Ryan Newman to sign copies of Pit Road Pets trackside in Michigan in June 2007

NASCAR Fans and Their Four-Legged Friends Get Up Close and Personal with Ryan Newman and Meaty Bone®’s Meat the Better Bone™ Experience

Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Penske Racing Alltell Dodge in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, will sign copies of the charity book Pit Road Pets™: NASCAR Stars and Their Pets during the upcoming Michigan race weekend. The book features first-person stories and intimate photographs of nearly 50 NASCAR celebrities and their pets—including Ryan, his wife Krissie, and their four rescued dogs Harley, Digger, Mopar, and Socks.

The session will be limited to the first 125 fans holding an autograph session ticket. Autograph session tickets may be picked up at the Meaty Bone® tent beginning Friday, June 15 at 1-5 PM and Saturday 11AM-3 PM. Fans may either bring a previously purchased copy of the book to the signing or purchase the book at Newman’s Motorsports Authentics trackside souvenir rig. Newman will sign up to two copies of Pit Road Pets in addition to one other item per person during the autograph session.

Meat the Better Bone™ Experience:
The Meaty Bone® brand is giving NASCAR fans and their four-legged best buds an experience that’s “Bad to the Bone” during this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway. Race over and Meat the Better Bone™ at the Juniper Hills Campground:

Meaty Bone® sampling tent at the Juniper Hills Campground:
·Feel Like NASCAR’s ‘Lucky Dogs’ at the Meat the Better Bone™ Tent: Dogs, and their human companions, are invited to visit a special Meaty Bone® tent to get free Meaty Bone® and Chew-lotta® dog snack samples, coupons for free product and water for those hot dogs.

Make Your Mark With Games, Contests and More: The tent also features some entertainment for pet parents including a pet-inspired “Boldest Dog Bark” contest and a Mark Your Territory™ Squirt Gun Game – complete with rotating fire hydrants. Only the boldest win the coveted Meaty Bone® red ring t-shirts, tattoos and more!
This stop is one of thirteen stops that the Meaty Bone® brand will be making during major NASCAR races this season.

WHEN:

Book signing:

Saturday, June 16, 2007 from 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Meat the Better Bone™ Experience:

Friday, June 15: 11AM-5 PM
Saturday, June 16 10 AM-5 PM
Sunday, June 17: 9 AM-2 PM
WHERE:

The Meaty Bone® tent located in the Juniper Hills Campground across from Michigan International Speedway’s main gate.
About Pit Road Pets™: NASCAR Stars and Their Pets:
Meaty Bone® is committed to supporting the Ryan Newman Foundation and has sponsored the reprint of the foundation’s charity book Pit Road Pets™: NASCAR Stars and Their Pets. The Ryan Newman Foundation is donating 100% of its net proceeds from the book to the Humane Society of Catawba County’s capital campaign to build a no-kill animal shelter, education center, dog park and regional public low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Hickory, North Carolina that will serve the counties in the heart of NASCAR country. The spay/neuter clinic is part of the National Spay/Neuter Response Team initiative, for which Ryan and Krissie Newman volunteer as spokespersons. The book’s photographer is Karen Will Rogers and writer is Laura Lacy. Pit Road Pets™ is proud to be part of the NASCAR Library Collection. For additional information, visit www.pitroadpets.com.

ABOUT MEATY BONE®:
Meaty Bone® dog snacks include original Meaty Bone® dog biscuits and Meaty Bone®
Chew-lotta® dog snacks. Dogs love the beefier, baked-in taste of Meaty Bone® – beats ordinary dry biscuits any day! Chew-lotta® delivers unbeatable meaty taste in a long lasting chew bone. For more information visit, www.meatybone.com. Meaty Bone® is a brand of Del Monte Pet Products, a division of Del Monte Foods (NYSE:DLM)—one of the country's largest and most well-known producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded food and pet products.