For Immediate Release

March 6, 2009

Buddy Perkinson to Highlight Roy Hill Drag Racing School

Display at the Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show

Seventeen year-old Buddy Perkinson from Prince George, VA, currently headlines Roy

Hill’s Drag Racing School Driver Development Program, and will be appearing at the

school’s display booth in the Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show on March 13-

15, 2009. Buddy and Roy Hill with both be on hand to sign autographs and answer

questions about Buddy’s career path, and the elite drag racing school.

Just two years ago, Buddy won the 2007 Mychron Top Gun 330 Jr. drag racing series

and the Outlaw 330 series on the east coast. His progression then took him to Top

Dragster and Super Comp racing at respective IHRA and NHRA events in 2008. With

an aggressive plan to reach drag racing’s professional ranks by 2010, Buddy has

recently signed on to become one of the first students in Roy Hill’s Driver Development

Program.

Buddy began his participation in the Driver Development Program with Roy Hill in

February, and is already making runs on the track in Pro Stock cars. In his words…“Its

amazing how much I have already learned from Roy about perfecting my driving skills,

and moving up to a much faster class of car. Without training from a school like this

there is no way I can be prepared to reach my goal of running full time with a

professional team. I have a goal to be competing at NHRA, IHRA, and ADRL national

events this time next year, and this is one step in the process to get there.”

Other drivers currently enrolled in Roy Hill’s Driver Development program include Nate

Monteith, the current record holder for the world’s fastest supercharged Dodge Viper,

and 13 year-old John Moretz who competes in the Jr. Drag Racing series and plans to

follow Buddy Perkinson’s path to professional racing.

Roy Hill’s Drag Racing school will feature a 120’ display of race cars and information

about classes available at the school. Both Buddy and Roy will be at the booth

throughout the weekend, but the one guaranteed 2-hour autograph session is on

Saturday, March 14 from 2:00-4:00pm.