News From Matco Tools FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        Contact: John Torok, Matco Tools, (330) 926-5563 matcotoolspfwd@yahoo.com Matco Tools Gives Votech Students a Chance to Win A Pontiac G8 Enter to win WWW.MATCOTOOLS.COM/VOTECH Stow, Ohio (Aug. 1, 2008) – For the straight second year, Matco Tools and Matco Tools Votech are giving Votech students the opportunity to win a new car. The winner receives a Pontiac G8 with performance parts to increase the horsepower of the motor to 500-horsepower.  The Matco Tools Votech Sweepstakes is a joint effort with General Motors.  The draw is open until December 31, 2008. Registration at www.matcotools.com/votech is open for current Vocational and Technical school students 18 years and older. Students must be a U.S. citizens. "I wish I was back in school just so I could enter this sweepstakes,” Justin Hunt, driver of the Matco Tools Votech Chevy Cobalt, said. “Every year Matco Tools does something amazing for the Votech students and this is definitely over the top. First you have a chance to win a great car, but then you get the parts to make it 500 horsepower. That’s just awesome! I'm telling all the students we visit to register now – do not wait." For complete rules and regulations visit www.matcotools.com/votech. Matco Tools is a manufacturer and distributor of quality professional automotive equipment, tools and toolboxes. The Matco Tools product line now numbers more than 13,000 items. Matco Tools is a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and key player in several industries, including tools, environmental and industrial process and control markets. Matco began operation in 1946 and, since 1979 has sold products directly to professional automotive technicians, enthusiasts, and those who value quality tools through a network of independent franchised mobile distributors. Matco franchisees are easily recognized in their white trucks bearing the familiar Matco logo. Today, Matco distributors operate in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. -30- www.matcotools.com