HOUSTON, September 4, 2010 –Quaker State and Hendrick Motorsports are proud to announce an expansion of their unparalleled technical relationship, which will increase exposure for the motor oil brand in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Beginning in 2011, the three-year agreement includes primary placement for Quaker State on the No. 5 Chevrolet in four Sprint Cup races annually and associate sponsorship of all Hendrick Motorsports cars. Quaker State also will continue to be poured in the more than 80 Hendrick Automotive Group franchises throughout the United States.

“We are extremely proud to announce our continued sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports,” said Lisa Davis, Vice President, Shell Lubricants Americas. “Hendrick Motorsports sets the benchmark for performance in NASCAR, and we are proud that Quaker State racing oil has been under the hood of every Hendrick race car for the past 15 years. We have achieved tremendous success together and look forward to many more wins and championships, as Hendrick’s ability to perform on and off the track continues to grow.”

Quaker State’s technical relationship with Hendrick Motorsports began in 1996 and helped produce a Sprint Cup championship that first season with the No. 5 team and driver Terry Labonte. Now with more than seven million on-track miles, the association has resulted in an unparalleled number of racing triumphs, including 143 Sprint Cup wins, eight Cup championships, three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships and one NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

“We’re excited to continue what has been an extremely successful relationship,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and chairman of Hendrick Automotive Group. “Our engine department works hand-in-hand with Quaker State technical personnel to develop the highest possible grade of racing oil for our teams. And the Quaker State relationship extends beyond the racetrack and into our dealerships by providing customers with a durable oil that offers a high level of protection for their vehicles.”

Mark Martin, winner of 40 Sprint Cup races, will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet in 2011. Quaker State’s four races as primary sponsor of the No. 5 car will be determined at a later date.

“The new Quaker State paint scheme looks awesome,” Martin said. “I’m not sure how a paint scheme can look fast, but Quaker State and Hendrick Motorsports did it with this one. I can’t wait to race it and hopefully take it to Victory Lane.

“I know Quaker State and Hendrick Motorsports have a long history together, but I also have a history with Quaker State. The color green actually brought me some good luck back in 1986, when Quaker State was a sponsor on my ASA (American Speed Association) car. Not only did we win races, but we also won the championship that year. I’m excited to be working with them again, after all these years.”

1 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota
2 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Reserve Chevrolet
3 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota
4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
5 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet
6 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Huggies Chevrolet
9 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
10 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser/ Valvoline Ford
11 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
12 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
13 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Outdoors Toyota
14 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet
15 16 Greg Biffle Scotch Blue Ford
16 43 A J Allmendinger Insignia HDTV Ford
17 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont / Jeff Gordon Foundation Chevrolet
19 98 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Ford
20 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
21 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
22 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
23 46 Michael McDowell Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet
24 71 Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet
26 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
27 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
28 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge
29 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
30 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
31 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
32 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Toyota
33 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Toyota
34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
35 26 Patrick Carpentier Air Guard Ford
36 37 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
37 38 Dave Blaney A&W All American Food Ford
38 36 J J Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
39 55 Mike Bliss PRISM Motorsports Toyota
40 21 Bill Elliott FordParts.com Ford
41 34 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s Ford
42 7 Kevin Conway # Extenze Toyota
43 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota

1 38 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Toyota
2 18 Kyle Busch NOS Energy Drink Toyota
3 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Toyota
4 1 Ryan Newman Phoenix Construction/RNewmanFndtn Chev
5 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
6 7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet
7 88 Jamie McMurray Hellmann’s / BJ’s Chevrolet
8 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Heating and Air Conditioning Chev
9 98 Paul Menard Tarkett / Menards Ford
10 20 Joey Logano GameStop Toyota
11 99 Trevor Bayne Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
12 10 Jason Leffler ABF Toyota
13 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Blackwell Angus Beef Ford
14 42 David Gilliland GetMoreVctns.com/DestinFWB.com Dodge
15 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge
16 21 Clint Bowyer Zaxby’s Chevrolet
17 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet
18 16 Matt Kenseth World Financial Group Ford
19 43 Kevin Hamlin Baker Curb Racing Ford
20 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge
21 91 Chase Miller D’Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet
22 01 Mike Wallace Smoky Mountain Cheese Chevrolet
23 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
24 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
25 87 Joe Nemechek HostGator.com Chevrolet
26 81 Michael McDowell K-Love Dodge
27 27 Brad Baker Baker – Curb Racing Ford
28 90 Danny O’Quinn Jr. D’Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet
29 05 Willie Allen Owens Corning / 31-W Insulation Chevrolet
30 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota
31 52 Kevin Lepage My 3 Sons Vending Chevrolet
32 15 Michael Annett Valvoline Toyota
33 62 Brendan Gaughan Atlanta Title Loans Toyota
34 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
35 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Ford
36 24 Eric McClure Hefty Odor Block Ford
37 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota
38 36 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
39 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver’s Chevrolet
40 28 Kenny Wallace FX Networks / Sons of Anarchy Chevrolet
41 70 Mark Green Angel Wings Transport Chevrolet
42 23 Robert Richardson Jr. North Texas Pipe / R3 Motorsports Chevrolet
43 89 Johnny Chapman Victory in Jesus Racing Chevrolet

Bodine gambles on fuel mileage and wins at Kentucky

By Lee Montgomery Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(September 3, 2010) SPARTA, Ky.—Todd Bodine is rolling toward his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, but he didn’t drive like it Friday night in winning the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. And his team didn’t act like it, either.

Bodine spun while battling Kyle Busch for the lead on Lap 81, but that trouble helped set up a fuel-mileage gamble for the No. 30 Germain Racing team.

“Our misfortune turned into our fortune because that’s what gave us a little extra fuel that we needed to get to the end,” Bodine said.

Johnny Sauter finished a distant second, with Aric Almirola third, Jason White fourth and Ricky Carmichael fifth. Timothy Peters, Busch, Ryan Sieg, polesitter Austin Dillon and Matt Crafton completed the top 10.

After a restart on Lap 80 of the 150-lap race, Busch and Bodine raced side by side for the lead in Turn 3 when Busch charged around on the outside lane. Bodine’s Toyota snapped sideways and spun in front of the field, though he didn’t hit anything.

A panel in the truck’s bed flew off, and Bodine made a couple of extra stops under that caution for his team to repair the damage. He restarted 25th.

The yellow flag waved again on Lap 91, and crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. brought Bodine to pit road again to top off the fuel tank as nine drivers stayed on the track.

Busch was one of them, and he pulled away to a 3-second lead before pitting on Lap 127. After rookies Austin Dillon and Justin Lofton also pitted under green, Bodine assumed the lead.

Conserving fuel, Bodine raced the final 55 laps under green on one tank of fuel.

“I pedaled pretty hard with about 20 laps to go,” Bodine said of saving fuel. “About the last 10 laps, I went around here about half-throttle.”

After taking the checkered flag, Bodine chastised Busch for “dirty driving,” claiming Busch intentionally pushed Bodine low on the track to cause him to spin. Busch also came to victory lane to have words with Bodine.

“It was the weather, how good the track is,” Bodine said jokingly of their conversation. “It’s two drivers who didn’t care what the other said or the other did, and we had words about it. That’s good, hard racing. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Kyle. Slowly but surely I’m, losing it. That’s a shame.”

Bodine led twice for 18 laps, far short of Busch’s race-high 73 laps. Bodine, though, extended his points lead to 261 over Almirola.

“We were two laps short (on fuel),” Hillman said. “That proves that we’re not points racing. If we were points racing, being two laps short we would’ve come in and splashed a couple gallons of gas and finished seventh or eighth.”
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