ulti-Sponsorship Efforts Will Support the Four-Time NCWTS Champion
as He Makes His 358th Career Start This Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway
Kernersville, N.C. ( October 14, 2014) – NTS Motorsports proudly announced that four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Champion Ron Hornaday, Jr. will race another NTS event in the No.9 Armour Vienna Sausages/Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet Silverado at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2014. Hornaday has 15 combined series starts at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, with four top-5 and six top-10 finishes and one NCWTS pole award in 2010.
Looking forward to carrying the Armour Vienna Sausages/Bad Boy Buggies sponsorship on his No. 9 Silverado, Hornaday shared, “I’m really excited to have the cool paint scheme that Armour brings to the track, and I’m very happy to have the support of good people like Bob (Newberry), Armour Vienna Sausages, Bad Boy Buggies and Rheem who believe in me.”
“Ron put an Armour Vienna sausage truck in Victory Lane at Martinsville Speedway back in the fall of 2010 and in Atlanta in 2012, and I know he can get it done again at Talladega,” stated Pinnacle Foods Marketing Vice President Eric Hintz, “It’s an honor for our brand to carry the primary sponsorship for this event along with Bad Boy Buggies.”
“It is exciting for me to continue to add strong partners to the NTS Motorsports organization with Armour Vienna Sausages and Bad Boy Buggies”, said Bob Newberry, owner of NTS Motorsports. “Pinnacle Food Group has been heavily involved in NASCAR for quite some time and I am proud to continue their contribution to our sport with Ron Hornaday at Talladega. I appreciate the opportunity to work with them and Bad Boy Buggies in providing Ron (Hornaday) with another chance to go for the win in the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.”
On track activity at Talladega Superspeedway, will begin on Friday, October 17 with a two-hour final practice session from 8:30 am – 10:30 am followed by NASCAR knockout qualifying at 4:45 pm live on Fox Sports 1. On track action will return on Saturday, October 18 at 12:00 pm with the running of the Fred’s 250, live on FOX, Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90.
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About NTS Motorsports: Established in Bakersfield, California by Bob Newberry, NTS Motorsports is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and NASCAR K&N Pro Series (NKNPSE) team based in Kernersville, North Carolina. NTS Motorsports began as a family racing team and has quickly emerged as one of the most competitive teams in NASCAR. Continuing to develop talented drivers, NTS fields cars on the West Coast in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. In 2014, NTS will also field two full-time cars in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and two full-time trucks in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
About Pinnacle Foods: In more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands. Pinnacle Foods is ranked on Fortune Magazine’s 2014 Top 1000 companies list. We are a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, which have been trusted household names for decades. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, our business employs an average of 4,400 employees. We are a leader in the shelf-stable and frozen foods segments and our brands hold the #1 or #2 market position in 10 of the 13 major categories in which they compete. Our Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages brands such as Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic® and Vlasic Farmer’s Garden® shelf-stable pickles, Wish-Bone® and Western® salad dressings, Mrs. Butterworth’s® and Log Cabin® table syrups, Armour® canned meats, Brooks® and Nalley® chili and chili ingredients, Duncan Hines® Comstock® and Wilderness® pie and pastry fruit fillings and Open Pit® barbecue sauces. Our Birds Eye Frozen Division manages brands such as Birds Eye®, Birds Eye Steamfresh®, C&W®, McKenzie’s®, and Freshlike® frozen vegetables, Birds Eye Voila!® complete bagged frozen meals, Van de Kamp’s® and Mrs. Paul’s® frozen prepared seafood, Hungry-Man® frozen dinners and entrées, Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts, Lender’s® frozen and refrigerated bagels, and Celeste® frozen pizza. Our Specialty Foods Division manages Tim’s Cascade Snacks®, Hawaiian® kettle style potato chips, Erin’s® popcorn, Snyder of Berlin® and Husman’s® snacks in addition to our food service and private label businesses. Further information is available at www.pinnaclefoods.com.
About Bad Boy Buggies: Bad Boy Buggies is a leader in off-road utility vehicles for hunting and outdoor lifestyles. Bad Boy Buggies pioneered the category of electrically powered 4×4 vehicles, ideal for hunting and outdoor recreation due to their silent, odorless operation and environmentally friendly, emissions-free drivetrains. Today, the Bad Boy Buggies product line ranges from four-wheel-drive electric hunting machines such as the Recoil, a fully electric, 4WD vehicle with an innovative, highly efficient 72-volt AC electric drivetrain, to the Work Series of diesel and gas-powered utility vehicles, including the Bad Boy Buggies XD, a versatile 4WD, diesel-powered utility vehicle with a total capacity of 1,600 pounds. In 2010, the Bad Boy Buggies brand and product line were acquired by E-Z-GO, a business unit of Textron Inc. For more information, please visit www.badboybuggies.com.
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