Posted: 31 Aug 2009 01:09 PM PDT

August 31, 2009

FONTANA, Calif. — Copart has periodically sponsored NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman in the past, but now the online remarketer is increasing its presence on a grander scale.

The Camping World RV Service 300 has now been rebranded the Copart 300 and will be held on Oct. 10 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

"We are proud to sponsor this race at Auto Club Speedway and look forward to a great race," said Copart president Jay Adair.

"The Copart 300 is another opportunity for Copart to get the word out to NASCAR fans that we are the best place to find cars and increase buyer awareness of our brand," he explained.

Included in the deal are a number of branding opportunities, including the Copart name on all advertising and print collateral, company officials' interviews on MRN radio (the voice of NASCAR). Furthermore, company officials will have the opportunity to kick off the race and wave the green flag, as well as the present the trophy to the winner.

The race will be broadcast on ESPN2.

For more information, visit the recently enhanced Copart.com.

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Oct. 10 Nationwide Series Race Re-Branded as the "Copart 300" - Newsblaze.com

Posted: 31 Aug 2009 09:06 AM PDT

FONTANA, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), a leading online vehicle remarketer, is proud to announce that the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on Oct. 10 has been re-branded as the Copart 300. The race was previously the Camping World RV Service 300 presented by Coleman.

Not only is the race named after Copart, but all advertising and print collateral will also include the Copart name and brand. Each ticket will feature the "Copart 300" title, and signs advertising Copart will be displayed throughout the event. Copart representatives will also be interviewed on MRN radio - the voice of NASCAR, and will be given the opportunity to give the command to start the engines, wave the green flag to start the race, and present the trophy to the winner. The race will be broadcast on ESPN2.

"We are proud to sponsor this race at Auto Club Speedway and look forward to a great race," said Copart President Jay Adair. "The Copart 300 is another opportunity for Copart to get the word out to NASCAR fans that we are the best place to find cars and increase buyer awareness of our brand."

Copart recently enhanced its website to make it easier for new buyers to search and view vehicles offered at www.copart.com. Copart already has more than 100,000 professional buyers in more than 100 countries that purchase vehicles on Copart.com.

Besides sponsoring the Oct. 10 race, Copart also periodically sponsors three NNS drivers - Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman and Kelly Bires. Copart also sponsors two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers - Ron Hornaday and Todd Bodine. Bodine and Hornaday are also competing in the Copart Challenge of Champions - a contest which attracts race fans to the Copart website. Fans can vote for their favorite truck driver and enter to win great racing prizes while also browsing Copart's large inventory of vehicles. To learn more about the contest, visit www.copart.com. To keep up with all the latest news regarding Copart Racing, visit www.Twitter.com/CopartRacing and www.Facebook.com/CopartRacing.

About Copart

Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its patented VB² technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships, the general public and others. The company currently operates 148 facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle owner has already been made. For more information, or to become a registered buyer, visit www.copart.com.

About Auto Club Speedway:

Don't miss out on the inaugural Southern California Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend at Auto Club Speedway, Oct. 9-11. See the biggest stars of NASCAR including Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Juan Pablo Montoya as they reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour. NASCAR racing is a full day of excitement and entertainment that includes sponsor displays, live musical entertainment, great food and fun for the whole family. Enjoy the Speedway's fan amenities, including escalators, shade structures and misting zones, souvenir shopping and Apex by Wolfgang Puck. To purchase tickets or for more information call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements regarding our expectations with respect to our entitlement sponsorship of the Copart 300 NASCAR Nationwide event on Oct. 10, 2009. In particular, we can provide no assurance that our racing sponsorship as described in this press release will result in an increase in our brand awareness, customer base, sales volumes, or revenues. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our statements and comments. For a more complete discussion of the risks that could affect our business, please review the "management's discussion and analysis" and the other risks identified in Copart's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage investors to review these disclosures carefully. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time on our behalf.

Copart, Inc.
Marla J. Pugh, 707-639-5185
Communications Manager
Marla.Pugh@Copart.com

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Atlanta Motor Speedway pre-event ... - Motorsport.com

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Carl Edwards Seeks First Win of 2009 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Carl Edwards currently sits fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings despite being winless entering the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. On the cusp of the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, Atlanta is a critical race for Edwards' momentum, but also a track where the Missouri native has had incredible success.

Edwards comes to Atlanta Motor Speedway with three-career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins in just 10 appearances at the track -- including last year's Pep Boys Auto 500 -- in addition to one win in four Nationwide Series starts. In 2005, Edwards pulled off a weekend sweep at Atlanta Motor Speedway by winning both the 2005 Golden Corral 500 Sprint Cup race and the Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race in March.

Success in this year's Pep Boys Auto 500 would not only give Edward's his first win of 2009, but also critical bonus points entering the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

"It will be fun to run the night race there," said Edwards. "In fact, the whole weekend will be fun. I think Atlanta now is my favorite track -- Darlington was my favorite racetrack to drive and they repaved -- Atlanta has the bumps and the pavement is slick. It's probably the most fun oval we go to."

"Atlanta has always been a really good track for Carl," said crew chief Bob Osborne. "We're taking the same car that we finished third with at Atlanta in the spring, so hopefully it will run just as well, if not better. We won the fall race in Atlanta last year and it would be great to win it again this year for several reasons. First because we haven't won yet this year, but also because of the special guests we will have with us from the Aflac Cancer Center. I'm sure Jody (Lawrence) would love to see the car she designed in victory lane on Sunday."

Aflac Cancer Center patient Jody Lawrence designed Edwards' paint scheme for the Pep Boys Auto 500 and will join the team as a special guest at the event weekend.

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Slew of Sprint Cup Regulars to Appear in Degree V12 300 Nationwide Race

A contingent of 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars is on the entry list for Saturday night's Degree V12 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Most notable on the entry list are Sprint Cup stars vying for the Nationwide title like Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, in addition to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Georgia-native David Ragan, who recently claimed a Nationwide win at Bristol Motor Speedway. The list also includes a number of Sprint Cup Drivers eager to get seat time on Atlanta Motor Speedway at night prior to Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500.

Among the 15-driver list pulling double duty at Atlanta, four drivers hold five total Nationwide wins at Atlanta. Below are the drivers entered in both the Degree V12 300 and Pep Boys Auto 500 with relevant statistics in parenthesis:

- Ryan Newman, No. 1 (two-career Nationwide starts at Atlanta)

- Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 5 (three Nationwide starts at Atlanta with a second and third)

- David Ragan, No. 6 (Georgia native has two Nationwide starts at AMS)

- Kasey Kahne, No. 10 (three top-five finishes in seven Nationwide AMS appearances)

- Greg Biffle, No. 16 (one Nationwide win at Atlanta in eight starts)

- Kyle Busch, No. 18 (two top-three finishes in five Nationwide starts at AMS)

- Joey Logano, No. 20 (first-career Nationwide start at Atlanta)

- Jeff Burton, No. 29 (two Nationwide wins at Atlanta in six starts)

- Brian Vickers, No. 32 (top finish of seventh in four Nationwide starts at AMS)

- David Gilliland, No. 42 (31st in only Nationwide race at Atlanta in 2007)

- Carl Edwards, No. 60 (one win, two fourth places in four Nationwide starts at AMS)

- Joe Nemechek, No. 87 (one win in 11 Nationwide starts at Atlanta)

- Dave Blaney, No. 91 (second-place finish in 1999 Nationwide race at Atlanta)

- Paul Menard, No. 198 (four Nationwide starts at AMS)

- Tony Raines, No. 234 (best finish of 10th in Atlanta Nationwide races)

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Record Turnout for Opening of Atlanta Motor Speedway Campgrounds

Atlanta Motor Speedway opened its unreserved campgrounds to throngs of waiting fans on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. With crowds numbering in the hundreds for both unreserved tent camping and unreserved RV camping, the crowd represented the largest turnout in Atlanta Motor Speedway history for the opening of unreserved camping areas.

With fans arrive two weeks prior to the Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sunday, Sept. 6, queue lines for unreserved camping grew tremendously prior to the official opening on Saturday morning.

"This is a remarkable turnout and speaks volumes to the buzz surrounding our first full weekend of NASCAR night racing," said Ed Clark, Atlanta Motor Speedway president and GM. "We've had fans out her for more than a week already just waiting to be a part of history, Atlanta first NASCAR Sprint Cup night race.

"Atlanta Motor Speedway has hosted 100 Sprint Cup Series races, but our 101st marks the start of a new tradition," continued Clark. "Labor Day weekend NASCAR racing has returned to the South and is now a night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is what NASCAR fans have wanted for years."

The immense camping turnout caught some fans off guard.

"We're typically the fifth or sixth in line when we arrive the day before campgrounds open," said an unidentified fan from Jackson waiting in line. "We got here plenty early this time, but we aren't near the front of the line this year."

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