RACING BUSINESS (LEXINGTON, KY.) - Valvoline Racing Aligns with Successful, High-Profile Partners
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The Valvoline racing program for the 2008 season will include technical partnerships with a number of top-tier teams and drivers in NASCAR and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
The iconic motor oil and lubricant brand, which has been involved in auto racing for more than 100 years, will showcase a powerhouse lineup of partners, including Gillette Evernham Motorsports and Roush Fenway Racing in NASCAR and the elite NHRA professional teams of Don Schumacher Racing and David Powers Motorsports.
Headlining the Valvoline team of drivers are NASCAR Cup champion Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing, reigning and five-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher and four-time NHRA champ Gary Scelzi. Schumacher and Scelzi are part of the seven-driver team for Don Schumacher Racing.
The Valvoline racing program will also include a primary sponsorship in selected Sprint Cup races on the No. 10 Gillette Evernham Dodge Charger, driven by Patrick Carpentier, and a full-season sponsorship on the Don
Schumacher-owned Funny Car of Jack Beckman.
Valvoline will continue its long-standing association in the NHRA Sportsman ranks, known as drag racing's grassroots division.
”The racetrack is where Valvoline develops and tests its products and we’re proud to be trusted by these high-profile championship teams,” said Rob Stravitz, vice president for global brands for Valvoline. “We’re committed to helping bring both performance and protection to our engine builders and
crew chiefs. And we’re committed to bringing that same kind of product know-how to those who simply follow racing and want the best for their own cars and trucks.”
The high profile Valvoline team of drivers, who will showcase the red and blue Valvoline V are as follows:
Valvoline Racing Team
Team/Series/Drivers/Division
Gillette
Evernham Motorsports, NASCAR
Patrick Carpentier, Cup
Kasey Kahne,
Cup
Elliott Sadler, Cup
Roush Fenway Racing, NASCAR
Matt
Kenseth, Cup
Greg Biffle, Cup
Carl Edwards, Cup
Jamie McMurray,
Cup
David Ragan, Cup
Erik Darnell, Truck
Colin Braun, Truck
Joey Clanton, Truck
Don Schumacher Racing, NHRA
Tony
Schumacher, Top Fuel
Cory McClenathan, Top Fuel
Jack Beckman, Funny
Car
Gary Scelzi, Funny Car
Ron Capps, Funny Car
Jerry Toliver,
Funny Car
Chip Ellis, Pro Bike
David Powers Motorsports,
NHRA
Rod Fuller, Top Fuel
Antron Brown, Top Fuel
Vandergriff Motorsports, NHRA
Bob Vandergriff Jr., Top Fuel
Tuttle Motorsports, NHRA
Alan Bradshaw, Top Fuel
More NHRA
Drivers
Tim Wilkerson, Funny Car
Ron Krisher, Pro Stock
Jay
Payne, Alcohol Funny Car/Pro Mod
Shelly Payne, Pro Mod
Sherman
Adcock Jr., Super Gas
Doug Fletcher, Super Stock
Jimmy Ayers, Super
Gas
Bernie Cunningham, Stock Eliminator
About Valvoline
Valvoline, a business of Ashland Inc., has been serving American motoristslonger than any other motor oil marketer and is a leading innovator and supplier of quality, high-performing automotive and industrial products in more than 100 countries. Best known for its lubricants, Valvoline also markets Eagle One® appearance products, Car Brite® car restoration products, Zerex® antifreeze, SynPower® performance products, Pyroil® automotive chemicals and MaxLife® products created for higher-mileage engines. Valvoline also has a stake in the quick-lube market with its Valvoline Instant Oil Change® unit.