Win Helps Team Blu Finish Second in Triple Crown Bonus Points

MEDINA, MN (Feb. 23, 2015) - The Polaris snowmobile enduro racing team of James Hicks and Cardell Potter - Team Blu Racing - outran the competition and won the Michigan Cat 500 race at Lincoln, Michigan, on Saturday, Feb. 21. The Team Blu drivers had their sled out in front when the race scheduled for 500 laps was called after 357 laps due to darkness. It was their second straight win in the annual enduro at Lincoln.

Like the Soo I-500 and all the enduro races on the Midwest International Racing Assn. (MIRA) circuit, Polaris sleds dominated the field at Lincoln, and 15 of the top 20 finishers at Lincoln were on Polaris sleds.

The R&R Racing team of Josh Ware and Jon Giffel finished third at Lincoln, and other Polaris teams in the top 10 were: 4. Beard Motorsports; 5. XLT Performance; 6. Wuppet Racing; 7. Piche Performance; 8. Bunke Racing (sled No. 74); and 10. Yovich Racing.

With its win, Team Blu finished second in the No Bull Triple Crown, a bonus purse program based on three of this season's snowmobile enduro races. Hicks and Potter had finished second in the Kinross [Mich.] Enduro and sixth in the Soo I-500, so the Lincoln win earned them second-place money in the Triple Crown competition.

The No. 74 Bunke Racing sled piloted by Gabe Bunke and Aaron Christensen finished third in No Bull Triple Crown points. The Bunke team won at Kinross and finished third in the Soo I-500 before finishing eighth at Lincoln.

About Polaris

Polaris is a recognized leader in the powersports industry with annual 2014 sales of $4.5 billion. Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets innovative, high quality off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER® and RZR® side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.

Polaris is among the global sales leaders for both snowmobiles and off-road vehicles and has established a presence in the heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market with the Victory® and Indian Motorcycle® and Slingshot® brands. Additionally, Polaris continues to invest in the global on-road small electric/hybrid powered vehicle industry with Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), Goupil Industrie SA, Aixam Mega S.A.S., and internally developed vehicles. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Polaris Engineered Parts, Accessories and Apparel, Klim-branded apparel and ORV accessories under the Kolpin®, Cycle Country® and Pro Armor® brands.

Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PII", and the Company is included in the S&P Mid-Cap 400 stock price index.

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories are available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime at www.polaris.com.

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