this year.The Gardella Racing/Hot Hues™ partnership
started last year, but the 26-year-old driver has been familiar with DuPont Refinish products
since he began working in his father’s auto body shop, County Line Collision, in Howell, N.J.
The shop, which began as a two-person operation in 1981 and now employs 54, is owned by
Gardella, his father and brother Richard. “We run a production shop and we give our customers
a lifetime guarantee on our work,” says Gardella Jr. “As shop manager, I use DuPont products
to ensure quality workmanship on all vehicles leaving the shop. In working with DuPont, I’ve
learned that the company stands behind their products 100 percent. It’s been a pleasure working
with DuPont and Hot Hues™.” The Cobalt, which will compete in the Sports Compact Series,
was painted in late February at County Line by Gary Gardella Sr. with a new paint scheme designed
by famous NASCAR artist Sam Bass. It features three Hot Hues™ colors: Bombay Blue, Blue By
You and Snow Storm. The new paint scheme will debut at the March 18 NDRA event in Phoenix.

The 2006 Gardella Racing schedule follows:

April 1-2,  Moroso, Fla.

April 22-23, Richmond, Va.

April 29-30, Valdosta, Ga.

May 5-6, Englishtown, N.J.

May 20-21, Budds Creek, Md.;

June 3-4, St. Louis; Mo.

June 10-11, Bandimere, Colo.

July 8-9, Rockingham, N.C.

July 22-23, Leicester, N.Y.

July 29-30, Atco, N.J.

Aug. 5-6, Epping, N.H

Aug. 26-27, Budds Creek, Md.

Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Englishtown, N.J.

........................Oct. 14-15, Norwalk, Ohio

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visit www.hothues.dupont.com or call 1-800-GET-DUPONT.

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