Statement from Tara Ragan, Vice President, Walldinger Racing Inc.

Charlotte, NC (July 25, 2012) “While we await further information from testing to determine the cause, we have notified NASCAR that AJ will participate in the Road to Recovery Program starting immediately. As we have stated earlier, we respect NASCAR’s drug testing policies. They are first and foremost in place to protect drivers and AJ being among those. We fully support the program, and as more details become available, we will share them. We would like to personally thank Mr. Helton and John Bobo for helping work through this in an expeditious manner.”

-Tara Ragan, Vice President, Walldinger Racing Inc.