WALLACE HOPING FOR ANOTHER GREAT LAS VEGAS RUN WITH ELVIS RIDING ON MILLER LITE TEAM PENSKE FORD TAURUS

LAS VEGAS -- (Feb. 26, 2002) Miller Lite Team Penske driver Rusty Wallace may have an unfair advantage this weekend as stock car racing's premier series visits "The Entertainment Capital of the World." He'll have a special "co-pilot."

As part of the Elvis Presley 25th Anniversary program, 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace will have Elvis "riding along with him" in this weekend's UAW Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, just north of "The City of Lights."

"I'm thrilled to be part of this tribute to the acknowledged King of Rock & Roll," said Wallace, a 54-race winner entering this weekend. "We had Elvis riding with us on our Miller Lite Ford Taurus back during the inaugural race at Las Vegas in 1998. We led a bunch of laps in that race (three times for a total of 40 laps) and were strong enough to comehome third. That was our strongest Vegas run to date. We want to take Elvis with us to Victory Lane this time around.

"We didn't test at Las Vegas, but Ryan (Newman, teammate and driver of the ALLTEL Team Penske Ford) did and we'll work together with his team throughout the weekend," said Wallace. "The car we're racing this weekend (the PC-34) is the one that we should have won with at Phoenix last fall (led 4 times for 91 laps and was leading on lap 185 when the
right front tire went flat.was able to make up lost laps and finished in the 15th spot), so we look to be really strong this weekend."

Wallace has become much the Elvis trivia buff over the last few years. The St. Louis native won at California Speedway last April to increase his winning streak to an amazing 16 consecutive seasons. Being the tour's most consistent winner is a fact he is proud of. He is also observant of many similar accomplishments made by Elvis.

"The King had 149 songs that made the top-100 charts," said Wallace. "Of those, 114 were in the top 40, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to No. 1. His No. 1 singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one. What's so amazing is that he had hits in almost every category- pop, country and R & B. Now, that's a helluva feat.

"Not only was Elvis a sensational recording artist, he ventured out to succeed in all forms of the entertainment world," Wallace continued. "He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often
record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas.
"NASCAR Winston Cup Racing is as American as you can get and so is Elvis," said Wallace. "Even though Elvis had tremendous success world-wide, the fact is that Elvis did not record in other languages, and, except for five shows in three Canadian cities in 1957, he did not perform in concert outside the United States.

"I remember that the Elvis performances in Las Vegas were
unbelievable," Wallace said. "He'd do two shows a night for five weeks straight and always to a jam-packed house. That's about as demanding as our schedule these days, if you ask me. "As for Elvis and me this weekend at Las Vegas, we'll hop in, buckle down and fire 'em up.ready to rock and roll again," said Wallace. "Like they say....Viva Las Vegas!"

Friday's qualifying session to set the 43-car field for the UAW Daimler Chrysler 400 is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. PST. Sunday's 267-lap, 400-mile race is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. PST, with Fox-TV and PRN Radio providing exclusive live coverage.