Press Pass® Eclipse 2003 Features Teammate Autograph Cards from NASCAR's Top Driving Duos

March 10, 2003 Charlotte, N.C. - Press Pass Eclipse 2003, releasing on March 11, 2003, features a new dual Teammate Autograph card from seven NASCAR Winston Cup Teammates. These dual teammate autograph cards are a follow-up to last year's successful Father and Son Autograph cards, which were featured in the inaugural release of Press Pass Eclipse.

"In recent years, multi-car teams have become some of the most successful teams in NASCAR," said Tom Farrell, director of marketing for Press Pass, a division of Racing Champions (NASDAQ: RACN). "Teammate Autograph cards are the first ever Press Pass autograph cards to feature multiple signatures from drivers that drive for the same team."

Teammate Autograph cards pair up signatures from seven of NASCAR's most successful teammates: Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman (Penske Racing), Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin (Roush Racing), Jeff Burton and Kurt Busch (Roush Racing), Kevin Harvick and Robby Gordon (Richard Childress Racing), and Kyle Petty and John Andretti (Petty Enterprises). These rare hobby only autograph cards are sequentially numbered to 25 and are only available in Press Pass Eclipse 2003.

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