August 28, 2006
Immediate Release

Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Ready for Finale in Utah
Kelleners to Drive with Rockenfeller

Tavares, Florida  --  The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team moved operation from Sonoma to Salt Lake City today in preparation for the final round of the Grand American Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Reserve to be run this Saturday, September 2nd at Utah’s Miller Motorsport Park. 

Patrick Long’s prior commitments will not allow him to complete the season with the Ruby Tuesday team.  Ralf Kelleners will join Mike Rockenfeller behind the wheel of the Alex Job Racing prepared Porsche powered Crawford for the nine-hour series closer.  Kelleners is a veteran of road racing and the Grand American series. 

Miller Motorsport Park, located about one-half-hour from Salt Lake City, boasts a 4.5-mile, 24-turn flat road course.  The track, the longest on the schedule, will be the first time that the Grand American series compete there on Saturday.

Ralf Kelleners is looking forward to driving the Ruby Tuesday car.  “I have been fighting against Alex’s team in the ALMS for many years and I have always rated them very highly.  It is an honor to join them as well as come back to the Grand Am series especially in the competitive Ruby Tuesday car.  Mike Rockenfeller is a fast driver and he has shown that all season, we should make a good team.  Miller is a new track and a pretty long one as well, the length of a track, especially in a nine-hour race, makes it more interesting for the driver.  The keys for the race will be to have the quickest car, do well in the pits and be lucky!”

Mike Rockenfeller brings racing experience at the new track.  “I competed here just about a month ago.  The track is long, with a three-quarter mile straight and not many natural reference points.  There are also a lot of nice high speed sections that should really suit our car.  I also know what to expect as far as traffic flow on the track and where the good spots are to get around the GT cars.  The long straight and altitude may affect our car a little more than the others, with just six-cylinders.  It is a shame that we don’t have Patrick, but Ralf will do a good job.”

“We knew going into the season that Patrick’s schedule may not allow him to run at Miller, we will miss him,” said Alex Job, team owner.  “Ralf has a lot of time behind the wheel of a DP car, so I have a lot of confidence in our driver selection.  The crew knows what it takes to be successful at Miller having just raced here last month with our 996 RSR.  We would really like to close out the season with a win at Miller.”

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team is currently fifth in the battle for the team championship.  Long and Rockenfeller are fourth in the drivers point standings in the Daytona Prototype category. 

The final round of the Grand American Rolex series from Miller Motorsport Park will be televised on Speed Channel live starting at 2:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, September 2, the second segment of the telecast will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Grand Am Daytona Prototype Points After 13 Rounds:

1.         Bergmeister                  Ford/Riley                                  4372.         Pruett/Diaz                    Lexus/Riley                               4183.         Angelelli                        Pontiac/Riley                             4144.         Long/Rockenfeller        AJR Porsche/Crawford             3595.         Braun                            Ford/Riley                                 3576.         Finlay/Valiante               Ford/Crawford                           3547.         McDowell                      Ford/Crawford                           345
8.         Patterson                      Pontiac/Riley                             3449.         Gurney                          Pontiac/Riley                             33310.        Negri                            Pontiac/Riley                             329

Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team is fifth in the team championship.

2006 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team DP Finishes

*Denotes qualifying race finish.

Ruby Tuesday is one of the nation’s leading casual-dining restaurant companies, with more than 800 restaurants worldwide.  It was founded in 1972 by Sandy Beall, who serves as Chairman & CEO today.  The company is committed to having uncompromising freshness and quality with passionate employees who take pride in delighting guests with an excellent dining experience.  The burger-centric menu features an assortment of handcrafted burgers, its fresh salad bar, premium baby back ribs and a variety of other signature entrees.  Ruby Tuesday, Inc. is traded on the NY Stock Exchange (symbol:RI).  To find out more about Ruby Tuesday, please visit www.rubytuesday.com.  

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