Lowes Food to Sponsor Sam Hornish at Charlotte in Cup Race

Lowes Foods, a Carolinas-based grocer with locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, will serve as the primary sponsor for Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 Ford team at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in October.

Lowes Foods will make its debut as a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Richard Petty Motorsports at its home track. Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, N.C., is just an hour away from the company’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Founded in 1954, Lowes Foods employs nearly 9,000 people and operates 95 full-service supermarkets in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Locally owned and operated, Lowes Foods is truly a homegrown company committed to bringing community back to the table by providing exceptional attention to their guests. This commitment to supporting local also comes to life through partnerships with over 250 local farmers, along with offering a deep assortment of the freshest and most innovative local products sourced from local suppliers. Lowes Foods also offers a personal shopping service online, through Lowes Foods-To-Go.

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Transportation Impact To Serve as Associate Sponsor for Sam Hornish Jr

Another addition to Richard Petty Motorsports’ (RPM) sponsor line-up in 2015 was announced today. Transportation Impact will join RPM as a full-season associate sponsor on the No. 9 Ford driven by Sam Hornish Jr.

Headquartered in Emerald Isle, N.C., Transportation Impact is a privately held parcel spend management firm that helps their clients reduce shipping costs through small package negotiation and parcel auditing services. The company has partnered with RPM and the Petty Family Foundation over the past several years and is looking to grow their relationship with RPM in 2015.

“Just like the Pettys, we started our company from the ground up and have found success within our industry,” said Travis Burt, co-founder and principal partner at Transportation Impact. “Even though this isn’t the beginning of our relationship with the Petty family or Richard Petty Motorsports, we’re excited to expand our partnership to include the entire 2015 racing season, and we look forward to broadening our outreach to many of the Fortune 500 companies that are a part of the sport.”

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Paint Scheme: Sam Hornish's No. 12 Ford Mustang

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On Friday, Penske Racing posted a picture of the newest paint scheme for Sam Hornish's No. 12 Ford Mustang he will run in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series this season. 

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Sam Hornish to race at Kansas, Talladega

Per SportingNews, Sam Hornish Jr. will get a chance to redeem himself at NASCAR’s highest level when he runs Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway next week and Talladega next month for Penske Racing.

The three-time IndyCar Series champion is running the full Nationwide Series for Penske after struggling during his initial foray into NASCAR.

“It’s a great opportunity on an off weekend for the Nationwide Series to go get a little bit more Cup experience,” Hornish said. “I’m really excited about the opportunity to go out there and have some fun.”

Hornish will have to qualify for both races on speed.

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