Minneapolis, June 25, 2008 -Coming off a historical third place finish at the Spartan GNCC, the Polaris/Rath/Dunlop team followed up the effort with another podium finish at Yadkin Valley GNCC- Round 8. Rath finished third out of 11 entries in the Utility Open Class and 52nd overall. Rath's teammate Frank Batista finished eighth.
Rath stated, "It was great to be able to put the Sportsman on the podium again. I am pleased with my performance and very proud of the effort put forth by everyone involved with this team. Each time we go out and compete we discover a few more little enhancements we can do to make us better the next round. The team is busy preparing for Round 9 and we are excited to be heading there."
Polaris Racer, John Gallagher Sr., continued his winning ways taking first in the Super Senior class keeping him atop the class. Dustin Fulk, sales manager at Carolina Polaris of High Point, took fourth in the 4x4 Lites class aboard is Sportsman 400 H.O. and Todd Rothermel took seventh in the Junior A class.
The teams look forward to the next GNCC round, Geico Mountain Ridge, July 5-6, in Somerset, Penn.
The Polaris/Rath/Dunlop team is sponsored by: Polaris Industries - Rath Racing - Dunlop Tires - Fox Shox - FMF Exhausts - Dirty Dawg Performance -DWT - B&B Racing Engines - RPM- Fly Racing -Torco Fuels - Hinson Clutch Components - Xstream Composites- Precision Racing Products - Amsoil - WPS - QuadTech - UpDog - Powermadd - Tireballs - Faast Co. - Scott Goggles - PEP - CV4 - K&N Filters
About Polaris
With annual 2007 sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all terrain vehicles (ATVs), including the Polaris RANGER(tm), snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry; and one of the largest manufacturers of ATVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and representing the first all-new American made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace. Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PII," and the Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.
Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories is available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris homepage at http://www.polarisindustries.com.