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About Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing, one of the most successful organizations in NASCAR with
three Nextel Cup championships to their credit since 2000, fields teams in the
Nextel Cup, Busch Grand National and Craftsman Truck Series.

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Driver announcements will
be made in the near future.

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For the last two years, Timken has worked collaboratively with the JGR
engineering team to develop and test technologies that improve the car's
powertrain performance, delivering longer life, improved fuel economy and
higher horsepower availability. By expanding the pool of prospective talent to include those who
may have been excluded in the past can do nothing but benefit us all. "I've been racing since I could walk, and it is
really all I have ever wanted to do.

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The partnership, which provides product development and
technical engineering support, will be leveraged across JGR's multiple team
operations in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series , Busch Grand National Series and
Craftsman Truck Series.

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Products like specialty steels from the
company's Latrobe, Pa. Gibbs, president of JGR.

About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: http://www.dafler@timken.

Ken Schrader Teams Up With NASCAR's Leading On-Track Diversity Initiative

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With more than four decades of racing experience, including several years
of team ownership and track promotion, Ken Schrader brings a wealth of
knowledge to Drive for Diversity."
At one time, Schrader ran in excess of 100 races each year.

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About Team Timken Motorsports
For innovative, high-performance racing components and industry-leading
technical support, the world of motorsports turns to Timken .timken.
"I don't think it is an exaggeration when I say that racing is all I've
ever known ," Schrader said.
Schrader will join other new team owners Joe Gibbs, Frank Pedregon and
Jeff Spraker.

Drive for Diversity (Access Marketing + Communications)
Drive for Diversity (SM) is an ethnic and gender minority driver and crew
member development program created and managed by Access Marketing +
Communications, a Charlotte-based multicultural marketing firm founded in 2003
by The Radiate Group and Calhoun Enterprises.

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"Our shared commitment to innovating solutions , leveraging teamwork and
executing is what makes our partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing so successful . With operations in 27
countries, sales of $5.

Media Contact: Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media + Government Relations,
Telephone: (330) 471-3514, or Facsimile: (330) 471-7032, or
jeff . I think it is important for those of us
who have been a part of motorsports for so long to prepare for the future.

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, operations and Timken(R) RacePac(TM), an integrated
hub and bearing assembly specially designed for NASCAR teams, demonstrate an
ongoing commitment to safety, reliability and high performance for the
motorsports industry. The Huntersville,
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turning, with innovative ways to make customers' products run smoother, faster
and more efficiently.tschiegg@timken."
Ken Schrader said, "Being part of the Drive for Diversity program is good
for our race team and for the sport. He also drives for his own team in a variety of
series including the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Grand National
Division, West Series the NASCAR Auto Zone Elite Southwest Series and the ARCA
Series.

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Timken's highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and
related products and services turn up everywhere.

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CANTON, Ohio, The Timken Company
(NYSE: TKR) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Joe
Gibbs Racing (JGR) to become an official technical partner of the NASCAR
racing organization. CHARLOTTE, N.

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Schrader attended the 2006 Drive for Diversity Motorsports Testing +
Evaluation Combine at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Va.

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This includes events, drivers, teams and racing facilities.

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The company also is a proud sponsor of Rahal Letterman
Racing in the Indy Racing League, Team Epsilon Euskadi of the Renault World
Series in Europe and is an official partner of the Formula BMW Asia Series.

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Schrader still finds time to stay close to his roots as he also races
at various dirt tracks throughout the Midwest each year.
During the 2006 Drive for Diversity Motorsports Testing + Evaluation combine,
19 ethnic and gender minority drivers, selected from a competitive pool of
over 300 applicants, competed for the opportunity to participate in the Drive
for Diversity program throughout the 2006 season.

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"Timken's long history in the sport and innovative expertise in the
management of friction provides our race operations with high-performing,
competitive cars each and every weekend," said J.2 billion in 2005 and 27,000 employees, Timken is Where
You Turn (TM) for better performance. "These
relationships help us continue to reach our mutual goal-creating lasting
impressions regarding diversity in the motorsports industry.
Finding the talent to drive these trucks and cars is harder than a lot of
people think. In 2005, the program supported
seven drivers in the NDWS and one driver in the NASCAR Grand National Division
and 12 crew members in the NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
and NASCAR Grand National Division.

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newscom. However in
recent years, Schrader has reduced his season to about 90 races, focusing on
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Drive for Diversity(SM) is an initial step
in a long-term solution to diversify NASCAR 's participant and audience base.

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Deane, Timken senior vice president - technology.-based organization is owned by legendary NFL Hall of Fame coach Joe
Gibbs. Our superior
engineering and innovative products make Timken(R) bearings and steel a
trusted choice of the most popular touring series, racing professionals and
enthusiasts at all levels.

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Timken Becomes Official Technical Partner of Joe Gibbs Racing

D. "Our involvement in the
sport translates into the creation of real value for our automotive ,
industrial and steel customers, as we leverage track-tested technology to
solve critical friction -management and power-transmission problems. Returning team owners include Bill McAnally and Richard
Childress.DriveforDiversity.

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Those common values are a critical component to the winning formula that
produces championship-caliber performance at the track," said Alastair R.
The Timken Company has technical affiliations with the National
Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) and one of its preeminent race teams,
Joe Gibbs Racing.com; or Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Manager -
Investor Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-7446, or Facsimile: (330) 471-2797,
or steve., Drive for Diversity, managed by
Access Marketing + Communications, announced today that NASCAR driver Ken
Schrader will join the program in 2006 as a team owner.
"As Drive for Diversity continues to expand, we are very excited to have
individuals like Ken Schrader and his racing organization partner with us,"
said Greg Calhoun, CEO of Access Marketing + Communications. last week.

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"We truly value our Timken partnership as it continues to deliver results,
from our shop and testing facility straight through to on-track performance. Championships are won with Timken products.com