May 5, 2005

batteries.com JOINS PLAYA DEL RACING AS ASSOCIATE SPONSOR

INDIANAPOLIS – batteries.com ( www.batteries.com ), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a leading online battery superstore: a complete store and information site for batteries, electronics, flashlights, and other mobile products, will be an associate sponsor on the No. 21 Panoz/Toyota driven by Jacques Lazier. Playa Del Racing Vice President, Susan Schafer, announced the long-term agreement beginning with the 2005 Indianapolis 500 today.

batteries.com's sponsorship evolves out of its shipping relationship with DHL Smart & Global Mail, a business-to-business partner of Playa Del Racing. batteries.com, DHL Smart & Global Mail and Playa Del Racing all share the same commitment to excellence. The three companies rely on maintaining their technology focus and expertise to stay ahead of their competition and be the leader in their respective industries.

Playa Del Racing is a new team founded on old principles, have fun and go fast. Although the 2005 Indianapolis 500 will be the team's first race, it is made up of seasoned professionals that have years of racing experience, numerous wins and championships on their resumes.

Schafer believes the addition of batteries.com brings an exciting partner to the race team. Says Schafer, “We are extremely proud to bring another company with products of unmatched quality to the Indy Racing League. As a new sponsor with a new team, batteries.com is a company whose products are used by our team, and are sought out by race fans around the world.”

Since 1999 , batteries.com has offered thousands of brand-name products, a larger selection of products than a typical store-based retailer, at competitive prices. Their customers can review in-depth product information, interact with customer service representatives by phone or e-mail, and order products for delivery right to the home. They are open to shoppers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. batteries.com provides its customers with a superior shopping experience, making buying batteries less of a chore.

batteries.com's objective is to become one of the world's leading retailers of batteries and related mobile electronic accessories. Key elements of their strategy include strengthening the batteries.com brand; continuously improving our Web store; taking advantage of repeat purchasing patterns, maintaining their technology focus and expertise, ensuring quick and efficient distribution and enhancing and forming key relationships.

“We designed batteries.com to provide a convenient, private, and informative shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products essential to their mobile lifestyle particularly with Playa Del Racing and DHL Smart & Global Mail. “We are excited to introduce the ultimate battery source to the legions of Indy fans,” said Dale Petruzzi, batteries.com founder and president.

For further information on Playa Del Racing, log on to www.playadelracing.com .