Kasey Kahne Racing Looking for Win at The Dirt Track

CONCORD, N.C. (May 14, 2009) - As defending race winner of the
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600, all eyes will be on Kasey
Kahne and his Budweiser Dodge this weekend and next at Lowe's Motor
Speedway. However, his Kasey Kahne Racing team will be focused on the
four-tenths-mile dirt track across the street for the World of Outlaws
Sprint Car Showdown at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday, May
22.
Growing up in Enumclaw, Wash., Kahne dreamed of racing on the
half-mile clay oval in Knoxville, Iowa, in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car
Series. He dreamed of winning the most prestigious events and competing
against sprint car racing legend Steve Kinser. Dirt track racing was what he
knew.

"When we grew up, our dreams were to be World of Outlaws racers,"
Kahne's cousin Willie Kahne said. "You watch the Indy 500 and the Daytona
500 and you know that is cool, but times were different for us then.

"We never sat at home and said 'Let's go stock car racing.' We just
wanted to run Outlaws. If we could have raced against Steve Kinser, we would
have been the happiest kids in the world. Once Kasey got to stock cars, it
was icing on the cake."

And the opportunity he needed to build a team in the series where he
dreamed of racing.

With help from his sister Shanon, brother Kale and cousins Willie
and Kole, Kasey Kahne Racing hit the dirt full-time in 2006 with Joey
Saldana behind the wheel.

"Being in NASCAR and doing what I do, it gives me an opportunity to
give back to short track racing and still be involved in the World of
Outlaws," Kahne said.

Though Kahne's NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in the No. 9 Budweiser
Dodge for Richard Petty Motorsports limits the number of sprint car races he
can attend each year and the number of hours he can dedicate to the team,
the 29-year-old owner's influence on the operation is evident.

"He's the best owner that I've had in that he's not only an owner,
but a driver, too," Saldana said. "So he can relate to what I feel in the
car. As an owner/driver, he relates feedback back to me from what he feels
in the car."

Kahne has enjoyed considerable success with his sprint car team the
last few years. For the 2009 season, the team made a few changes - adding
veteran World of Outlaws driver Craig Dollansky and switching to Maxim
chassis to go after the championship.

"For me, I knew it would be special to be part of this team," said
Dollansky. "They work real hard at their teams and they have good strong
teams and good technology. The ultimate goal is to go out and win a
championship."

Now in their fourth full season, Willie Kahne, who serves as crew
chief for Saldana, believes that time is now.

"I think we've got as good a shot as anybody to win the
championship," he said. "We've been let down and we've struggled and we've
done everything other than win a championship. We just need to go and get it
done."

After all, it's what the Kahnes dream about. It's what they know.

"It's what we are passionate about," he continued. "It's what we
love doing. It has changed. Our dreams and what we do haven't ever changed.
We just wanted to win sprint car races. Kasey has a lot of other stuff on
his plate, but we still get as big a kick out of winning a sprint car race
as anything else."
Saldana got an early start on this year's championship goal by
taking his No. 9 Budweiser to Victory Lane in one of the season-opening
races at Volusia (Fla.) Raceway Park in February. He's since followed that
up with four more A-Main wins. The wins plus six top fives and 10 top-10
finishes have Saldana ranked third in the point standings.

Dollansky is currently 38 points behind his teammate in fifth. He's
scored five top fives and 12 top-10 finishes in his No. 19 DIRECTV entry so
far this year.

As the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series invades The Dirt Track @
Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday, May 22, both Dollansky and Saldana will be
in search of their first win at the four-tenths-mile facility.

And since the Sprint Cup Series is competing just across the street
at Lowe's Motor Speedway, team owner Kahne will get the rare opportunity to
see his teams compete.

"I always enjoy going to The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway,"
said Kahne. "It's not too often that we're all able to get together for a
race and with it being in Charlotte, it gives most of us the opportunity to
get over there."

Gates for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Showdown open at 4:30 p.m.
Drivers will participate in an autograph session from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. on
the main concourse and opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
FASTRAK Crate Late Models will also be in competition and more than 50 cars
are preregistered for the event. Reserved seats are just $25 for adults and
$10 for children 12 and under.

Tickets for the May 22 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Showdown can be
purchased online at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-455-FANS.
A limited number of tickets will also be given away at the new Kasey Kahne
Racing headquarters at 265 Cayuga Drive in Mooresville, N.C., on Wednesday,
May 20, from 4 - 6 p.m. Kahne, Saldana and Dollansky will all be in
attendance.