Irving Oil, Mark Green Team With Jay Robinson

#28 Irving Oil Ford scheduled to run New Hampshire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 22, 2004) —Irving Oil will sponsor Mark Green’s #28 Ford in this weekend’s Siemens 200 NASCAR Busch Series race at the one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway.

Green’s #28 Irving Oil Ford is fielded by Jay Robinson Racing, one of NASCAR’s mainstay owners, which also fields the #39 Yahoo! Ford of driver Tina Gordon and the #49 Advil Ford of driver Derrike Cope.

“We are really excited about Irving stepping up and sponsoring Mark’s car for this race,”said Robinson. “We’re going to give them a top effort this weekend. We’re looking forward to giving thousands of Irving customers more reasons to cheer.”

Green, a native of Owensboro, Ky., is a top veteran campaigner in the NASCAR Busch Series. He and his brothers, Jeff and Mark, along with Cup drivers Michael Waltrip and Jeremy Mayfield, lead the charge from an area that has become a “cradle for race car drivers.”Former Cup champion Darrell Waltrip was the first driver from Owensboro to reach the top levels of NASCAR racing.

“We’re looking forward to bringing the excitement of Busch Grand National racing to our New England customers with Mark Green,”said Robert Perkins, marketing manager for Irving. “Auto racing is a natural fit for our company and we’re looking forward to cheering on Mark this weekend at the magic mile.”

Founded in 1924, Irving is the regional energy processing, transporting, and marketing company focusing on customer service and supply chain management. Irving serves customers in Eastern Canada, Quebec, and New England with a range of finished energy products including gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel, jet fuel and complementary products and services. The company's network of Mainway convenience stores throughout Eastern
Canada and New England offers customers a wide variety of products and services including grocery and snack items, bakeries, and convenience items, in addition to fuel. In 2003, Irving became the first oil company to win a USEPA Clean Air Excellence award, which it won for its low sulfur gasoline.

Jay Robinson Racing, in its fourth season of operation, is one of the fastest-growing teams in NASCAR. Robinson, a Charlotte, N.C., native who is a successful businessman, founded the team as a high-value endeavor that offers high-end equipment and efforts, while proving to be one of the most cost-efficient teams in the sport.