CANTON, OH — Timken has signed on as a contingency sponsor of the NASCAR Busch Series for three years, beginning with the 2004 season. The Hershey’s Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway, which took place last weekend, was the first time the Timken logo appeared on multiple NASCAR stock cars.

Timken focuses its motorsports program on proving new technologies on the racetrack. Timken bearings are used in numerous applications throughout motor racing, including wheels, axles, gearboxes and differentials. Timken steel can be found in crankshafts, camshafts, gears, shock absorbers, brakes and engines. The company also provides engineering services such as creating engineered surfaces for racecar components.

For more information about Timken, visit: www.timken.com.

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