On July 12 it was announced Rousseau Metal will be joining Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as a primary sponsor on the No.15 Verizon IndyCar Series entry which is driven by Graham Rahal for the Honda Indy Toronto. The event is set to take place at Exhibition Place on July 17 and will mark the second year in a row Rousseau Metal has sponsored Rahal.
“It’s great to welcome back Rousseau as primary sponsor at Toronto for the second year,” Bobby Rahal quoted. “I have a long history with Rousseau, first with our auto dealership group and then with the race teams. The car looks great and I’m looking forward to seeing it up front.”
Quebec-based Rousseau Meal is the leader in storage solutions has been with the team since 2009 and the team uses their cabinets inside the IndyCar and Sports car race shops as well as their transporters.
”Partnering for a second straight year with an organization that has the same drive as Rousseau was an easy decision to make,” added Charles-Alexandre Pare, Vice President of Sale & Marketing, Rousseau Metal. “Rousseau is honored to be the primary sponsor and we continue to have a solid partnership on and off the track.”
The Honda Indy Toronto is race 12 of 16 of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar season. There are five races left plus the continuation of race 9 at Texas Motor Speedway which was postponed due to rain. Rahal is currently tied in the 9th position in the Champion points standings. The Honda Indy Toronto will be live on CNBC in the US beginning at 2:30 pm ET on Sunday.