Photo Credit: Noel Lanier
Ryan Newman’s No.31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet will have a different look for Sunday’s Coca Cola 600 as Whelen Engineering will serve as the primary sponsor for Newman in the 600 mile race.
The red and white Whelen paint scheme will take to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a place where Newman has enjoyed tremendous success in the Memorial Day weekend race with three top-five and six top-ten finishes including five pole awards.
“Whelen Engineering, the Official Warning Lights of NASCAR, is pleased to be the primary sponsor of the Whelen No. 31 Chevrolet for the Coca-Cola 600,” said Phil Kurze, vice president of motorsports. “Ryan (Newman) is a familiar name to us since he has been in Victory Lane a number of times in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. It is fitting to have a graduate engineer driving a race car sponsored by an engineering company. The familiar red and white Sam Bass paint scheme will be displayed on the car and we look forward to the excitement of the longest race on the Sprint Cup schedule.”
“Whelen’s commitment to motorsports is comprehensive, and we are proud to partner with them for the Coca-Cola 600,” said Torrey Galida, president of Richard Childress Racing. “Their dedication to innovation and safety is in line with the philosophy here at RCR, and we look forward to seeing the No. 31 Whelen Chevrolet on the track this Memorial Day weekend.”
Whelen Engineering employs over 1,400 workers and was founded in 1952. Whelen provides all the caution lights, pit road lights, garage area warning lights, and all the lights used on the pace cars during every NASCAR race across all three NASCAR major touring series. Whelen also serves as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and the NASCAR Whelen Euro-Series.
