Miracle Sealants Steps Up to Sponsor Frisselle, Taylor at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 30, 2008) - Miracle Sealants, which has been giving special contest winnersthe chance to see the speeds and excitement available in a DaytonaPrototype driven by Wayne Taylor in their "Miracle Sealants Ride ofa Lifetime Sweepstakes," will also be helping two young racers geta fast ride at Daytona next week. The company has signed on tosponsor the No. 47 Ford-powered Dallara driven by Taylor's teenageson Ricky Taylor and Burt Frisselle in the Brumos 250 on July 3 forthe eighth Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by CrownRoyal Cask No. 16 Daytona Prototype race of 2008.

SPEED will carry live coverage of the race starting at 8 p.m. ETThursday.

The Daytona outing marks just the second Rolex Series race togetherfor the young duo in the No. 47 Miracle Sealants/CDOC Ford-Dallaraprepared by Doran Racing. Frisselle and Taylor combined for astrong seventh place finish in a challenging rain-soaked afternoonat Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course last weekend.

"We're thrilled to be helping rising stars like Ricky and Burt thisweek at Daytona," said Al Salvo of Miracle Sealants. "We have agreat relationship with Wayne Taylor, and because of thatrelationship, have been fortunate to get to know Ricky and JordanTaylor. So to get the chance to help Ricky progress in his careeris something we are all very excited about. We think he's the realdeal, and having an experienced and fast teammate like Burt isgoing to be a great part of Ricky's continued progress."

The Brumos 250 event is the second race visit for the Rolex Seriesto the "World Center of Speed" in 2008, after opening the seasonwith the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Ricky Taylor scored a top-five finishin his Rolex 24 debut, sharing the driving duties with his fatheras well as Michael Valiante and Max Angelelli.

The Daytona round will also see another group of Miracle Sealantcontest winners receive rides at the famed 3.56-mile oval-basedroad course, with Miracle planning on hosting nearly 50 guests thisweekend.

"The Salvos are close family friends, but Al wouldn't be doing thisif it didn't make sense for his company, so I'm just really excitedto get Miracle's support for Daytona," said Ricky Taylor. "Burt andI had a good first race at Mid-Ohio, but we think we can be closerto the front at Daytona, so hopefully we can do that under thelights next week."

The Daytona event will also be highlighted by the annual Grand Amvisit to Boggy Creek, with the Frisselle Mini-Golf Tournamentslated to start at 9:30 a.m. on July 2.

"We all know you can't participate in this sport without thesupport of marketing partners, so to have Miracle on board with usthis weekend is huge," said Frisselle. "It's fantastic how muchMiracle activates their sponsorships, and I'm really lookingforward to meeting their guests this week at Daytona. Ricky did agreat job at Mid-Ohio, and I'm really excited about what I thinkthis package is capable of delivering."

ABOUT Miracle Sealants:

Miracle Sealants Company is one of the world's leading manufacturesof premium quality, professional grade care products for tile,grout, marble, limestone, natural stone, concrete and masonrysurfaces. Miracle Sealants has surpassed the industry standard formore than 24 years with products utilized on over 20 billion squarefeet worldwide. Products include: penetrating sealers, cleaners,color enhancements, abrasives and machinery.

www.miraclesealants.com

ABOUT CDOC:
Founded in 2003 by Colin Dougherty and based in Gordonsville, Va.,CDOC is one of the largest master warehouse distributors of racinggear in the U.S. Specializing in precision performance and safetyequipment from the world's leading original equipment andaftermarket manufacturers, CDOC offers unparalleled customerservice and a fully stocked inventory of diverse products fordrivers, teams and enthusiasts.

For additional information: www.frisselleracing.com.