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Agreement Makes Company Official NASCAR Partner And Contingency Sponsor In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Touring & Weekly Series, GRAND-AM Road Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR® and Sherwin-Williams today announced a multi-year partnership designating the nation's largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies as the "Official Paint of NASCAR." Sherwin-Williams, a FORTUNE 500 company, will leverage its new designation for architectural...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GRAND-AM Road Racing today announced the roll out of official GRAND-AM mobile and tablet applications. Partnering with XOS Digital, Inc. - a global provider of sports video technology - the GRAND-AM apps feature digital video capabilities to foster greater fan interaction, complementing the redesigned GRAND-AM.com website that was launched in April. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111013/MM86487LOGO) "By partnering...

INDIANAPOLIS, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Academy Award(®)-winning director Ron Howard will drive the Pace Car and lead the field of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series superstars to the green flag at the Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com on Sunday, July 29, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was announced July 20. Howard has become an entertainment legend as a director, producer and actor. He has directed worldwide...

Firm Edged Other World-Class Agencies Competing For The NASCAR Business DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASCAR today concluded a comprehensive agency review that spanned nearly four months, by selecting Ogilvy & Mather as Agency of Record (AOR) to service the sport's evolving advertising and marketing needs. The agency will help NASCAR and the industry to execute a Five-Year Industry Action Plan to engage and excite existing fans, while creating new...

STATESVILLE, N.C., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bebida Beverage Company (OTC markets: BBDA.pk) (BeBevCo) CEO and developer of the world's fastest growing liquid relaxation supplement, KOMA UNWIND, will be back behind the wheel in The NASCAR Camping World Truck event, The Kroger 250 this week at the Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, 31 March. The race will begin at 1:30PM and coverage of the race will be on Speed TV beginning at 1PM. Brian Weber, who has raced in NASCAR races...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GRAND-AM Road Racing announced today that Short's Travel Management will become an official partner of GRAND-AM, providing corporate travel management services for the sanctioning body. As part of the relationship, Short's also will provide travel management for NASCAR. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111013/MM86487LOGO ) Short's is a top-20 travel management company with more than 65 years of experience, including...

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As February Daytona Speedweeks marks the "official" beginning of the 2012 NASCAR season, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company also celebrates being chosen as the exclusive tire supplier to the top three NASCAR racing series through 2017 while also reaching the 58(th) year of uninterrupted commitment to the sport, making it one of the longest-running supply program participants in sport history. To view the multimedia assets associated...

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As February Daytona Speedweeks marks the "official" beginning of the 2012 NASCAR season, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) also celebrates being chosen as the exclusive tire supplier to the top three NASCAR racing series through 2017 while also reaching the 58th year of uninterrupted commitment to the sport, making it one of the longest-running supply program participants in sport history. (Logo:...

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, will offer listeners nationwide comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Daytona 500 and NASCAR Speedweeks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/NY82093LOGO ) SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, will carry live broadcasts of the Daytona 500 and every other race, all season long, plus compelling NASCAR talk and analysis live from Daytona...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outcast, the largest and fastest growing television network at the pump, and FOX News Channel, the most-watched cable news network, announced today an exclusive partnership to deliver daily news updates to on-the-go viewers while they fuel up. Outcast will deliver FOX News Channel content to over 13,000 screens nationwide, including top-of-the-line gas pumps from their partner, Gilbarco Veeder-Root, the worldwide fueling technology...