Special Paint Scheme Featured at Infineon Raceway

Huntersville, NC (June 19, 2009) - Jamie McMurray's No. 26 IRWIN® VISE-GRIP® Ford Fusion will feature the SkillsUSA® logo in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. on June 21. This partnership between IRWIN Industrial Tools® and the SkillsUSA organization includes the car sponsorship and a specially-designed helmet that will be autographed by McMurray and team owner Jack Roush and at the SkillsUSA National Conference. McMurray will be a featured guest at the National Leadership & Skills Conference in Kansas City, MO following the race in Sonoma.

"On behalf of IRWIN and Roush Fenway Racing, I'm excited and honored to represent SkillsUSA this weekend," McMurray said. "It's a great organization and by including them on the car, I hope more people will learn about them and their programs."

The SkillsUSA logo will be featured on the deck lid of McMurray's car at the Sonoma event. Driver McMurray and team owner Roush will show their support for the organization through the presentation of an autographed helmet. The race will be broadcast on TNT Sunday, June 21 and will bring additional exposure to the SkillsUSA organization and National Competition.

Jeff Hammond, part of the NASCAR television broadcast team and a partner with IRWIN Industrial Tools, said he thinks the IRWIN-SkillsUSA partnership is a step forward for both organizations. "IRWIN has a long history of supporting a variety of organizations," he said, "but SkillsUSA is truly a great organization that benefits more than just one group or person."

IRWIN's partnership with the organization includes cash donations and a title sponsorship of the SkillsUSA Alumni 5K Champions Run. IRWIN supports the building trade students and instructors of the SkillsUSA organization with the necessary tools to learn their trade and begin their careers. With the support of companies like IRWIN, SkillsUSA serves more than 280,000 high school and college students and professional members in a variety of technical, skilled and service occupations.

About SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a national organization. More than 300,000 student and instructors join SkillsUSA annually, organized into more than 14,700 sections and 54 state and territorial associations. SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills. At the annual national-level SkillsUSA Conference, over 5,400 students compete in 91 occupational and leadership skill areas. For more information about SkillsUSA, visit the website at www.skillsusa.org.

About IRWIN Industrial Tool Company

IRWIN Industrial Tools manufactures and distributes a broad line of hand tools and power tool accessories including IRWIN® VISE-GRIP® pliers and wrenches, MARATHON® saw blades, QUICK-GRIP® clamping tools, SPEEDBOR® woodboring bits, STRAIT-LINE® marking tools, UNIBIT® step drill bits and HANSON® taps and dies. IRWIN Industrial Tools is a part of Newell Rubbermaid's global portfolio of brands. For more information, call 1-800-GO-IRWIN or visit www.irwin.com.

About Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team operating nine motorsports teams. Five in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; three in the Nationwide Series with Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, Ragan, Erik Darnell, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Colin Braun; and one in the Camping World Truck Series with Braun. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com. For sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.