2009 Sponsors
Sprint NEXTEL
Title Sponsor
sprint.com – Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving about 54 million customers at the end of the third quarter 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.
SunTrust
Presenting Sponsor
suntrust.com – SunTrust Banks, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest banking organizations, serving a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. As of September 30, 2008, SunTrust had total assets of $174.8 billion and total deposits of $115.9 billion.
The Company operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states and a full array of technology-based, 24-hour delivery channels. The Company also serves customers in selected markets nationally. Its primary businesses include deposit, credit, trust and investment services. Through various subsidiaries the Company provides mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing and capital markets services. SunTrust’s Internet address is suntrust.com.
WSM
Official Partner
wsmonline.com – 650 AM WSM is Nashville’s home for “Fast Cars & Classic Country Stars”. In addition to being the radio home of the Grand Ole Opry, 650 AM WSM also broadcasts Busch Racing and Nextel Racing. Listeners can talk racing every Sunday night on “Race Night with Malcolm West”. WSM is broadcast worldwide on wsmonline.com in addition to being heard in 38 states and parts of Canada with their 50,000 watt clear channel AM signal. Many radio stations have come and gone since 1925, but WSM remains a nationally-known leader and major influence in the broadcast industry. WSMthree letters that stand for the best radio has to offer.
Allstate
Official Partner
allstate.com – The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with $156.4 billion in assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial. Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
Great American Country
Official Partner
gactv.com – Great American Country is America’s main street for the widest variety of country music, its artists and the lifestyles they influence. In addition to country music videos, GAC features original programming, special musical performances and live concerts, and is the exclusive television home of the Grand Ole Opry. GAC is available in more than 40 million households.
GAC is a property of Scripps Networks, which is headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, and Nashville. Scripps Networks is the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, including Home & Garden Television (HGTV), Food Network, DIY Network and FINE LIVING TV NETWORK. Scripps Networks is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.
Goodyear
Official Partner
goodyeartires.com – Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. As the “Official Tire of NASCAR®,” Goodyear supplies racing tires for NASCAR’s top three series. For more information about Goodyear tires go to www.goodyeartires.com. To learn more about Goodyear Racing go to www.racegoodyear.com.
Dollar General
Official Partner
dollargeneral.com – Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corporation is the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer. We make shopping for everyday needs simpler and hassle-free by offering a carefully edited assortment of the most popular brands at low everyday prices in small, convenient locations. Dollar General ranks among the largest retailers of top-quality brands made by America’s most-trusted manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills and Nabisco.
Grand-Am Road Racing
grand-am.com – The Grand American Road Racing Association was established in 1999 to return stability to major league sports car road racing in North America. As the organization begins its ninth season of competition in 2008, Grand-Am is universally regarded as one of the world’s most competitive road racing organizations.
Grand-Am is located in Daytona Beach, Fla. on the same corporate campus that is also home to NASCAR, International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and Daytona International Speedway, but operates as its own stand-alone corporation with a group of independent investors and its own board of advisors. Among the company’s investors are several of the key people behind NASCAR’s success, but Grand-Am offers an entirely different product that features extremely competitive sports car racing on historic road and street circuits and in major market speedways throughout North America.
Official NASCAR Members Club
onmc.com – The Official NASCAR Members Club is the only official fan membership organization licensed by NASCAR. Membership enables fans to become Official Members of NASCAR, and thus enjoy VIP Insider status and access to exclusive events, information, merchandise, deals, discounts and other benefits. The Club aggregates rewards and assets from the entire sport, enabling its members to get closer to the sport and the sport to more accurately and efficiently connect with its fans. Fans can join the Official NASCAR Members Club by going to www.NASCAR.com and clicking on the Members Club button on the left side of the home page.
Tums
tums.com – TUMS provides fast heartburn relief. When heartburn strikes, get the speed you need with TUMS—the best selling heartburn remedy in America. TUMS comes in different forms, flavors and calcium strengths, including convenient “to go” packs and the NEW TUMS QuikPak instant dissolve powder. Speed is what makes TUMS different from other heartburn treatments, both over-the-counter products and prescription medicines. And that means feeling better faster when heartburn strikes. TUMS dissolves easily, travels quickly, and tackles heartburn at the source — neutralizing stomach acid right away. Unlike many heartburn medications, TUMS does not need to be absorbed into your bloodstream first. It works on contact—so you can enjoy your food, friends and fun without missing a beat!
Great Impressions Printing
2009 Printing Partner of Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust
