Sept. 12 Camping World Truck Series Race Re-Branded as the “Copart 200”
MADISON, Ill.--Copart, Inc. , a leading online vehicle remarketer, is proud to announce that the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway on Sept. 12 has been re-branded as the Copart 200. The race was previously the Camping World 200.
Not only is the race named after Copart, but all advertising and print collateral will also include the Copart name and brand. Each ticket will feature the “Copart 200” title, and signs advertising Copart will be displayed throughout the event. Copart representatives will also be interviewed on MRN radio - the voice of NASCAR, and will be given the opportunity to wave the green flag to start the race.
“We are proud to sponsor this race at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, MO., and look forward to the variety of opportunities it provides us to get the message out that Copart is the best place to find cars,” said Copart President Jay Adair. “This sponsorship is just one more way Copart is showing its commitment to increasing buyer awareness by reaching out to NASCAR fans and letting them know about the extensive inventory of vehicles available on Copart.com. It also furthers our goal of making Copart a household name among car fanatics everywhere.”
Copart recently enhanced its website to make it easier for new buyers to search and view vehicles offered at Copart.com. Copart already has more than 100,000 professional buyers in more than 100 countries that purchase vehicles on Copart.com.
“Camping World is actively working to bring new and relevant companies like Copart to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,” said Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World. “Copart is a great company and they have quickly become one of the leading supporters of the Series, its member tracks, and the teams.”
Besides sponsoring the Sept. 12 race, Copart also periodically sponsors two NCWTS drivers – Ron Hornaday and Todd Bodine. Those two drivers are also competing in the Copart Challenge of Champions – a contest which attracts race fans to the Copart website. Fans can vote for their favorite truck driver and enter to win great racing prizes while also browsing Copart’s large inventory of vehicles. To learn more about the contest, visit www.copart.com. To keep up with all the latest news regarding Copart Racing, visit www.Twitter.com/CopartRacing and www.Facebook.com/CopartRacing.
About Copart
Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its patented VB2 technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships, the general public and others. The company currently operates 148 facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle owner has already been made. For more information, or to become a registered buyer, visit www.copart.com.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements regarding our expectations with respect to our entitlement sponsorship of the Copart 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event on Sept. 12, 2009. In particular, we can provide no assurance that our racing sponsorship as described in this press release will result in an increase in our brand awareness, customer base, sales volumes, or revenues. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our statements and comments. For a more complete discussion of the risks that could affect our business, please review the “management's discussion and analysis” and the other risks identified in Copart’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage investors to review these disclosures carefully. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time on our behalf.