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Mark Martin to Shine in Winston All-Star Race at Charlotte

12 May 1998

Eagle One Car a First for Valvoline	

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	

HARRISBURG, N.C. (May 1, 1998) -- Whenever Mark Martin climbs into his
Winston Cup race car, he expects to have the best prepared, fastest,
most competitive car on the track.

On May 16, he also expects to have the shiniest.

Martin's sponsor for The Winston all-star race at Charlotte Motor
Speedway will be Eagle One Industries.  Eagle One manufactures a full
line of premium appearance products such as waxes, polishes, washes,
interior cleaners and wheel and tire products for cars, trucks and
motorcycles.  Eagle One is an operating unit of Valvoline, Martin's
primary sponsor since 1992.

Instead of Martin's familiar red, white and blue paint scheme, the
Eagle One race car will wear black, red, orange and yellow livery,
which Eagle One executives hope will show up particularly well in
potential victory lane photographs.





"Valvoline employees are pretty partial to red, white and blue race
cars," said Steve Kirchner, Valvoline's vice president of worldwide
marketing, "but our recent acquisition of Eagle One was an important
moment in our company's history.  We wanted to introduce this premium
brand to NASCAR fans in a big way."


Martin's Eagle One-sponsored entry marks the first time Valvoline has
entered a car with a special paint scheme for a NASCAR Winston Cup
race.

Since his first Winston in 1990, Martin has four top-10 finishes in
the all-star event.  His highest finish, second place, was in 1993.
Last year, he placed sixth in the final run-down.

Win or lose, however, when the clock strikes midnight on May 16,
Martin's No. 6 Eagle One Ford Taurus will turn back into the No. 6
Valvoline Ford Taurus that he will enter in Charlotte's Coca-Cola 600
on May 24.


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