WESTERMAN COMPANIES AND KEY MOTORSPORTS
TO PARTNER IN FOUR TRUCK SERIES RACES IN 2007

MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (April 16, 2007) – Westerman Companies, Inc. and Key Motorsports have agreed to partner in four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2007, beginning with the July 14th event at the Kentucky Speedway.

Westerman Companies will also serve as the primary sponsor of the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in the scheduled races at the O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis on July 27, the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, TN on August 11 and the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on October 20.  

Veteran driver and 2002 NCTS champion Mike Bliss will be behind the wheel of the #40 Westerman Companies Chevrolet for the Kentucky and Martinsville races. Team owner Curtis W. Key, Sr. will announce his driver selections for the Indianapolis and Nashville events later in the season.

“We are extremely pleased that (President and CEO) Terry McGhee of the Westerman Companies has made the decision to sponsor our race truck and to help his company develop better relations with its customers through NASCAR team sponsorship this season,” Key stated. “We will do the best job we can to give Westerman Companies a competitive race truck in every event and to give their customers and employees something to root for and really be proud of, “ Key added.

Rapidly expanding in response to the planning, design engineering and precision manufacturing needs of companies throughout the United States and the world, Westerman Companies manufactures equipment for various industries and essential services.

Westerman Companies, headquartered in Bremen, OH, manufactures equipment for oil and gas production and storage; industrial tanks and pressure vessels for agriculture, chemicals, petrochemicals, water and wastewater; storage tanks for enriched uranium hexafluoride storage and transportation; gears, and SCADA/Telemetry systems and controls for various communication functions and needs.

“We are very pleased to have a champion driver like Mike Bliss driving for us in two of the four races in which we will sponsor Key Motorsports,” McGhee stated. “We believe this is an excellent beginning for us with NASCAR and the Craftsman Truck Series, and it will allow us to entertain our customers and excite our employees at the same time,” McGhee added.