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IndyCar Series Safety Car Paint Scheme Contest

Contest Will Have Fans Design Paint Scheme For New Honda Accord IndyCar Series Safety Car

TORRANCE, Calif. (November 19, 2009) ? IndyCar fans now have their own chance to ?trick
out? the paint and graphics on the new Honda Accord Safety Cars to be used in the 2008
IndyCar Series Championship.

Through a contest starting today and lasting through January 1 on the Indycar.com website,
fans will be able to register, download a template of the all-new, 268-horsepower Honda Accord
Coupe, and then create their own unique paint schemes and decals for the vehicles that will
pace 14 of the 15 domestic IndyCar Series events during the 2008 season.

The contest winner will receive a pair of tickets to the season-opening IndyCar Series race at
Miami-Homestead Speedway on March 29, 2008, along with pit/garage passes and travel
accommodations for both the winner and a guest.

?Everyone at Honda is enthusiastic about the new Accord, and its role as the new Safety Car for
the IndyCar Series,? said Robert Clarke, president of Honda Performance Development. ?This
is the highest-performing, best-looking Accord yet. We eagerly anticipate seeing the paint and
graphic schemes developed by fans. It?s a great opportunity for our supporters to become even
more involved in the IndyCar Series.?

Completely redesigned with an aggressive, sportier stance for 2008, the Honda Accord features
the latest generation Honda Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology; a lower center of
gravity, new independent multi-link rear suspension, V-6 power and available 18-inch wheels.
Modifications to the Accords required for IndyCar Series Safety Car duty include safety roll
cages and high-performance wheels and tires for race-track use.

Participants in the contest may enter through the Indycar.com website. All entrants must be at
least 18 years of age, and each contestant may submit only one entry. IndyCar Series officials
will nominate the top 10 designs on January 2, and online voting from fans January 7-11 will
then select three finalists. A celebrity panel, including IndyCar Series legends, will determine
and announce the winning design on January 15.

?The Honda Safety Car contest provides a unique opportunity to engage our fans in the design
process,? said John Lewis, vice president for marketing and league development, Indy Racing
League. ?Not only are we proud to have the power of the Honda Accord Coupe pace our events
but to have the winner?s design adorn the Safety Car will remind us of one the most important
reasons we are all here ? the fans.?

Honda Performance Development (HPD), a subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., is the
single provider of engines for the 2008 IndyCar Series. HPD is responsible for the preparation
and maintenance of the Honda Indy V-8 engines used by all teams for competition in the
IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500.

The Delphi IRL Safety Team also will continue to use Honda vehicles in 2008, operating a fleet
of Honda Ridgelines as well as a Honda Pilot, all equipped for the team?s various safety and
medical needs.

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