LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2003) - The Valvoline Co. will continue its
commitment to American grassroots racing with Year II of the
Valvoline Cup national driver points championship.
The top driver from across the country in each of the thirty-one
Valvoline Cup classes were crowned national champions in 2003,
while over 700 drivers received awards for their season long
accomplishments with the awards going as far as thirtieth place in each
class.
Once again, The Valvoline Cup will be contested by virtually all
drivers in all types and classes of wheel to wheel competition in
all sanctioned racing or track sponsored weekly racing programs
throughout the U.S. Every driver will be awarded points for
finishing positions in his or her own racing series, according to
Valvoline and program administrator, RaceFan Inc.
"This is a program for racers, no matter what series they run, no
matter where they run," said Valvoline Sr. Vice President James V.
Rocco. "The Valvoline Cup was created to spotlight grassroots racing
and bring excitement and recognition to racers who might not
appear on TV every weekend. These racers are the bedrock of American
motorsports and Valvoline is proud to support them once again,"
said Rocco.
There are no Valvoline Cup rules with respect to the cars, tracks and
racing. The rules of the tracks and sanctioning organizations
under which each driver competes will govern that driver and the car.
The Valvoline Cup will be a measure of the success of a driver
within his or her racing program relative to the success of other
drivers in similar cars within their program.
The program calls for every driver being awarded points for finishing
positions in their own racing series. In this way, a
superstock driver can compete with a NASCAR Winston West driver, and a
NAMARS driver can compete against a USAC driver all on equal
footing and all for the same trophies, merchandise awards and cash
prizes. There will be thirty divisions for the 2003 program.
Weekly updates for Valvoline Cup competition will be posted on a
special Web site, www.valvolinecup.com.
"Racers at all levels love competition," said Bill Catania, President
of RaceFan Marketing, Birmingham, Alabama. "The Valvoline Cup
once again lets racers from different series, different types of
racing, compete on equal footing."
Each of the 31 2002 Valvoline Cup national champions received a prize
package valued just over $4,000, which includes $1,000 cash,
Campbell Hausfeld equipment, (Campbell was presenting sponsor of the
2002 Cup), Valvoline Racing products support package for the
2003 racing season, Campbell Hausfeld and Valvoline branded
merchandise, Valvoline Cup champion's jacket, and a deluxe Valvoline Cup
trophy. Drivers placing second, and third, received cash prizes, in
addition to merchandise from Valvoline and Campbell Hausfeld.
Drivers placing fourth through thirtieth were awarded certificates, in
addition to product rebates from Valvoline and Campbell
Hausfeld. The remaining top finishers in the top 30 in each class
received an award certificate and various product and merchandise
items.
The Valvoline Cup is only the latest evidence of Valvoline's support of
grassroots racers. Valvoline is a contingency sponsor in
NHRA drag racing and for the past six years has been the No. 1 choice
of motor oil by NHRA sportsmen-class racers at NHRA pro
events. For the past 17 years, Valvoline has sponsored the national
championships for the Sports Car Club of America, The SCCA
Valvoline Runoffs®.
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For More Information, Please Contact:
Bill Catania
President
RaceFan Marketing
4916 Lee Ave.
Erie, PA 16511
Office: 814-897-0656
Cell: 607-343-2967
FAX: 877-553-4435
Web: http://www.racefan.com
commitment to American grassroots racing with Year II of the
Valvoline Cup national driver points championship.
The top driver from across the country in each of the thirty-one
Valvoline Cup classes were crowned national champions in 2003,
while over 700 drivers received awards for their season long
accomplishments with the awards going as far as thirtieth place in each
class.
Once again, The Valvoline Cup will be contested by virtually all
drivers in all types and classes of wheel to wheel competition in
all sanctioned racing or track sponsored weekly racing programs
throughout the U.S. Every driver will be awarded points for
finishing positions in his or her own racing series, according to
Valvoline and program administrator, RaceFan Inc.
"This is a program for racers, no matter what series they run, no
matter where they run," said Valvoline Sr. Vice President James V.
Rocco. "The Valvoline Cup was created to spotlight grassroots racing
and bring excitement and recognition to racers who might not
appear on TV every weekend. These racers are the bedrock of American
motorsports and Valvoline is proud to support them once again,"
said Rocco.
There are no Valvoline Cup rules with respect to the cars, tracks and
racing. The rules of the tracks and sanctioning organizations
under which each driver competes will govern that driver and the car.
The Valvoline Cup will be a measure of the success of a driver
within his or her racing program relative to the success of other
drivers in similar cars within their program.
The program calls for every driver being awarded points for finishing
positions in their own racing series. In this way, a
superstock driver can compete with a NASCAR Winston West driver, and a
NAMARS driver can compete against a USAC driver all on equal
footing and all for the same trophies, merchandise awards and cash
prizes. There will be thirty divisions for the 2003 program.
Weekly updates for Valvoline Cup competition will be posted on a
special Web site, www.valvolinecup.com.
"Racers at all levels love competition," said Bill Catania, President
of RaceFan Marketing, Birmingham, Alabama. "The Valvoline Cup
once again lets racers from different series, different types of
racing, compete on equal footing."
Each of the 31 2002 Valvoline Cup national champions received a prize
package valued just over $4,000, which includes $1,000 cash,
Campbell Hausfeld equipment, (Campbell was presenting sponsor of the
2002 Cup), Valvoline Racing products support package for the
2003 racing season, Campbell Hausfeld and Valvoline branded
merchandise, Valvoline Cup champion's jacket, and a deluxe Valvoline Cup
trophy. Drivers placing second, and third, received cash prizes, in
addition to merchandise from Valvoline and Campbell Hausfeld.
Drivers placing fourth through thirtieth were awarded certificates, in
addition to product rebates from Valvoline and Campbell
Hausfeld. The remaining top finishers in the top 30 in each class
received an award certificate and various product and merchandise
items.
The Valvoline Cup is only the latest evidence of Valvoline's support of
grassroots racers. Valvoline is a contingency sponsor in
NHRA drag racing and for the past six years has been the No. 1 choice
of motor oil by NHRA sportsmen-class racers at NHRA pro
events. For the past 17 years, Valvoline has sponsored the national
championships for the Sports Car Club of America, The SCCA
Valvoline Runoffs®.
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For More Information, Please Contact:
Bill Catania
President
RaceFan Marketing
4916 Lee Ave.
Erie, PA 16511
Office: 814-897-0656
Cell: 607-343-2967
FAX: 877-553-4435
Web: http://www.racefan.com
