NASCAR Champion Driver Bobby Labonte to Honor West Virginia Miners

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 28, 2010) - TRG Motorsports today announced a partnership with The Upper Big Branch Family Fund to pay tribute to the 29 West Virginia miners who lost their lives in a mining incident on April 5th. This partnership will launch during this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team will help raise awareness through the website, www.RememberTheMiners.org , to be featured as a part of the paint scheme of the TRG Motorsports No. 71 Chevrolet driven by NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte.

RememberTheMiners"TRG Motorsports is honored to provide awareness for The Upper Big Branch Family Fund through having RememberTheMiners.org on our car this weekend, said team owner Kevin Buckler. "Memorial Day weekend is all about remembrance and paying tribute to lost ones. There is no better time than now to honor the men lost in this tragedy."

"We hope that our great fans will help raise awareness to these fallen members and log onto the website to show their support for these families in need," said Buckler.

The Upper Big Branch Family Fund was formed to give support, assistance and scholarships to the families of the fallen miners. The fund will help the miners' family members pay for college or take care of other expenses to keep the family stable, a fitting tribute to the men who died. The Fund was created by West Virginia University Head Basketball Coach Bob Huggins and Big Coal River native Jason Parsons.

"I join all West Virginians in saluting TRG Motorsports and Bobby Labonte for joining us to honor West Virginia coal miners this Memorial Day. What a fitting tribute to all the miners we have lost and what a way to salute the thousands of coal mining families who do the work that make America great," said Huggins.

The Coca-Cola 600 is one of the sports crown jewel events and will be witnessed by more than 150,000 fans in attendance and millions watching at home on FOX.