MILKA DUNO TO RECEIVE 2006 FAMA AWARD
Popular racer Duno to receive prestigious award at Miami Beach event


October 16, 2006 Los Angeles, CA - CITGO Racing's popular and successful
female race car driver Milka Duno will receive the 2006 FAMA award this
coming Wednesday October 18, 2006 in Miami Beach, FL. As a champion
Venezuelan race car driver, Milka will receive a very special sports award.

At the star-studded event, FAMA Magazine will pay tribute to notable Latin
celebrities including Venezuelan actress and singer Gabriela Spanic, Cuban
actor Mario Cimarro and Cuban singer/composer, Lena.

FAMA Magazine will also recognize with a FAMA "Lifetime Achievement Award"
the talent of the renowned artist, singer and presenter Charytín Goyco.

Milka Duno
Talent, beauty and brains are just a few of the adjectives that can be used
to describe race car driver Milka Duno - one of the most successful female
race car drivers in the world today. Milka is a qualified Naval Engineer
with four master's degrees - in Organizational Development, Naval
Architecture, Aquaculture and Maritime Business - earning the last three
degrees simultaneously.

In 2004, Milka became the first woman in history to win a major
international sportscar race in North America when she captured the overall
win at the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Grand Prix of Miami. She
followed that victory with her 2nd overall win at the same track seven
months later.  In 2005 Milka scored her third career Rolex Series win.
Remarkably, in only three Rolex Series seasons, Milka has earned three
overall wins, six podium appearances, nine top-five finishes and twenty
top-ten finishes.

CITGO
CITGO, based in Houston, Texas, is a refiner, transporter and marketer of
transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and
other industrial products.
The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. For more information on CITGO visit
www.citgo.com.

Pontiac
For the third consecutive year, well-known Latina racecar driver Milka Duno
will be featured in Pontiac's advertising campaigns. Pontiac is a division
of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) and markets the G6 sedan, coupe and retractable hardtop convertible; Grand Prix; Solstice roadster; Vibe and
Torrent. In 2005, Pontiac sold more than 437,000 vehicles, ranking third
among GM divisions in total sales. For the 2007 model year, Pontiac will be
launching the turbocharged Solstice GXP and the entry-level G5 coupe in the
Fall 2006. More information on Pontiac and its products can be found at
www.pontiac.com. Information in Spanish can be found at www.pontiac.com/sp.

Sony
Milka is also the Latin American spokesperson for Sony's Xplod car audio
brand. Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and
information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
Its music, motion picture, television, computer entertainment, and online
businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies
in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $64
billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. You may visit the Sony
Corporation website at http://www.sony.net/. Sony Latin America has a
regional office in Miami, Florida and subsidiaries in numerous countries,
including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
Puerto Rico and
Venezuela. You may visit the Sony Latin America website at
http://www.sony-latin.com/index_.crp <http://www.sony-latin.com/index_.crp.

For additional information on Milka please visit www.milkaduno.com.

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