AAA Hoosier Insurance Named Presenting Sponsor of NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Race at ORP
Indianapolis, IN (June
12, 2008) –
AAA Hoosier Insurance has been named presenting sponsor of
the NASACR Craftsman Truck Series Race at ORP. The race will
now be called the Power Stroke Diesel 200, presented by AAA
Hoosier Insurance.
The event will be held July
25 and is one of four races taking place during the 2008
Kroger SpeedFest. The Power Stroke Diesel 200, presented by
AAA Hoosier Insurance, will feature 200 laps of racing
action around the tight .686-mile ORP oval.
“This is a wonderful
opportunity and we’re thrilled to be a part of it,” said
Gary Michelson, senior vice president for insurance &
marketing, AAA Hoosier Motor Club. “More than anything,
we’re excited about the additional benefits this partnership
will bring to AAA members.”
“We feel this partnership
will benefit the customers of both companies,” stated Ron
Anderson, general manager of ORP. “We are working on
exciting synergistic programs that will benefit AAA members
who are planning to attend the Power Stroke Diesel 200,
presented by AAA Hoosier Insurance.”
SpeedFest kicks off July 24
with the USAC Silver Crown and Midget Series race. The
weekend concludes with the 27th annual Kroger 200,
benefiting Riley Hospital for Children, NASCAR Nationwide
Series race July 26.
One of five drag racing
facilities owned and operated by the National Hot Rod
Association, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis was built
in 1960 and has presented organized racing events since
1961. From March through October, the facility hosts more
than 120 dates of racing on three tracks, a quarter-mile
drag strip, a .686-mile paved oval and a 2.5-mile road
course. Home to drag racing’s biggest event, the NHRA U.S.
Nationals over Labor Day weekend, the drag strip runs more
than 50 days of point-to-point action, from national events
to street legal community programs. The oval track draws
racing’s biggest events, including annual visits from the
NASCAR Nationwide, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and three
annual USAC races. The road course provides a home for
several racing sanctions, such as SCCA, while providing an
ideal resource for driving schools, corporate outings and
open-road tests for professional drivers.
AAA
AAA Hoosier Motor Club is a fully tax-paying, not-for-profit
corporation that offers a wide range of services. The
405,000-member affiliate of the American Automobile
Association (AAA) works for the improvement of motoring and
traveling conditions within its 50-county Indiana territory.
AAA is the largest motoring and traveling organization in
the world with more than 51 million members.
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