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CARQUEST TO SPONSOR SEATTLE NHRA RACE
CARQUEST Auto Parts has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event at Pacific Raceways. The CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals will be held July 25-27 at the quarter-mile facility located just south of Seattle in Kent, Wash. "We couldn't be happier than to be sponsoring the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Seattle," said Scott Ginsburg, CARQUEST Director of Advertising. "The Northwest is a great market for us and we are looking forward to working with the Fiorito family and hosting a great NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event at the refurbished Pacific Raceways." It is the first NHRA event sponsorship involvement for CARQUEST Auto Parts, who also recently announced primary sponsorship for John Mitchell's Top Fuel dragster which will be driven by Paul Romine full-time on the NHRA POWERade tour in 2003. The company also will provide sponsorship for the Pro Mod entry driven by Scott Ray (photo above), which will compete exclusively in NHRA's Pro Mod exhibition series. LUCAS OIL TO SPONSOR 2 EVENTS AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY Lucas Oil Products, an industry leader in lubricants and fuel treatments, has signed an agreement to become the title sponsor of one of two NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events at Route 66 Raceway. The Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals will be held May 29-June 1 at the state-of-the-art facility located just southwest of Chicago in Joliet, Ill. "Lucas Oil Products is pleased to have the opportunity to return to the spectacular Route 66 Raceway as title sponsor of one of its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events," said Forrest Lucas, president and CEO of Lucas Oil Products "This was the site of our first NHRA event sponsorship and since then we've enjoyed our relationship with the NHRA. We certainly welcome continued opportunities to expose our customers to the excitement of NHRA Drag Racing by playing an integral role in the production of these great events." It is the first of two NHRA event sponsorships for Lucas Oil Products for the 2003 season. The company also is the title sponsor for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Sept. 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa. The partnership also marks a return for Lucas Oil as sponsor of this event, site of the company's first NHRA event sponsorship in 2001. BRISSETTE NAMED TUNING CONSULTANT FOR HERBERT Doug Herbert has hired Jim Brissette to be his tuning consultant. He joins Herbert's Snap-on Racing team for the 2003 season and will work closely with new crew chief Ron Douglas. "I raced with Brissette for seven years," said Herbert, "and he made racing a lot of fun. He was my crew chief in 1992 when I ran what was at the time the quickest elapsed time (4.880 seconds) and when I became the second driver to exceed 300 mph in 1993. I ran 301.60 (mph). Brissette also was my crew chief when I won four IHRA championships. Brissette, Buena Park, Calif., admits to having been around drag racing for more than 40 years. "I noticed when Doug announced Ron Douglas' hiring that he said he was looking for a gray-haired guy to be the team's consultant. I guess I'm that guy," Brissette commented. "This gives me the opportunity to be back racing with my friend. Our goal is to repeat the kind of success we had 10 years ago. One big difference is that his car was running good at the end of this season." Although Brissette has worked in the sport for many years, he only began devoting all his time to racing in 1995. He has served as tuner and/or tuning consultant for Top Fuel champion Joe Amato, Joe Gibbs' race teams, John Mitchell's Top Fuel team and, most recently, with Don Schumacher's teams. |
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