MITCHELL LEAVES MAC HILL MOTORSPORTS

BRUCETON MILLS, WV (Dec. 6, 2002) ........ West Virginia driver Richard
Mitchell announced that he is leaving the Jack McNelly-owned Mac Hill
Motorsports race team.

Over the 2001/2002 seasons Mitchell campaigned Mac Hill cars on both the ARCA
RE/MAX and NASCAR BUSCH Series tours.

"I will always be grateful to Jack (McNelly) for giving me an opportunity to
run the superspeedways," Mitchell said, "unfortunately the current economics
involved in securing NASCAR sponsorship these days transposes friendship. 
>From a business perspective, Jack and I found it necessary to go in different
directions."

Mitchell, a two-time NASCAR Northeast region Weekly Racing Series champion,
is currently pursuing other BUSCH Series opportunities and hopes to make an
announcement concerning his future by the end of the month.

"We are talking with several different people, and feel we are close to
putting a deal together, but that's all I can say at this time," Mitchell
added.

The West Virginia University mechanical engineering graduate drove the Coach
USA / Mountaineer Gaming / West Virginia Tourism sponsored Mac Hill entries
to nine top-10 ARCA finishes over the past two seasons.  Additionally,
Mitchell qualified for four NASCAR BUSCH events this year.

For more information on Richard Mitchell please visit: mitchellracing.com.