Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - JAMIE MCMURRAY TO PILOT THE
NO.1 GE RevealR CHEVROLET AT MICHIGAN
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Contact: Jarrod England at Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing with
Felix Sabates
Media Relations, 704-662-9642
Jamie McMurray To Pilot the No.1 GE Reveal(r) Chevrolet at Michigan
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Target Chip Ganassi Racing also announce
that they are teaming with GE to improve the environmental performance
at facilities in Concord, N.C. and Indianapolis
CONCORD, N.C. (June 9, 2009) - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix
Sabates and GE Lighting announce today that the GE Reveal(r) Light Bulb
brand will be the primary sponsor on the No. 1 Chevrolet, driven by 2010
Daytona 500 Champion, Jamie McMurray at the June 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway.
In conjunction with GE's paint scheme on the No.1 Chevrolet, GE will
also provide Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Target Chip
Ganassi Racing with new lighting fixture and bulb technologies for
installation in their Concord, N.C. and Indianapolis, Ind. facilities.
The No. 1 Chevrolet Impala's bright blue design draws inspiration from
the blue coloring of an unlit GE Reveal(r) light bulb. Race fans should
be sure to look for the iconic GE script logo on the hood of the No. 1
Chevy along with the rainbow-hued logo of GE Reveal(r) running down the
car's quarter panels.
Notes of Interest:
Driving Energy Efficiency: With the obvious benefits of reducing energy
costs, maintenance costs, quality of light, visibility, and operating
costs, updating their lighting will also help Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
and Target Chip Ganassi Racing curb the environmental impact of their
facilities. By replacing all lighting fixtures and bulbs with the
newest in energy efficient lighting technology from GE, Earnhardt
Ganassi Racing and Target Chip Ganassi Racing will help protect the
environment in the following ways...
o Annual Carbon Dioxide emissions reduced by 745,162 Ibs.
o Annual Sulfur Dioxide emissions reduced by 2,924 Ibs.
o Annual Nitrogen Dioxide emissions reduced by 1,435 Ibs.
o Coal Burning avoided 348, 207 Ibs. or 162 Tons per year
o The equivalent of adding 93 acres of forest
o The equivalent of removing 65 cars from the road for a year
Clean, Beautiful Light(r): Introducing the latest addition to the GE
Reveal(r) family, GE Reveal compact fluorescent light bulbs. Now you can
enjoy the Clean, Beautiful Light(r) of Reveal longer than ever before!
o Enhances surroundings, colors appear more vivid.
o USES 73% - 78% LESS ENERGY, compared with incandescent Reveal
bulbs.
o Lasts 5 years (based on 4 hours use per day at the rated life of
8,000 hours), 8 to 10 TIMES LONGER than the standard incandescent bulbs.
McMurray at Michigan: Jamie McMurray will be making his 15th career
NSCS start at Michigan this weekend when he takes the green flag in his
No. 1 GE Reveal(r) Chevrolet. McMurray's best NSCS start and subsequent
finish came during the second Michigan race in 2004 when he started 15th
and finished fourth. McMurray has one top-5 and four top-10 finishes in
the NSCS at the track located just southwest of Detroit.
McMurray History: The Joplin, MO native, and newly crowned 2010 Daytona
500 Champion, has won four NSCS races since he entered the series near
the end of 2002. In his seven years and 272 races at NASCAR's highest
level he has 34 career top-five finishes, 84 top-10 results, and five
pole awards. McMurray shocked the racing world in 2002 when he won his
first NSCS race while racing for CGRFS in only his second NSCS start and
set a modern-era NASCAR record by becoming the quickest driver to win a
cup race. The 2003 Rookie of the Year has finished in the top-20 in
points in five of his seven seasons on the Cup circuit with a best
finish of 11th in 2004.
Quoteboard:
John Strainic, Global Product General Manager, GE Lighting: "Chip
Ganassi Racing Teams' commitment to Energy Saving Lighting solutions
from GE is a trend we hope to see throughout the racing Industry and who
better to start it than Chip Ganassi Racing Teams. We are proud to be
teaming up with Jamie McMurray and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing on the track
and continue to praise them for their commitment to drive energy
efficiency throughout their organizations."
Steve Lauletta, President, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc.: We are
thrilled to have General Electric back with us this year as a partner.
They are an exceptional organization that also brings an expertise that
will directly benefit our whole operation. We always try to be as
efficient as we can with everything we do and with the new energy
program that GE has created for us will also make us more energy
efficient. Although the lighting project is only a small step toward
environmental efficiency, we think every little bit counts and encourage
other organizations to do the same."
Jamie McMurray, Driver: "I can't say enough about carrying the iconic
GE logo on the hood of my Chevrolet this weekend in Michigan. GE is one
of those iconic American brands and to be able to represent such a
respected brand is important to me. I'm also very excited to see them
helping to make our facility in Concord become more environmentally
friendly with the installation of new light fixtures and bulbs."
About GE - Appliances & Lighting
GE - Appliances & Lighting spans the globe as an industry leader in
major appliances, lighting, systems and services for commercial,
industrial and residential use. Technology innovation and the company's
ecomaginationSM initiative enable GE - Appliances & Lighting to
aggressively bring to market products and solutions that help customers
meet pressing environmental challenges. General Electric ,
imagination at work, sells products under the Monogram(r), Profile(tm),
GE(r), Hotpoint(r), Reveal(r) and Energy Smart(r) consumer brands, and
Tetra(r), Vio(tm) and Immersion(r) commercial brands. For more
information, consumers may visit www.ge.com <http://www.ge.com/> .
For more information log onto www.earnhardtganassiracing.com
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