American Speed Association Midwest Tour Supported By Joe Gibbs Racing Oil
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 6, 2007) – The American Speed Association Midwest Tour is pleased to announce sponsorship from Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil.
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil will be supplying the ASA Midwest Tour with over $2500 in product for the 2007 inaugural season.
The Joe Gibbs Racing research and development team discovered seven years ago that the majority of oils commonly used for racing did not have enough formulated anti-wear or extreme pressure additives to meet the needs of a Nextel Cup series flat-tappet engine competing for 500-plus miles. Mark Cronquist and his team at JGR looked for a way to eliminate flat-tappet scuffing while maintaining increased valve spring pressures.
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil was created to meet the specific requirements of Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series engines. Countless hours of dyno testing and thousands of miles of competition have been spent perfecting Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil.
The first season Cronquist and his team used Joe Gibbs Driven Racing oil, Bobby Labonte won the championship. In 2004, not a single JGR engine failed over the course of both NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch series seasons, and Tony Stewart claimed JGR’s third Nextel Cup series championship in 2005 - all using Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil. The exact same oils and lubricant technology used by Joe Gibbs Racing are available for American Speed Association Midwest Tour engines.
“It is great to see companies like Joe Gibbs Racing Oil contributing to the grass roots short track market. It's obvious that they are trying to help produce winners at every level of the sport. We would like to especially thank Lake Speed Jr. for stepping up and offering to take part in the Midwest Tour,” commented Steve Einhaus.
Lake Speed Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing Oil added, “We are just happy to be able to give back to the overall racing community by being a product sponsor in the ASA Midwest Tour. By working with the Tour we can provide some free product to grass roots teams that need support and we know that our product will give race teams the same kind of protection that it has provided to our NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship winning teams.”
More information on Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil is available online at www.jobgibbsracingoil.com or by calling (866) 611-1820.
To learn more about the American Speed Association Midwest Tour please contact the ASA Midwest Tour office by calling (262) 514-3880 or by e-mailing Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.