Papa John's new TV ad campaign with Top Fuel winner Leah Pritchett coming to TV near you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Media Contact: Peter Collins Senior Director, Public Relations 502-261-4233, peter_collins@papajohns.com [mailto:peter_collins@papajohns.com] New Papa John's Pizza Ad Features Underdog Story of 330-mph Dragster Driver Leah Pritchett Papa John's campaign spotlights her 11,000-horsepower, gold Papa John's dragster, a salute to Papa John's own symbol of sacrifice (his iconic Camaro Z28). LOUISVILLE, KY. (June 26, 2017) - Last year Leah Pritchett lost her dragster when her team owner retired. Through a relentless persistence to remain in the top 10 of points earners, she found a way to continue to compete and caught the eye of Papa John's. "When I met Leah I admired her hard work and determination from the get go. She had some burn marks on her forearms from working on the clutch of her Top Fuel dragster," said Papa John, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Papa John's Pizza. "Back when I started making pizzas, I had oven burns on my arms all the time. We did what we had to do to get by because we were doing something we loved. Leah was devoted to pursuing her dream like I was." "And we both share an unrelenting drive to always get better," added Papa John. That passion to pursue her dream resulted in Papa John's sponsoring Leah and her racing team, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR). Leah's determination and grit has culminated in a new television spot, which will begin airing Monday, June 26. In the spot, Leah shares the story of how her pursuit for better on the track parallels Papa John's own belief in a better pizza. The commercial will run on cable sports and entertainment outlets including ESPN, MLB Network, TBS and others. The TV spot is accompanied by a new national pizza box featuring Pritchett and her gold Papa John's dragster alongside Papa John and his prized 1971 Camaro Z28. His iconic gold Camaro is the same car he bought at 15 years old, and then sold to both keep his dad's tavern out of bankruptcy and start the very first Papa John's pizzeria. In 2009, he was reunited with his cherished Camaro and fit it for racing. Since partnering up with Papa John's, Pritchett hasn't taken her foot off the gas. She won three races this season, including Phoenix, Pomona, and Houston, and holds the current NHRA Top Fuel world record at 3.658 seconds, which is the quickest run in history. She currently sits in second in the standings. "It's been a wild ride this season with Papa John's on board as my primary sponsor, a sponsor of DSR and as the Official Pizza Partner of NHRA," said Leah. "It is an honor to be able to represent this sport and Papa John's on a national scale and to be featured as the first NHRA driver on a national pizza box." 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In Top Fuel, the Leah Pritchett in the Papa John's Pizza dragster, U.S. Army dragster driven by eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher, the three-time and reigning world champion Matco Tools dragster driven by Antron Brown. In Funny Car, two-time world champion Matt Hagan in the Mopar Express Lane 2017 Dodge Charger R/T, 2016 world champion Ron Capps and the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge, 2012 NHRA world champion Jack Beckman in Terry Chandler's Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge and Chandler's Make-A-Wish Dodge with Tommy Johnson Jr. DSR has won 310 NHRA national event titles and 16 world championships. 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