For Release: March 15, 2005

Team Cadillac SPEED World Challenge Fast Facts

Who

Andy Pilgrim, driver, No. 8 Cadillac CTS-V: Pilgrim is recognized as one of the world's best sports car drivers with more than 50 victories in 10 different series of competition. A native of Nottingham, England, Pilgrim, 48, now resides in Del Ray Beach, Fla. Pilgrim finished fifth in 2004 SPEED GT driver standings

Max Papis, driver, No. 16 Cadillac CTS-V. A native of Como, Italy, Papis has raced in Formula 1, the IRL IndyCar Series, Champ Cars and sports cars. 2005 is his first season in the SPEED World Challenge. The reigning Grand American champion also drives Corvettes in ALMS endurance races, a Pontiac-powered Daytona Prototype in Grand Am, and was invited to compete in the International Race of Champions. Papis, 35, resides in Miami.

Team Cadillac's CTS-V race cars are based on the production Cadillac CTS-V performance luxury sedan. The street and race versions are powered by GM small-block V-8 engines and share common body structures, front and rear suspensions, steering systems, differentials and half-shafts. GM engineers who developed the production CTS-V were directly involved in creating the CTS-V race cars.

Team Cadillac competes in the GT division in the 11-race SPEED World Challenge, America's top production-based road racing championship. Races feature a standing start and are a maximum of 50 minutes in length.

SPEED World Challenge races on natural road courses and temporary circuits. The 2005 schedule includes eight road racing venues (Sebring, Fla.; Atlanta; Lexington, Ohio; Lakeville, Conn.; Sonoma, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Bowmanville, Ont.; and Monterey, Calif.). The series will race on two new street circuits in 2005 (St. Petersburg, Fla., and Denver) and one airport course (Cleveland).

Cadillac is racing to sell cars and to enhance the image of Cadillac among influential consumers. The program's goal is to build enthusiasm for Cadillac among dealers, employees and customers.

Many of the same GM parts, people and facilities were used in the development of the production CTS-V and the CTS-V race cars. The CTS-V race cars were developed by GM Racing in conjunction with Cadillac and GM Performance Division, an in-house center of expertise that creates enthusiast-oriented versions of production models. The CTS-V was the first vehicle to wear the high-performance Cadillac V-series badge.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader since 1931. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 324,000 people around the world. It has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries. In 2004, GM sold nearly 9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent and the second-highest total in the company's history. GM's global headquarters are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.

Contacts:

Rick Voegelin
GM Racing Communications
Phone: (831) 761-2201
E-mail: rickvoegelin@compuserve.com