GoDaddy.com named primary sponsor of No. 5 Chevy, Mark Martin to drive through 2011

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 18, 2009) – GoDaddy.com has signed an agreement to be the primary sponsor of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The world’s leading registrar of Internet domain names will adorn the hood for 20 races annually, including the season-opening Daytona 500, beginning in 2010. Terms will remain private.
Driving the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolets will be current Sprint Cup Series championship points leader Mark Martin, who has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with Hendrick Motorsports fulltime through the 2011 NASCAR season.

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BLUE DEUCE TO GIVE RACE FANS TASTE OF THE CHASE,
MILLER LITE TEAM TO TWEET THROUGHOUT THE 10-RACE PLAYOFF
Miller Lite Racing Insiders to Share Thoughts and Insight Via Popular Social Platform

CHICAGO (September 16, 2009) – Have you often wondered what goes on in the NASCAR garages during the down time over the course of a race weekend? Were you ever curious to know what Kurt Busch and his team do between returning home from a race and packing up for the next one?

Well, prepare to have those questions answered. Beginning tonight – in advance of Sunday’s Loudon race, the first in the 10-week NASCAR Sprint Series Chase for the Cup playoff – the Miller Lite Blue Deuce will be using Twitter to provide fans with exclusive information about preparing for and running in the Chase. Legal-drinking-age fans can follow “@BlueDeuce2Win” on Twitter; or, for more information, visit the Miller Lite “Taste Nation” page on Facebook, PenskeRacing.com or Twitter.com/PenskeRacing.

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Members of the team’s “inner circle,” including Miller Lite pit crew members, will be sending Tweets at various times during the week and from the garages and trackside during race weekends. Content will include race-related Tweets about things such as adjustments made to the car and the mindset and strategy of the race team, as well as non-race Tweets such as insight on appearances and what was on the team’s lunch menu.

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Red Bull Racing Team has extended its partnership with Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The agreement continues a three-year relationship where Toyota has supported Red Bull Racing Team’s progression from a start-up organization to a berth in the championship-deciding Chase.

“Our partnership with Toyota has been a critical element to the success of Red Bull Racing Team,” said Jay Frye, RBRT vice president and general manager. “Both Red Bull Racing Team and Toyota share a common goal of being a championship-contending team. Toyota has supplied the engine and technical support we need to get our teams into victory lane and now the Chase for the Championship. We look forward to the future with Toyota.”

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New Hampshire A Crucial First Stop On Chase Schedule

The 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins in New England, travels to both coasts, and ends in South Florida.

Drama dogs each step, but it doesn’t wait until teams settle in.

New Hampshire, site of Sunday’s Sylvania 300, has produced as many plotlines at the start as later Chase events, and doing well at New Hampshire — or not — usually carries forth.

“I don’t really think you can pick that out,” said top-seeded Mark Martin of favorites. “I mean, the Chase is anyone’s to win and anyone’s to lose. All of these teams got in here because they’re good. And all it takes is a stretch of 10 good races to win this. I think any of these 12 teams could win it.”

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway kicks off the battle for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title — the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup — which begins with 12 drivers, 12 storylines and possible history-in-the-making.

The field was set last Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, with the top 12 drivers in the standings at the conclusion of that event eligible to vie for the series title during the season’s final 10 races.

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