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June 9, 2005

St.Louis-Area Service Technician Wins Harley Davidson Motorcycle in Walker® Exhaust Promotion

Promotion Winner Says, 'I Dug the Scorecard Redemption Tabs Out of the Trash to Win that Harley!'

Monroe, MI - After selling and installing more than 25 Walker exhaust products, Jeff Layton, a Saint Peters, Mo., service manager for Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers, St. Louis, Mo., won a national sweepstakes drawing for a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle from Tenneco Automotive (NYSE: TEN). Tenneco Automotive is the manufacturer and marketer of Walker exhaust systems, mufflers and catalytic converters and Monroe® shocks and struts.

"I was shocked to hear that I had won," said the 38-year-old employee automotive service professional. "It's been a very exciting six months. I've never driven a motorcycle before so I had to borrow a friend's bike to complete the driving exam. I'm more than ready to get my own."

Layton won the Harley-Davidson Softail® FLSTFI Fat Boy® motorcycle through the Walker "Ticket2Ride" promotion, a national sweepstakes involving undercar service professionals. The 12-year Dobbs employee completed several program scorecards through the sale and installation of Walker products, qualifying him for the grand-prize sweepstakes.

"Jeff and (his wife) April were quite surprised when we told them they won the Harley," said Tenneco Automotive Aftermarket Programs Manager Sheryl Bomia. "The Ticket2Ride promotion offered a powerful incentive for service technicians to sell only the best exhaust products to their customers."

For additional information on Walker® Exhaust systems and products, visit your nearest Walker installer, log on to www.walkerexhaust.com, or write to: Walker® Exhaust, One International Drive, Monroe, MI 48161. For the location of the nearest Walker installer, please use the "Dealer Locator" feature at www.walkerexhaust.com.

About Tenneco Automotive
Tenneco Automotive is a $4.2 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 18,400 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe® and Walker® global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac® and Monroe Reflex® shocks and struts, Rancho® shock absorbers, Walker® Quiet-Flow® mufflers and Dynomax® performance exhaust products, and Monroe® Clevite® vibration control components.

About Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers, Inc.
Headquartered in suburban High Ridge, MO, Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers, Inc. is Missouri's number one independent tire dealer and the market leader in Metro St. Louis. The business was founded in 1976 with a single store location. Today Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers, Inc. employs 640-plus associates at its 38 store locations and Wholesale Distribution Center. Retail stores are located in the city of St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Charles, and Jefferson Counties in Missouri, and Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois. The company markets a full line of Cooper, Cordovan, Dunlop, Goodyear, Kelly, Michelin, and Pirelli tire brands. Since its founding, the business ownership has remained exclusive to the Don Dobbs family. Don Dobbs is Chairman of the Board and CEO, son David W. Dobbs is President and oversees the day-to-day business while daughter Laura Dobbs Killoren serves as Vice-President and works with company supervisors at the operations level. "While channels of distribution continue to change, our family's philosophy of providing quality tire products and complete automotive service remains consistent," says David Dobbs. "Our 'Dobbs Brand' plus our great staff of associates are what really distinguish us with our customers and in the marketplace." Future corporate plans include construction of additional stores and completion of equipment and showroom upgrades at several metro St. Louis neighborhood stores. Annual sales are expected to exceed $90 million in 2005.

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