Nissan Motorsports Backs Three-Truck Effort in 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing Series; Chad Hord, Art Schmitt and Carl Renezeder Give Nissan Its Strongest Lineup Ever

In the extremely competitive CORR Pro-Lite Class in 2005, Nissanrecorded 22 podium finishes in 16 races - including seven wins. Boththe Drivers' and Manufacturers' titles came down to the very last raceof the season, with Hord coming up just four points shy of the title,despite six individual race victories. Schmitt, a veteran driver withmore than 100 career off-road victories, finished a strong sixth inthe 2005 standings and had one Pro-Lite win.

"As the runner-up last year, Nissan is hungrier than ever to bringhome the Pro-Lite Championship in 2006," said Ron Stukenberg, seniormanager, Nissan Motorsports marketing and operations. "With Chad andArt carrying the Nissan team colors - each proven winners backed bygreat teams and crews - we're looking forward to seeing the CORRFrontier in Victory Circle a lot of times this year."

Both the HORD Off-Road Racing and Art Schmitt Racing CORR Frontierrace trucks are powered by 2.5-liter, 16-valve, 4-cylinder Nissanracing engines pumping out 298 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. Thebodies are based on the innovative, third generation Frontier pickup,introduced in 2005.

Nissan will also be teaming with Carl Renezeder for the NissanMotorsports' first full season in CORR Pro-2 competition. Renezeder'sAmerican Flyer Racing will campaign a new Lucas Oil Nissan Titanracer, powered by a 715-horsepower/500 lb-ft torque race version ofthe Titan's stock 5.6-liter Endurance V8 engine. Renezeder was the2005 Pro-2 Champion and brings a proven race team and a lot ofmomentum as he switches to Nissan for the new race season.

"What more can you ask for than starting the year with thereturning champion and crew in an all-new CORR Titan race truck?"said Stukenberg. "As with our factory stock pickups, the CORRcombination of Titan and Frontier race trucks is going to be hard tobeat."

Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) combines close,fender-to-fender racing on challenging closed course dirt tracks inthe Midwest and Southern California. Now in its 9th season, CORR isarguably the largest and most watched off-road racing series in NorthAmerica. The season kicks off May 20 - 21 in Chula Vista, Calif. Raceswill be televised on the SPEED Channel again in 2006.

"With its high speed, demanding tracks, CORR remains the perfectproving ground for the Frontier and Titan," said Stukenberg.

Nissan has a long heritage of Motorsports success, both off-roadand on the track. In 2006, Nissan's Contingency Awards Program offersmore than $125,000 in available awards to qualifying Nissan drivers,including those competing in CORR.

In addition, Nissan Motorsports offers a comprehensive 108-pageparts catalog (available through Nissan Motorsports atnmc.race@nissan-usa.com or 310/538-2610).