Ryan Newman's Team Leads Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Double Drive-Thru Challenge #12 ALLTEL(R) Leading Race Among Pit Crews for $100,000 Grand Prize TAMPA, Fla., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eleven races into the 2005 NASCAR(R) NEXTEL Cup Series season, the #12 ALLTEL(R) Team with driver Ryan Newman is leading the Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Double Drive-Thru Challenge with three wins to date. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050525/FLW026 Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020528/CHECKERSLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020528/RALLYSLOGO ) "The pit crew has just been phenomenal this year," #12 Team Crew Chief Matt Borland said. "They don't buckle under pressure and they keep us up front when it counts. These guys are great and they definitely deserve to win the Checker's/Rally's Challenge Award." As the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR(R), Checkers/Rally's recognizes the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series team with the best pit road performance each week with a $10,000 prize. At the end of the season, Checkers/Rally's will award the $100,000 grand prize to the team that garners the most Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge wins throughout the race season. The teams leading the race for the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge grand prize are: 1. Ryan Newman, #12 ALLTEL(R) Team, 3 wins 2. Elliott Sadler, #38 M&M's(R) Team, 2 wins Tony Stewart, #20 Home Depot(R) Team, 2 wins Rusty Wallace, #2 Miller Lite(R) Team, 2 wins 3. Jeff Gordon, #24 DuPont(R) Team, 1 win Kevin Harvick, #29 GM Goodwrench(R) 1 win Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge offers one of the richest weekly contingency awards in NASCAR. The Double Drive-Thru Challenge focuses on the team element of the race that is integral to successful performances each week. Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge takes place at all 36 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point races. To win, teams must finish on the lead lap while spending the least amount of time in pit lane. The multi-year NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation sponsorships are contracted through Checkers/Rally's NPF, Inc. About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. ( http://www.checkers.com/ ) is the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. The Company develops, produces, owns, operates and franchises quick service "double drive- thru" restaurants. In 2005, Checkers/Rally's signed an agreement to become the Official Drive-Thru Restaurant and Official Burger of NASCAR. The double drive-thru chain is also the Official Drive-Thru Restaurant and Official Burger of several International Speedway Corporation facilities, including Daytona International Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, and Homestead-Miami Speedway. About NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has a broad reach with 1,800 racing events in 36 states (as well as Canada and Mexico) at more than 110 tracks. Among major professional sports, NASCAR ranks number one in corporate involvement and per-event attendance, and number two in network television viewership with NASCAR sanctioned racing being broadcast in over 150 countries. The sanctioning body for stock car racing is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in Charlotte, Concord, NC, Los Angeles, New York, Mexico City and Toronto. Except for historical information, this announcement contains "forward- looking" and "Safe Harbor" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CONTACT: Kim Francis MARC Public Relations 412-562-1186 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050525/FLW026 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020528/CHECKERSLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020528/RALLYSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. CONTACT: Kim Francis, MARC Public Relations, +1-412-562-1186, or , for Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Web site: http://www.checkers.com/

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