IRWIN Industrial Tools(R) Wants to Know If a Delaware Resident Will Become the First IRWIN Ultimate Tradesman

September 13, 2007

-Nationwide Contest Arrives in Delaware and Will Award Chance to Win $1.26 Million Dollar Prize in Addition to Supercharged Ford F-150 Customized by Roush Fenway Racing DOVER, Del., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- IRWIN Industrial Tools, a Newell Rubbermaid(R) company, is conducting a nationwide search for America's top tradesman, which will arrive in Delaware on September 19th. The IRWIN Ultimate Tradesman Challenge will take place in Delaware and then will follow the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule into multiple racing markets throughout the United States. In total, the company plans to stage more than 150 Ultimate Tradesman Challenge events in 30 states over the next seven months. Seventy-five million adult NASCAR fans live in the United States and 27 percent of them earn a living by using tools on the job. IRWIN Industrial Tools is providing these consumers, and others, with the chance to become a millionaire. The IRWIN Ultimate Tradesman grand-prize winner will receive a new 2007 supercharged Ford F-150 pick-up truck customized by Roush Performance, a dream barbeque with Jamie McMurray and the #26 IRWIN race team at their home and the chance to win $1.26 million dollars.

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