RANCHO CUCAMNOGA, CA..…Kumho Tire U.S.A. has launched the ALMS Speed-rated Sweepstakes, which runs from April 1 through December 31, 2007.

The Sweepstakes features a grand prize of a trip for two to the 2008 American Le Mans Series Monterey Sports Car Challenge at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. The winner will receive tickets to the race, roundtrip airfare, $600 in cash, and accommodations for two nights at the Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley and two nights at The Fairmont in downtown San Francisco.

In addition to the grand prize, 10 first-prize winners will receive a set of Kumho tires; 25 second-prize winners will receive an iPod Shuffle; and 500 third-prize winners will receive a Kumho travel bag.

“The ALMS Speed-rated Sweepstakes is intended to promote Kumho’s motorsports activities in the American Le Mans Series,” said Mike Leverington, director of marketing for Kumho. “Endurance racing is a great proving ground for our products and helps create credibility for the Kumho brand.

“The sweepstakes also helps create excitement about the American Le Mans Series at thousands of Kumho dealerships across the country,” added Leverington. “Our dealers—and their customers--like that we participate at the highest levels of professional motorsports because it helps create trust in the Kumho brand.”

No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes. Consumers can pick up an entry form at their participating Kumho dealer, at the Kumho trailer at ALMS races and other Kumho events or online by visiting  HYPERLINK "http://www.kumhotireusa.com" www.kumhotireusa.com.

Established in 1960, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., of Seoul, South Korea, had 2006 sales of $2 billion. Kumho manufactures and distributes a complete line of tires for passenger cars, light trucks and heavy-duty trucks. Kumho has manufacturing facilities in Korea and China and operates technical centers in Birmingham, England, and Akron, Ohio . Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Kumho Tire U.S.A. is the U.S. distribution arm of Kumho Tire Co.  In addition to its 830,000 square foot headquarters and central distribution facility in Rancho Cucamonga, the company operates four additional distribution facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus and Dallas.  For more information, visit the Kumho Web site at www.kumhotire.com