Trevor Bayne Race for Michael Waltrip Racing in Nationwide Series

Mooresville, N.C. (June 1, 2009) - Former Dale Earnhardt Inc.
developmental driver, Trevor Bayne will drive Michael Waltrip Racing's No.
99 Toyota in eight NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races this season.

The 18 year-old Knoxville, Tenn., native finished 23rd in his March 21st
NNS debut at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway driving Jimmy Mean's No. 52
entry. Bayne will make his first appearance behind the wheel of the No. 99
Toyota Camry this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. The seven additional
races include: the June 13 race at Kentucky Speedway, the June 20 race at
the Milwaukee Mile, the July 18 race at Gateway International Raceway in
St. Louis, Mo., the July 25 race at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis,
Ind., the August 1 race at Iowa Speedway, the August 21 race at Bristol
Motor Speedway and finishing up at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway
on November 14.

"This is a tremendous opportunity and I have to thank Gary Bechtel for
taking a chance on me," Bayne said. "I met him a few months ago and he
decided to invest in my talent. He is the main reason I am able to drive
these eight races. I am very excited to get behind the wheel of a car that
is competitive almost every weekend. I've hung out with the guys over at
Michael Waltrip Racing the past couple of races and they are an awesome
group of people that I am pumped to be racing with. My goals for these
eight races are to learn as much as possible and hopefully grab some solid
finishes."

Bayne has been racing since he was five and has won over 20 championships.
Last season, he raced in the Camping World East Series where he finished
fourth in the final point standings and grabbed one win at Thompson
(Conn.) Speedway. Additionally, the young phenom notched one pole, six
top-three and eight top-10 finishes.

"I've talked to people in the garage about Trevor and everybody has had
said nothing but good things to say about him," said Jerry Baxter, crew
chief of the No. 99 Toyota Camry. "People like Bono (Kevin Manion) and
Clyde McLeod have all that Trevor gives good feedback and gives 100
percent. He flew up to Dover to spend some time with the team so we could
get to know him. He's impressive and knows what he's talking about. By the
questions he has already asked, we know he's well versed about these cars.
He has a serious side to him, but he also has a side where he likes to
mess around. So, we know he will fit right in at Michael Waltrip Racing."