Dan Pardus Press Release

December 14, 2000

December 14, 2000

OUTDOOR CHANNEL RACING TEAM ANNOUNCES 2001 SCHEDULE

TEMECULA, Calif. - Management of The Outdoor Channel, Inc. announced plans to sponsor the #42 car owned by Jim and Judie Motorsports driven by Dan Pardus of Daytona Beach, Florida in the ARCA/ReMax Series in 2001.

Pardus will drive The Outdoor Channel Chevrolet in six races in 2001, all of which are partnered with Nascar Winston Cup events. The schedule includes Daytona on February 11, Charlotte (The Winston) on May 19, Michigan on June 9 and July 21, Pocono on June 16 and July 28, Talladega on October 20 and Atlanta on November 17. The Outdoor Channel will be an associate sponsor of the #42 car for the remainder of the season.

Outdoor Channel Vice President Wade Sherman said, “We are very excited about The Outdoor Channel Racing Team for 2001. ARCA’s popularity is growing fast, and many of its drivers are graduating to the Winston Cup Level. We believe the attendance at the ARCA events that are paired with Winston Cup events will be record setting in 2001. All ARCA raced are televised. We look forward to joining Dan with the Outdoor Channel Chevrolet in Victory Lane.”

Pardus competed in 8 ARCA Races in the 2000 season. He recorded 2 top five finishes and 3 top 10 finishes and was 22^nd in points running this limited schedule. Pardus plans to enter all 25 races scheduled in 2001, and is a legitimate contender for the points championship.

Based in Temecula, CA, The Outdoor Channel is a national cable network, dedicated to providing the best in traditional outdoor programming to America’s sixty million anglers and hunters. It reaches over 13,000,000 homes through a combination of cable subscribers and satellite dish viewers. To get The Outdoor Channel call your local cable provider. For more information, visit The Outdoor Channel’s web site at http://www.outdoorchannel.com.