The NASCAR Nationwide Series new
car will make its debut this weekend at legendary Daytona International
Speedway in Friday’s Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola. Michael
Annett, a former winner at Daytona in the ARCA Racing Series, will pilot
the No. 15 Germain.com Toyota Camry for the inaugural Nationwide Series
new car race, one of four on the Nationwide Series schedule for 2010.

In addition to this week’s Subway Jalapeno 250, the Nationwide Series
events at Michigan International Speedway on August 14, Richmond
International Speedway on September 10 and Charlotte Motor Speedway on
October 15 will all be Nationwide Series new car points races before the
new car’s full integration into the series in 2011.

In preparation for Friday’s race, the No. 15 Germain Racing team
participated in NASCAR’s two day test of the new car at Daytona
International Speedway on Tuesday, May 18th and Wednesday, May 19th. Of
the 24 cars that completed the test, Annett was third fastest in the
Tuesday morning session, 12th in the Tuesday afternoon session and sixth
in the Wednesday morning session.

In response to the successful new car test in May, Annett said,
“Overall, we had a productive test at Daytona back in May. We learned a
lot about the new car, and it was really fun to drive. I’m excited about
the new car bringing more tightened competition among all of the teams in
the Nationwide Series. One of the best features about the new car is its
look. Each manufacturer’s model has created a signature look, so the
Toyota Camry now has its own identity. On the competition side, we
unloaded a really comfortable and fast race car.”

Statistically, Annett has shown great success on superspeedways with two
wins tallied in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona International Speedway
(2008) and Talladega Superspeedway (2007). In five career qualifying
attempts at Daytona, Annett has started third (ARCA, 2008), fourth (ARCA,
2009), 18th (Nationwide Series, 2009), ninth (Nationwide Series, 2009) and
18th (Nationwide Series, 2010). He heads to Daytona on the heels of a 12th
place finish in his most recent run on the 2.5 mile tri-oval in
February’s Drive4COPD 300.

“Daytona has always been one of my favorite tracks, so I’m looking
forward to the first race in the new car being on a superspeedway. We’ll
be racing the new car on a variety of tracks this season, but Daytona will
be our only superspeedway run,” said Annett. “Not only have I run well
at Daytona, but I enjoy everything about racing there. I’m really
excited to get back on the track this week in the new No. 15 Toyota
Camry.”

An additional day of practice from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday will enable teams
to have more time on the track in the Nationwide Series new cars to
prepare for Friday’s race. Practice on Thursday begins at 2 p.m. and
final practice gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Nationwide Series qualifying
starts at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, and engines fire up for the Subway Jalapeno
250 powered by Coca-Cola at 8 p.m. Watch and listen live on ESPN and MRN
Radio beginning at 7:30 p.m. All times are ET.

For more information on Michael Annett and Germain Racing’s No. 15
NASCAR Nationwide Series team, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and
www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.

For more information on sponsors of the No. 15 Toyota Camry, please visit
www.Germain.com and www.pilottravelcenters.com.