Photo: Patrick Carpentier (centre) was announced during a press conference held in Montreal on Wednesday April 15, 2009 as the driver of the #99 Toyota Camry NAPA Auto Parts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge, race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 29-30, 2009. Carpentier is flanked on the left by Robert Hattem, President, and Chief Operating Officer, UAP Inc., and by François Dumontier, promoter and spokesperson for Stock-Car Montreal.
Montréal, April 15, 2009 - Stock-Car Montreal is happy to announce that it has renewed its partnership with NAPA Auto Parts, a subsidiary of UAP Inc. The three-year deal, which runs from 2009 to 2011, secures NAPA Auto Parts the sponsorship title of the Montreal NASCAR Nationwide Series race. The partnership is the cornerstone of the featured 200-mile Nationwide Series race held each year on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve located in Parc Jean-Drapeau. This year's Nationwide Series race weekend is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30, 2009, and will be run on an off weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers.
"We are thrilled that NAPA has decided to extend its partnership with us, as the company was a true believer from the outset," said François Dumontier, promoter and spokesperson for Stock-Car Montreal. "Their early involvement enabled us to lay a strong foundation in the promotion of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 event, which is quickly becoming in the minds of many race fans, THE major motorsport event in Montreal. Over the past two years, we have been able to establish a very strong relationship with NAPA, and we are happy to continue this close association for years to come. As a partner, NAPA is committed to making this event a tremendous success."
While planning the NASCAR event back in October 2006 - nearly a year prior the inaugural race - NAPA had shown its eagerness to become involved as the major sponsor for the event. The official agreement was announced April 16, 2007 where NAPA also introduced David Reutimann who drove the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry entry in the first two editions of the Montreal race.
"As Canadian leader of the automotive aftermarket industry, NAPA is delighted to pursue its long-term association with the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Stock-Car Montreal. The NAPA Auto Parts 200 Montreal race has arguably become one of the most popular sports affairs in Canada in relation to the number of fans attending the event, as well as the size of the television audience. Our association with Stock-Car Montreal and the NASCAR Nationwide Series race is a natural fit," said Robert Hattem, President, and Chief Operating Officer, UAP Inc.
Tickets for the NAPA Auto Part 200, presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 29-30, 2009 are currently on sale.
NAPA is a wholly owned subsidiary of UAP Inc, the Canadian leader in the distribution, merchandising and remanufacturing of automotive parts and replacement accessories for cars, truck and heavy vehicles. Over the years, UAP has earned a reputation for product excellence, unsurpassed customer services and support, and dynamic growth in all of its markets - a dynamism prompting profitable expansion from the very beginning in 1926 when the company was established as United Auto Parts Limited. Today, the company has approximately 4,000 employees. UAP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC).
Stock-Car Montreal is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation (ISC) based in Daytona Beach, Florida. ISC is the leading promoter of motorsports in North America, hosting over 100 major racing events each year.
From Stock-Car Montréal / Normand Prieur and UAP inc. / Danielle Tardif
Photo by Muriel Brousseau
