Red Line Oil Continues Sponsorship of Michael McDowell & MacDonald Motorsports Dodge in NASCAR Nationwide Series
McDowell's Challenger will wear Red Line colors at the Camping World 300 at California Speedway, the Dollar General 300 in Charlotte and the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.
Benicia, Calif. (October 8, 2010) - Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. is proud to announce the continuation of its NASCAR Nationwide primary sponsorship of MacDonald Motorsports and driver Michael McDowell for this weekend's upcoming Camping World 300 event at Fontana, California's Auto Club Speedway. In addition to Fontana, Red Line Oil will also support the team at the upcoming Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.
"The car looks great, the team works hard, and our customers and fans all responded in a big way to our sponsorship," said Cameron Evans, Director of Sales and Marketing for Red Line Oii. "We like this program since they were customers of our products long before we ever worked together at this level."
The MacDonald/Red Line team will once again race it's Dodge Challenger Car of Tomorrow at the Camping World 300, a new body that more more closely resembles a true road car. The new race car also feature the safety developments found in the latest Sprint Cup cars of similar design. Red Line has a long-standing relationship with MacDonald Motorsports, as the North Carolina based team has relied on Red Line synthetic lubricants for years to protect its engines and drivetrain components under the most punishing conditions at the toughest races on the stock car circuit.
"It's great to have Red Line continue as our primary sponsor," said 26 year old McDowell, who has five top 10 finishes and 18 top 20 finishes in the Nationwide Series. "We have been running Red Line Oil products in our #81 Dodge Challenger as well as in my personal cars, so I can't wait put the car through its paces in front of the crowd at three of the best tracks in the Nationwide Series."
McDowell took an unorthodox route to driving a stock car, first by establishing himself on the international racing stage as the first Junior American to ever podium in an International Competition CIK-FIA sanctioned event. He then moved on to the Star Mazda Series, where he worked extensively with Red Line products in his race cars. He took the series by storm in 2003, finishing in second place overall and earning Rookie of the Year honors and in 2004 became the Star Mazda North American Champion. Since that time he has spent time driving in ARCA, Grand Am, and Sprint Cup cars before being named the driver of teh MacDonald Motorsports Nationwide car. McDowell lives in the Charlotte-area with wife Jami and son Christopher.
Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. manufactures more than 100 quality products for the automotive, racing, motorcycle, marine and industrial markets. Its complete line includes a wide variety of motor oils, gear oils, additives, and greases. For more information, please visit www.RedLineOil.com or contact Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp., 6100 Egret Court, Benicia, CA 94510, (800) 624-7958.
NASCAR Nationwide Series TV Schedule
CampingWorld.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway airs live on ESPN2 Saturday, October 9, 4:00pm
Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway airs live on ESPN2 Friday, October 15, at 7:30pm
O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway airs live on EPSN2 Saturday, November 6 at 12:00pm
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