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For the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis this weekend Helio Castroneves, driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet will have a new primary sponsor.
The unique livery will feature Hum by Verizon, an amazing upgrade that cars go smart.
“New paint schemes are part of the pageantry of racing, and it’s always exciting because they make the cars feel new,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll have the opportunity to drive the No. 3 Hum Dallara/Chevrolet to victory lane.”
Hum was developed by Verizon Telematics is a manageable self-installed ticket to make almost any car smarter, safer and connected using state of art technology. It can advise drivers of speed, boundary alerts, real-time monitoring of vehicle location, including stolen vehicle assistance, diagnostics, mechanics hot line, along with pinpoint and emergency road assistance if the need would ever arise. Its compatible with over 150 million passenger cars that have been manufactured since 1996.
“Innovative technology is critical to our racing teams and our business,” said Tim Cindric president of Team Penske. “Verizon is a great partner of the IndyCar Series and our team and now they’re leveraging their state of the art technology to help connect drivers to their vehicles at the press of the button.”
The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will be run on Saturday May 14th on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
