Markus Niemela Signs Press, Promotion and Marketing Agreement With PRRACEwire To Handle 2009 Racing Activities

Dana Point, CA March 28, 2009: Markus Niemela has signed a press, promotional and marketing services agreement with PRRACEwire for the 2009 racing season, including his Cooper Tire Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda campaign. "Markus is a great open-wheel talent and we're excited about working with him," said Rick Carlton PRRACEwire's Senior Partner, "his 2008 Championship was a great blend of outright speed and podium consistency. We believe he’ll go a long way in open-wheel and PRRACEwire will be there to help his effort throughout."

"Having PRRACEwire in my corner will help my career in racing and in my racing business. The ability to have a central resource capable to handling my press, along with my US promotion and marketing will make those processes much easier, much quicker, and provide an immediatel global visibility."

About Markus Niemela

Markus Niemela was born and raised in Rauma Finland in 1984. His racing career started in Karts at the age of five. After winning several Karting championships in Finland, and in greater Europe he moved up to Formula Ford in 2004, subsequently winning the Finnish Championship, the Swedish Championship, and the STCC Formula Ford championship and finished the season second in total points. In 2005, he moved up to the UK Formula Renault Winter Championship after an abortive run in Formula BMW-ADAC with Team Rosberg, averaging 3rd in qualifying for the season, with one win, and one pole. In 2006 he moved to Formula Renault UK with Mark Burdett Motorsports. There he produced one win, one fastest lap, one pole, won multiple “driver of the day” awards and finished 7th in the Championship. In 2007 he campaigned in GP2 with BCN Competition, Formula Renault Eurocup with BVM Minardi, and also ran in the Asian Formula Renault Championship with March 3 Racing. In 2008 he came to the U.S. to run in the Cooper Tire Atlantic Championship with Brooks Associated Racing, where he subsequently won the 2008 Atlantic Championship.

To learn more about Markus and his effort to win back to back Atlantic Championships please visit:Markus Niemela Racing

About PRRACEwire

PRRACEwire provides press, marketing, and promotional programs for tier 1 and 2 motorsports drivers and team organizations, and is the home of the Driving Ambition Program (T-DAP). To learn more please visit us at PRRACEwire.

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