UMI announces NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook

UMI Publications, Inc., publisher of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Yearbook and The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide, is pleased to announce the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook 2004.

Charlotte, NC October 4, 2004 -- UMI Publications, Inc., publisher of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Yearbook and The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide, is pleased to announce the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook 2004, meeting demand for information about the red-hot truck racing series, which is enjoying a 33 percent ratings increase this year on SPEED Channel.

This new publication is a hardback, coffee-table book that covers all the action in words and pictures from each and every event on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2004 season schedule. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook 2004 contains 176 pages of full color photos from some of the best photographers on the circuit. Writing duties are handled by veteran motorsports journalist Bob Moore.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook 2004 will be released shortly after the conclusion of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season in late November and will begin shipping in early December. Delivery by Christmas is guaranteed in the continental United States.

This book is licensed by NASCAR and is part of the "NASCAR Library Collection."

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yearbook 2004 is available directly from the publisher for $29.95 plus shipping & handling, and may by ordered by contacting UMI Publications, Inc., at 1-800-747-9287 or by visiting their website at www.umipub.com.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which began in 1995, is one of three national touring series sanctioned by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The series has graduated a number of competitors into the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series. The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series consists of 25 events with stops scheduled at 23 tracks from coast-to-coast. The schedule includes 18 events on superspeedways (oval tracks of one mile or more in length) and seven events on short tracks (oval tracks of less than one mile in length). SPEED Channel provides live, exclusive television coverage of all 25 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. Additionally, the many affiliates of MRN Radio air flag-to-flag coverage of the full schedule.

For more information contact:
Mark Cantey, UMI Publications, 704-374-0420
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