GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, announced today that it has agreed to extend its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing through the 2009 NASCAR season. Rising star Joey Logano will pilot the No. 20 GameStop Toyota in 20 Nationwide Series events, beginning with the season-opening race at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on February 14, 2009.

“GameStop prides itself on being a company that continually meets new challenges and sets the bar still higher,” said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising. “Joe Gibbs Racing and Joey Logano have set a very high bar in NASCAR. Their successes speak for themselves. Joey has shown that he is a force each time he gets into the No. 20 GameStop Toyota, and we are proud to stand by his side as he sets off for even greater achievements.”

Just days after his 18^th birthday last year, Logano made his Nationwide Series debut at the Dover (Del.) International Speedway with GameStop as his primary sponsor. The No. 20 GameStop Toyota competed in 16 races in 2008, with Logano garnering one win, five top-5 finishes and three pole awards. His momentous win at the Kentucky Speedway in June made Logano the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history.

“GameStop is the leader of their industry and we’ll seek to deliver the type of results they are accustomed to this season,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of JGR. “We feel that GameStop and Joey Logano make up one of the best sponsor-driver relationships in the Nationwide Series. We’re looking forward to a great season.”

“GameStop stepped up and became a huge part of my rookie season in the Nationwide Series last year,” stated Logano. “That meant a lot to me and Joe Gibbs Racing. I am proud to represent them again in 2009. They are one of the cooler sponsors someone can have.”

About GameStop

Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 6,188 retail stores in 17 countries worldwide. The company also operates two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and publishes Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestopcorp.com.

About Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, two NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Its driver lineup consists of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series; and Hamlin, Busch, Logano and Brad Coleman in the Nationwide Series. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs – a three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame – JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series championships, and one Nationwide Series owner’s championship along with more than 100 NASCAR races, including three Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.

Source: GameStop Corporation

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