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PRESS RELEASE, PLACERVILLESPEEDWAY, PLACERVILLE, CA 

FROM THE OFFICE OF JOHN PADJEN MOTORSPORTS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MONDAY,JUNE 2 2008 

MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: [email protected] 

Saturday night is Golden One Credit Union Night at Placerville Speedway 

Financial institution is fifth nightly sponsorship donor of 2008 season 

PLACERVILLE, CA – The Placerville and El Dorado Hills Branches of Golden One Credit Union will sponsor Championship Point Race # 8 this Saturday night, June 7^th. The evening will be “Golden One Credit Union” Night at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds and will feature four divisions of auto racing in the final event prior to a week off to allow for the upcoming El Dorado County fair. Winged 360 sprint cars will headline the racing program Saturday night along with Pro Stocks, Pure Stocks and the Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars. 

Golden One Credit Union is one of several area businesses participating in Placerville Speedway’s “New Faces at the Races” nightly sponsorship program. On this designated night of competition, a $500 bonus will be presented to the winner of the winged sprint car feature event and some 100 associates and patrons of the Placerville and El Dorado Hills Branches of The Golden One Credit Union will be in attendance. 

The Golden 1 is California's leading credit union, and the sixth largest credit union in the U.S. with over $6 billion in assets and more than 680,000 members. They currently have 74 offices, more than 270 ATMs and provide free access to more than 25,000 network ATMs nationwide. 

Founded by a group of California state employees in 1933, The Golden 1 Credit Union is celebrating its 75^th year of operation and service to its members. In keeping with the credit union philosophy of "people helping people," The Golden 1 offers its members a wide range of low-cost consumer financial products and high-quality service. 

The Golden 1 has consistently received a superior rating by IDC Financial Publishing, Inc. and a five-star rating from Bauer Financial Reports, Inc. 

As a full-service credit union, The Golden 1 offers all the consumer financial products and latest delivery innovations you'd expect from a large financial institution. Golden 1 strives to provide low-fee or no-fee services with higher yields on savings and lower rates on loans. Member deposits are federally insured to the maximum amount for each member or shareholder by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). 

“We’re excited about our new partnership with The Golden One Credit Union for thisevent,” said Bill Sullivan, Director of Communications for John Padjen Motorsports president of Padjen Motorsports. “In our current economy our nightly sponsorship program has become great success. We appreciate the added bonus that Golden One Credit Union will present and we welcome their associates to our facility this Saturday.” 

Entering Saturday’s event, Colby Wiesz of Colfax continues to lead the point standings in the Winged 360 sprint car division. As the hired driver for championship car owner John Taylor, Wiesz is amidst his strongest season of his racing career and sits an impressive 33-points ahead of Placerville’s own Scott Russell who too, has had a successful start to 2008. Former two time champion David Robinson Jr. o Foresthill is third in the standings while Placerville’s Jimmy Trulli holds the fourth position over Scott Kinney of Citrus Heights. So far this season, 49 different drivers have competed in the sprint car division at Placerville. 

In the Pro Stock division, Dan Brown Jr. of NevadaCity leads the point standings with a 22-point advantage over Jeff Arbogast of Auburn. Placerville’s own Forryst Carnett sits in third place over Auburn’s Ray Trimble and Dennis Armstrong of El Dorado who rounds out the top five. 

The Pure Stock division continues to be led by Brian Stevens of Pollock Pines. Stevens sits 16-points ahead of Rick Grunert of Woodland. Placerville’s lady racer Danielle Clauson maintains the third position, just 33-points from the leader while Jared Vilt of Cameron Park is fourth followed by Keith Fornier of Placerville. 

Placerville Speedway’s grandstands will open at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Representatives from the Golden One Credit Union will be on hand to consult race fans and competitors who are interested in their financial services. Qualifying is set to begin at 6:30. Adult tickets will be $12, juniors and seniors $10, children $5 and under six years of age will be admitted for free. For additional information on this upcoming event visit www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com.  

A limited number of sponsor nights remain open for the 2008 racing season at Placerville Speedway. Businesses or organizations that are interested in the different investment levels and features of this great community sponsorship program should contact Sullivan at [email protected] or call the track business office at 916-969-7484.