ELGIN, IL — SKF USA Inc. and Roush Racing have signed a new sponsorship agreement that features SKF as the primary sponsor of Jeff Burton’s No. 99 Ford Taurus for two NASCAR Nextel Cup events: February 22 in Rockingham, N.C., and March 14 in Atlanta, Ga.

Additionally, the SKF and Chicago Rawhide brand logos will maintain prominent major associate sponsor positioning for the entire 2004 NASCAR season, as they have for the past six seasons on the No. 99 Ford and on the uniform of top driver Jeff Burton.

For more information about SKF, go to: www.vsm.skf.com.

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