August 19, 2004

Brooklyn, MICH. -  Michigan’s only NASCAR and Michigan’s Amber Alert program will both be featured in this weekend’s NASCAR-Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS).

When the GFS Marketplace 400 kicks off on Sunday, car #79 will include the logo of Michigan’s abducted children’s program.

"This is a great opportunity for Conely MotorSports to assist Michigan’s Amber Alert program in its quest to quickly draw attention to and safely return abducted children to their families," stated John Conely, founder of Conely MotorSports. "Being a father of young children myself, I can appreciate wanting to provide a safe state in which to raise children. I encourage everybody in Michigan, and across the country for that matter, to support programs like Amber Alert that defend our children’s safety."

Michigan’s Amber Alert program is a voluntary cooperative effort to quickly publicize cases of abducted or endangered missing children. Considering that the first twenty-four hours in a missing child or an abduction case is critical, alerting the public via the broadcast media seven days a week, 24-hours a day, greatly enhances law enforcement’s ability to safely locate endangered missing children.

Since its inception in June of 2001, Amber Alert has been activated on 63 occasions, resulting in the safe return of 59 children.

Conely MotorSports, under the direction of founder John Conely, a Brighton, Michigan native, has evolved from Michigan short track racing to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to the current debut in the NASCAR-Nextel Cup Series at MIS.

Support from the Weld Mold Company, SBC, Dow Corning, Uni Boring and the Thin Blue Line of Michigan also made Amber Alert’s presence at MIS possible.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Sgt. Greg Jones, Michigan State Police, Prevention Services Section, (517) 333-4017

Karole White, President, Michigan Association of Broadcasters, (517) 484-7444

John Conely, President, Conely MotorSports, (810) 227-3530, www.ConelyMotorSports.com