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Wrigley's to co-sponsor Montoya next year
This is good news since this will mean additional $$$$ for Ganassi Racing as the team tries to take the step forward to become a top-tier team once again.
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if I remember correctly, Wigleys ran sponsorship for JPM this year. full car for a couple of races with Big Red and some smaller branding on the rear fender
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20 Nov 2007, 13:33 (Ref:2071699) | #3 | ||
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yea ive got a screen saver with his car on it
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20 Nov 2007, 16:03 (Ref:2071789) | #4 | |
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Yep, he ran it at a few races this year plus the Busch race at The Glen, but this is an equal 18 race split for each sponsor.
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Sounds also like that JPM may potentially race in other Wrigley's brands from time to time in 2008 as well from the wording of that announcement. Don't know though if it means more money for Ganassi or whether Texaco were just cutting back their funding.
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21 Nov 2007, 00:52 (Ref:2072148) | #6 | ||
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Yes, but last year Wrigley's was just an associate sponsor that happened to been on the hood a few times, a la Nicorette or Pepsi for the #24. Next year it will be a full co-sponsor. It had to pony up more $$$$ to get this higher level of exposure.
Good point. Perhaps Texaco is cutting back on its funding but I doubt it. Texaco has been in NASCAR for at least 20+ years so I don't see why, at a time of record profits for the oil industry no less, that it would reduce its sponsorship of a team that is on the upswing (Texaco stuck with RYR during the mediocrity of the 1998-1999 Kenny Irwin era and then the second-tier McMurray/Mears years of 2003-2006). Co-sponsorship just seems to be another new trend in NASCAR. |
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I actually didn't know Big Red was a chewing gum, I thought it was tomato sauce....
I guess it's good for CGR, but I prefer the Texaco paintscheme. |
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21 Nov 2007, 04:34 (Ref:2072227) | #8 | ||
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Man thats hard to swallow
But seriously, Thats all good news. |
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Speaking of JPM and Wrigley's, here is a funny commercial with JPm and Kahne. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923lT4bxr2U |
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There was a story about this in the Miami Herald (I think??) which suggested that Texaco were cutting back slightly (wouldn't you if you were only gonna get half the coverage?) but overall it would see something along the lines of a 30% benefit to the team.
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That makes sense. I checked and according to Jayski Texaco's contract expired in 2007. Either they voluntarily cut back or Ganassi figured they could get more overall funding by negotiating a 50/50 split with Wrigley's. Either way it is good news for CGWFS racing because they almost certainly should have more $$$ available now than last year. Franchitti presumably will also bring additional $$$, although Coors was a good and longtime sponsor of the team.
This is good news because Ganassi's performance since 2002 has not warranted bigtime sponsorship (after Ganassi's great entry to NASCAR in 2001-2002 when it was a title contender who would have that it would have only 1 win from 2003-2007?). However, apparently Wrigley's has faith in the team's future and Texaco is still happy with the team. |
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Texaco is a nicer livery though.
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24 Nov 2007, 11:04 (Ref:2074601) | #13 | ||
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Agreed, the Texaco livery is simple but effective which makes it easy to spot on the TV. The Big Red liveries are nice but not as distinctive.
Pleased to hear that the deal is a net gain for Ganassi anyway. |
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I too prefer the Texaco livery but the Big Red doesn't look bad:
http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/42cup.htm |
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24 Nov 2007, 21:31 (Ref:2074906) | #15 | |
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Big Red is good too, although I preferred the 2006 livery.
I like the flames on next years Texaco livery, quite snazzy. |
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