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SAVING ABEL TO DEBUT NASCAR-THEMED VIDEO FOR Drowning (Face Down) ON YAHOO! on April 30th Video Stars NASCAR Driver Jeremy Mayfield and includes cameos from Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr. & Brian Vickers

SAVING ABEL TO DEBUT NASCAR-THEMED VIDEO FOR “Drowning (Face Down)” ON YAHOO! on April 30th Video Stars NASCAR Driver Jeremy Mayfield and includes cameos from Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr. & Brian Vickers

NASCAR Media Group and Virgin Records rock quartet Saving Abel announced today that the music video for the band’s third single from their gold certified self-titled debut album will debut exclusively on Yahoo! on Thursday, April 30th. The NASCAR-themed video for “Drowning (Face Down)” stars NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeremy Mayfield as an aspiring racer who makes great sacrifices for a chance to compete at the highest level. The driver has no sponsor and no endorsement deals, but pushes forward through all obstacles in pursuit of his racing dreams.

“It was awesome and I can’t wait until it comes out,” said Jeremy Mayfield, who finished 32nd during Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. “Just being a part of that was just cool for me. Those guys are great guys and I’m glad to see them coming up. I didn’t really know them that well until we did the video and they have a lot of fun. It’s funny how our story kind of fit their song and worked perfect for their video.”

A five-time Sprint Cup race winner, Mayfield hasn’t had a full-time ride in more than two years and decided to start his own team a month before the 2009 season began. Mirroring the music video’s theme, Mayfield has started three races this year, including racing his way into the Daytona 500, and is trying to recapture some of his past successes.

“We had a blast shooting the ‘Drowning (Face Down)’ video with Jeremy Mayfield and the other NASCAR drivers as we’re all big NASCAR fans, said Saving Abel frontman Jared Weeks. We especially love how Jeremy’s real life story mirrors the character he plays in the video.”

Parts of the music video were shot at Bristol Motor Speedway, as well as Mayfield Motorsports in Harrisburg, N.C., and it features cameos by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Brian Vickers and Clint Bowyer.

Saving Abel’s self-titled debut album was recently certified gold by the RIAA. The platinum single “Addicted” had an extraordinary run as 2008’s most-played song at active rock radio, with 11 consecutive weeks at No. 2 in the format, and a No. 1 posting at mainstream rock radio and No. 7 at alternative. The song also had a powerful, months-long afterburn on mainstream Top 40 and Hot AC radio, hitting the top 10 in both formats. The follow-up ballad, honoring our nation’s troops, “18 Days,” is a top 5 hit at active rock, top 10 at alternative radio. “Drowning (Face Down)” is rocketing up the charts at both active rock radio, currently at #13 and alternative radio where it is in the top 30. Saving Abel is currently on the road playing some shows with Shinedown before returning to arenas with rock giants Nickelback for the second leg of their current outing beginning July 10th in Darien Center, NY. Saving Abel’s 18 Days Tour Ep which features an acoustic version of “18 Days” and two b-sides is available now exclusively at iTunes.

NASCAR Media Group, which also produced the O.A.R. music video for “Right on Time” starring Dale Earnhardt Jr., recently announced a partnership with BET to develop a new program called “Changing Lanes” that will spotlight up and coming drivers and those supporting them behind the scenes. Other past projects have included the critically-acclaimed feature length movie DALE, the only authorized documentary about racing icon Dale Earnhardt and produced in partnership with CMT Films, and the Emmy Award-winning Quest for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, a television series offering a past-paced, up-close HD look at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR’s playoffs.

About Saving Abel:

Saving Abel – named after the Biblical sibling of Cain – was formed by Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null in 2004 in their hometown of Corinth, Mississippi. Now based in Memphis, Tennessee, the band’s lineup includes guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor and drummer Blake Dixon. Combining influences of southern rock, hard rock and alternative music, the band was first heard on a 2005 EP, produced by Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saliva, Submersed). Since the March, 2008 release of their self titled debut, Saving Abel has earned 2 top 10 singles at active and alternative rock radio, a top 10 hit at top 40 radio, a gold record, platinum single and has toured with such bands as Nickelback, Buckcherry, Seether, Avenged Sevenfold, Puddle of Mudd and more. For more info on Saving Abel, visit www.myspace.com/savingabel or www.savingabel.com

About NASCAR Media Group:

NASCAR Media Group is a media, marketing and entertainment company that creates and produces programming related to the sport, manages its media partnerships, and forges relationships to integrate the sport into mainstream entertainment. As the internal production and creative services company of NASCAR, NASCAR Media Group is the exclusive rights holder of NASCAR event footage, race data and content. The NASCAR Media Group leverages The Sight, Sound and Emotion of NASCAR through TV and film production, home video, licensed consumer products and premiums for the sports’ sponsors, tracks, teams and fans. To learn more, visit www.nascarimages.com.

For more info on Saving Abel, visit www.myspace.com/savingabel or www.savingabel.com

For album artwork, photos and other press materials on Saving Abel, visit www.emimusicpublicity.net

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Saving Abel on Tour

Saving Abel Headline +/ With Shinedown */ Summer Festival Dates ^

May–01 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall/Crawfish Boil ^

May-02 Memphis, TN Tom Lee Park/Beale Street Music Festival ^

May-03 Springfield, MO Shrine Mosque *

May-08 Pensacola, FL Seville Quarter+

May-09 Ponte Verda Beach, FL St. Francis Field/Crawfish Boil ^

May -10 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues Orlando +

May-12 Johnson City, TN Freedom Hall*

May-13 Chattanooga, TN UTC Arena *

May-15 Greenville SC Bi-Low Center/Crawfish Boil ^

May-16 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park/Crawfish Boil ^

May-17 Columbus, OH Columbus Crew Stadium^

May-19 Richmond, VA The National +

May-20 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach+

May-23 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center *

May-24 Rockford, IL WXRX Wing Ding ^

May-25 St. Louis, MO Rib American Festival ^

May-27 Wichita, KS The Cotillion*

May-29 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre ^

May-30 Kansas City, MO Liberty Memorial Park – Rock Fest ^

May-31 Indianola, IA Balloon Classic Field^

Jun-25 Muskegon, MI Muskegon Summer Celebration^

Jun-26 Dubuque, IA Mississippi Moon Bar+

Jun-27 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest^

Jun-28 Duluth, MN Wade Stadium*

Jun-30 Sioux Falls, SD Nutty’s North+

July-01 Aberdeen, SD Ramkota Hall+

July-02 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium+

July-05 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater+

July-06 Great Falls, MT Mansfield Convention Center+

July-08 Sault Sainte Marie, MI Dream Makers Theater+

July-09 Lansing, MI Common Grounds Music Festival ^

Saving Abel with Papa Roach, Hinder and Nickelback / Summer Music Festivals *

July-10 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July-11 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

July-14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavillion

July-15 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre

July-16 Cadott, WI Rock Fest 2009

July-17 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium

July-18 Burgettstown, PA Post Gazette Pavilion

July-21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

July-22 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

July-24 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center for the Performing

July-25 Hartford, CT Dodge Music Center

July-26 Oxford, ME WCYY Summer Camp Concerts *

July-28 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach

July-29 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge

July-31 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Aug-01 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre

Aug-05 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campgrounds*

Aug-08 Grand Island, NE Hall County Fair*

Aug-12 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

Aug-14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center

Aug-15 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center

Aug-17 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center

Aug-18 Midland, MI WIOG Lizard Fair*

Aug-19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

Aug-21 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Pavilion

Aug-22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Aug-23 Algona, IA Freedom Park*

Aug-25 Englewood, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre

Aug-26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

Aug-28 Ridgefield, WA The Amphitheatre at Clark County

Aug-29 George, WA The George Amphitheatre

Aug-31 Marysville, CA Sleep T rain Amphitheatre

Sep-01 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sep-03 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Sep-05 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

Sep-06 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

Sep-08 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena

Sep-09 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion

Sep-12 Spring, TX Cynthia W. Mitchell Pavilion