NASCAR president Mike
Helton, left, makes the announcement with Bob Owens, Sunoco's senior vice
president for marketing. Credit: Autostock
Sunoco named official fuel of NASCAR
NASCAR president Mike
Helton, left, makes the announcement with Bob Owens, Sunoco's senior vice
president for marketing. Credit: Autostock
Sunoco named official fuel of NASCAR
August 15, 2003
10:18 AM EDT (1418 GMT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Friday that Sunoco, the world's
largest manufacturer of premium racing gasoline, will become the "Official
Fuel of NASCAR," beginning with the 2004 season.
Under the 10-year agreement, Sunoco will provide racing gasoline for NASCAR's three national series – the Winston Cup Series -- which will be the Nextel Cup Series beginning next season, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.
Sunoco, a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products, distributes gasoline to more than 400 racetracks in the United States. Sunoco already has a relationship with NASCAR as the gasoline supplier to approximately 80% of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series that competes at 75 tracks.
Sunoco to become official fuel of NASCAR
By Lee Montgomery,
Turner Sports Interactive.
August 15, 2003
1:21 PM EDT (1721
GMT)
BROOKLYN, Mich. - NASCAR officials hope the transition from Unocal to Sunoco will be a smooth one in 2004, the first year of a 10-year agreement that makes Sunoco Inc. the fuel supplier to the sanctioning body's three national series.
Sunoco replaces Unocal, which has provided racing gasoline to competitors since NASCAR started. But earlier this year, ConocoPhillips, Unocal's parent company, decided to end its status as the Official Fuel of NASCAR.
So in addition to finding a replacement
for series sponsor R.J. Reynolds, NASCAR had to find a new fuel supplier.
In 2004, the Nextel Cup will have Sunoco as official gasoline.