News From Don Schumacher Racing and Matco Tools Racing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ted Yerzyk, Don Schumacher Racing yerzykt@shoeracing.com (760) 207-9767, cell ANTRON BROWN JOINS TWITTER BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Nov. 5, 2009) – Want to know what Antron Brown is doing? Now you can. NHRA fans can now follow the Matco Tools flagship Top Fuel driver on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AntronBrownTF. Brown, a 23-time NHRA winner, is the latest athlete to join the Twitter craze. “We’ve been doing Twitter updates all year long, but it was time that A.B. joined Twitter nation, so I got my own Twitter page,” Brown said. “Our fans are very loyal and I learned that very quickly on Facebook, so I want to keep our fans updated on what I have going on especially since the offseason is right around the corner. Ready, set, Tweet!” Twitter is a privately funded startup with offices in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. Started as a side project in March of 2006, Twitter has grown into a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices. In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends. Don Schumacher Racing, headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., consists of seven professional NHRA teams: The U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster driven by six-time world champion Tony Schumacher; the FRAM Tough Guard dragster of Cory McClenathan, and the Matco Tools dragster of Antron Brown. The Funny Car teams are the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge driven by Ron Capps, the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge piloted by Jack Beckman, and the shelor.com Dodge driven by NHRA rookie Matt Hagan. Matt Smith rides the Nitro Fish Ultimate Gear Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle for DSR. Since 1998, Don Schumacher Racing teams have won 135 national events in 257 final rounds, and seven world championships. -30- www.matcotools.com www.shoeracing.com www.antronbrown.com www.twitter.com/AntronBrownTF If you do not wish to receive e-mails from Don Schumacher Racing, please respond to yerzykt@shoeracing.com.