CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR
SEPTEMBER 20th SUPER SERIES
CASCAR Super Series
For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214
For immediate release / September 4, 2003
CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR SEPTEMBER 20th
SUPER SERIES EVENT: 'NATIONAL FAST FREIGHT DELIVERS THE LELAND 200'
PETERBOROUGH, ON - CASCAR and Peterborough Speedway jointly announced this
morning that an agreement has been reached for a Title Sponsor for the
September 20 CASCAR Super Series race. The event will be named the National
Fast Freight Delivers the Leland 200.
National Fast Freight is a multi-modal freight service provider
headquartered out of a 148 door cross-dock facility in Concord, Ontario.
Their unique approach to business-service relationships optimizes customer
value through the customized delivery of integrated, one-stop
transportation and logistics packages. Supported by a distribution network
set up coast-to-coast across Canada and to all points south, the company is
coming to be recognized as the premier provider of innovative, customer
driven and cost-effective transportation solutions. National Fast Freight
has been involved in team sponsorship with CASCAR for several years, and is
the primary sponsor on the Number 71 Machine of CASCAR's Rookie of the Year
Bryan Cathcart.
Rob Donaghey, CEO, Bill Yarn, President and Ray Ash, Vice-President are
avid and long-time supporters of racing in Canada. "We are thrilled to be
associated with an event of this caliber and are particularly proud of our
relationship with Car Number 71. We extend our congratulations to Bryan
Cathcart and to all members of the Number 71 Team who have worked so hard
to contribute to the Rookie of the Year award. The National Fast Freight
Delivers the Leland 200 will be a showcase for Canadian racing and we
invite fans everywhere to come out and enjoy what promises to be the racing
event of the season."
National Fast Freight has been joined by Leland Industries in bringing the
second last race of the 2003 Championship battle to stock car racing fans.
Leland Industries Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of fasteners.
Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Leland operates from a 155,000 square
foot facility with warehousing and sales branches in nine cities across
North America. Leland specializes in fasteners for construction and
manufactures a full range of nuts, bolts and screws for metal buildings,
metal roofing, post frame, agricultural, general construction and the
over-head door industry. Global Clamp of Perth, Ontario, a manufacturer of
hose clamps for automotive and industrial applications, is an associate of
Leland Industries. Both Leland Industries and Global Clamp share associate
sponsorship on the number 64 NTN Bearings Car driven by Mark Dilley.
"This is Leland Industries Inc.'s first year with CASCAR and we are proud
and pleased to be associated with Car Number 64," stated Byron Nelson,
President of Leland Industries. "Mark Dilley and his team have made our
sponsorship an exciting and positive program. We at Leland look forward to
our co-hosting the National Fast Freight Delivers the Leland 200 with eager
anticipation."
"We are very excited to have National Fast Freight and Leland Industries
present the second last race of the 2003 CASCAR Super Series Championship
to the fans at Peterborough Speedway," stated Peterborough Speedway
president JP Josiasse. "I know all their guests will enjoy a great day at
the race facility, and fans will be treated to an intense battle on the
track as one of the tightest Super Series Championship battles in several
years comes down to the wire on September 20."
The 2003 CASCAR Super Series Championship has been one of the most
dramatic title fights in years. With four events remaining on the schedule
there are only 26 points separating current Championship leader and
two-time defending Champion Don Thomson Jr., and second place Kerry Micks.
A tight pack of drivers still hungry to overtake them the for Canada's
ultimate motorsports prize extends all the way through the current top ten
in the standings, all of whom still nave a mathematical chance to win the
title. With such an intense Championship battle in place, fans can be sure
to be treated to a thrilling show on 'Canada's fastest 1/3 mile oval" at
Peterborough Speedway.
"We are delighted with our association with National Fast Freight and
Leland Industries for our event at Peterborough Speedway," stated CASCAR
marketing director Richard Coughlin. "It is going to be a thrilling race
and a fabulous event, and we wish to extend our thanks to both groups for
helping us deliver the event to Canadian race fans."
A complete schedule of events will be announced shortly. Please check
www.cascar.sympatico.ca or www.peterbourghspeedway.com for updates. More
information about National Fast Freight can be found at
www.nationalfastfreight.com, and Leland Industries can be found at
www.lelandindustries.com.
The CASCAR Super Series is Canada's top level of stock car racing, with 12
events held in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. Over 150
race teams across the country compete in CASCAR's three series': the EMCO
Western Series, CARQUEST Sportsman Series, and the Super Series.