GEICO Congratulates Paul Tracy for Indy Race Performance

GEICO congratulates IndyCar driver Paul Tracy for his performance onSunday at the Indianapolis 500 where he won over the crowd and garneredoverwhelming media exposure. Tracy, who was as high as 4th position inhis #15 GEICO car, remained in the top 10 and finished in 9th place torecord his second-best finish at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

"I came here to win, so the result wasn't what we were looking for, butwe did finish 9th in Indy, so I'm happy for GEICO and the KV RacingTechnology team," Tracy said. "I had a great month here and I cannotthank Jimmy Vasser (team owner), Kevin Kalkhoven (team owner) and GEICOenough for giving me the opportunity to come back here. I've enjoyed mytime here at IMS and look forward to hopefully returning next year."

"We applaud Paul for a job well done at the Indianapolis MotorSpeedway," says GEICO's Ted Ward, vice president of marketing. "It wasfun to watch him race and we're proud to have him driving the GEICO car."

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GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is the third-largestprivate passenger autoinsurer in the United States based on 2008 market-share data asreported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, March2009. GEICO provides autoinsurance coverage for 9 million policyholders and insures more than15 million vehicles.