ConAgra Foods Plans Exciting Race Weekend for Banquet 400; Fans of All Ages Will Enjoy Festivities at Kansas Speedway.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- From Friday, Oct. 7, through Sunday, Oct. 9, ConAgra Foods plans to pack Kansas Speedway with fun and festivities for race fans of all ages.

The weekend's showcase event is the Banquet(R) 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods, a NASCAR Nextel Cup race that will be held Sunday, Oct. 9. The Banquet 400 is the fourth stop on the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup, which determines the Nextel Series champion.

But the fun at Kansas Speedway begins on Friday, Oct. 7. From the parking lot to the track, attendees will be able to see and experience the best of NASCAR during the entire weekend.

"For the third year in a row, ConAgra Foods is turning the Banquet 400 into a three-day extravaganza for the entire family," said Jeff Boerger, president of Kansas Speedway. "In addition to exciting NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch series racing, race fans can enjoy the Banquet Fan Fair and several ConAgra Foods products throughout the weekend. Kansas Speedway is pleased to be teaming up with ConAgra Foods and its Banquet brand once again for another great weekend of racing."

The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, with the Banquet Fan Fair, which serves up a smorgasbord of fun, food and entertainment for all ages and is located just outside the main gates of Kansas Speedway. Race fans will be able to sample a wide range of great-tasting Banquet products, participate in contests, pick up giveaways, and enjoy entertainment and special guest appearances throughout the weekend. Meanwhile, the Banquet 400 Tailgate Party Crashers will make their debut on Friday, Oct. 7, combing the parking lots to seek out and reward the most enthusiastic race fans with a host of great-tasting foods from Banquet, Hunt's(R), Slim Jim(R) and Eckrich(R).

On Saturday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m., the Bobby Labonte/Joe Gibbs Racing Busch Series pit crew will take on all comers in the Pit Crew Challenge at the ConAgra Foods tent, where fans will get a chance to test their tire-changing skills against the pros. And later that day, veteran racer Bobby Labonte will take to the track with an in-car camera as he drives the No. 19 Banquet Chevrolet in the United Way 300 Busch Series.

The United Way 300 is one of eight Busch Series races that Labonte is driving for ConAgra Foods Racing this year. To provide fans with even more insight into the race - and a chance to experience the high-speed raceway from a "virtual" front-seat perspective inside the car - Labonte will post periodic accounts to his Web log ("blog") that can be viewed at www.conagrafoodsracing.com.

On Sunday, Oct. 9, ConAgra Foods is also sponsoring a 30-minute, pre-race concert featuring Miranda Lambert, a rising star on the country music scene. Lambert, whose first album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, will sing the national anthem prior to the race. She first received national acclaim in 2003 for finishing third in the nationally televised "Nashville Star" competition.

"Our partnership with NASCAR and the Kansas Speedway is very important to ConAgra Foods and the Banquet brand because it's a way for us to reach out to many of the people who enjoy our products every day," said Rich Ferrington, vice president, Banquet Marketing. "We hope fans have fun both during the Banquet 400 and at the events leading up to the race."

In addition to the events and activities at the speedway, NASCAR fans everywhere can get into the action by playing the instant-win Livin' Like Labonte Sweepstakes at www.banquet400.com whenever they purchase a Banquet product. Hundreds of fans will win racing-related prizes, including a trip to the 2006 Banquet 400. Rules, regulations and prizes can be found on the Web site.

Banquet, Slim Jim, Hunt's and Eckrich are registered trademarks of ConAgra Brands, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, Inc.

About ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving consumer grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include ACT II, Armour, Banquet, Blue Bonnet, Brown 'N Serve, Butterball, Chef Boyardee, Cook's, Crunch 'n Munch, DAVID, Eckrich, Egg Beaters, Fleischmann's, Gulden's, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Kid Cuisine, Knott's Berry Farm, La Choy, Lamb Weston, Libby's, Lightlife, Louis Kemp, Lunch Makers, MaMa Rosa's, Manwich, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Parkay, Pemmican, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Rosarita, Ro*Tel, Slim Jim, Snack Pack, Swiss Miss, Van Camp's, Wesson, Wolf and many others. For more information, visit www.conagrafoods.com.

About Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation. ISC is a leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United States, currently promoting more than 100 events annually. The company owns and/or operates 12 of the nation's major motorsports facilities.