CARQUEST returning to Hendrick Motorsports in 2010

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CARQUEST RETURNING TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS IN 2010

TWO-YEAR PACT EXTENDS ASSOCIATION WITH MARK MARTIN & NO. 5 SPRINT CUP TEAM

 

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 13, 2009) - CARQUEST Auto Parts has extended its
relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 5 Chevrolets driven by
current Sprint Cup Series championship contender Mark Martin through the
2011 NASCAR season.

 

The two-year pact will showcase CARQUEST with primary sponsor placement in
eight points races annually beginning in 2010. When its red, white and blue
shield is not on the hood, the Raleigh, N.C.-based company will maintain a
significant presence on the No. 5 Chevys as a major associate sponsor.

 

"CARQUEST is pleased to be an eight-race primary sponsor of Mark Martin and
the No. 5 team for the 2010 NASCAR season," said Temple Sloan III, president
and CEO of General Parts/CARQUEST Auto Parts. "In our eight years as a
partner of Hendrick Motorsports we have enjoyed many successes, and this
year has been tremendous. As the Official Auto Parts supplier to Hendrick
Motorsports we are proud to have Mark, Alan Gustafson (crew chief) and the
team partnering with us. Winning is the goal our team strives for every day,
both on the track and in our stores."

 

CARQUEST began its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports in 2002 when it
became the organization's Official Auto Parts Supplier and a major associate
sponsor of the No. 5 Nationwide Series team with driver Ricky Hendrick. The
partnership grew in 2005 when CARQUEST joined the No. 5 Sprint Cup team as
both a co-primary and associate-level sponsor.

 

"Our goals and values have always matched up extremely well," said Rick
Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. "CARQUEST is focused on teamwork,
quality and providing terrific value to their customers, which are things we
emphasize daily in our business. We're excited that racing continues to pay
dividends for them, and we look forward to seeing CARQUEST in Victory Lane
many times in the next two seasons."

 

In his first Sprint Cup campaign with Hendrick Motorsports, Martin, 50, has
recorded five wins and a career best seven pole positions. The veteran
driver, who recently signed a contract extension through 2011, is second in
championship points with two races remaining in NASCAR's Chase for the
Sprint Cup.

 

"I can't say enough great things about CARQUEST," Martin said. "They've been
an incredible partner in my first season with Hendrick Motorsports, and I'm
extremely happy that we'll have them back for the next two. I'm looking
forward to having fun and competing for more wins with CARQUEST on board the
No. 5 Chevy."

 

ABOUT CARQUEST AUTO PARTS:

CARQUEST Auto Parts has more than 3,100 locations throughout North America.
It is the premier supplier of replacement products, accessories, supplies
and equipment for virtually all makes and models of automobiles, as well as
light- and heavy-duty trucks, off-road equipment, buses, recreational
vehicles and agricultural equipment. Additionally, CARQUEST distributes and
sells tools, equipment, chemicals, paint and accessories. For more
information, please visit www.CARQUEST.com
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ABOUT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS:

Since 1984 Hendrick Motorsports has earned 12 championships in NASCAR's top
three divisions and 187 victories in the sanctioning body's premier series,
the Sprint Cup. The organization, which currently is celebrating its 25th
anniversary season, fields four full-time Chevrolet teams on the Sprint Cup
Series circuit with drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Headquartered in Concord, N.C., Hendrick Motorsports
employs more than 500 people.

 

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MEDIA INFORMATION:

Kendra Jacobs, Hendrick Motorsports

704-455-3400

kjacobs at hmsracing dot com

 

Matt Davis
Marketing Department - Commercial
General Parts, Inc. / CARQUEST

P.O. Box 26929, Raleigh, NC 27611-6929
Direct: 919-573-2510
E-mail: matt.davis@CARQUEST.com  

 



 
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