Donlavey Announcement UPDATE 2 C.F. Sauer the Sponsor., Mast the driver…and… and images: there will be a 2002 Winston Cup Sponsorship announcement at the C.F. Sauer Company in Richmond, VA on Wednesday, December 12th at 1:00pm/et. Attendees Include: #90 Owner Junie Donlavey, Mark Sauer, Governor Jim Gilmore, [Driver?] Rick Mast, Kyle and Pattie Petty [not sure why – interesting](Keystone Marketing PR)(12-10-2001) UPDATE: The C.F.Sauer Company and Swansboro Motor Company, Inc., announced today their agreement to an all-Virginia team for the 2002 Winston Cup season. The two Richmond-based companies also named Rick Mast, the Rockbridge, Va. veteran Winston Cup and Busch Grand National racer as driver of the #90 car. The 114-year old C.F. Sauer Company is family owned and operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond,Va., Greenville, S.C. , New Century, Kan., San Luis Obispo,Calif., and a distribution center in Orlando, Fla. The Company’s brands are Sauer’s, Dukes’, Bama, Spice Hunter, Gold Medal, and Mrs. Filberts and also manufactures customer label margarine products for the retail, food service, and industrial markets. The Company also owns Pleasant’s Hardware. “This marks our second season in racing,” Sauer stated, “and everyone at The Company looks forward to a long and productive association with Junie Donlavey.” Donlavey, owner of Swansboro Motor Company, added, “For the 52 years I’ve been in racing, I’ve wanted to field an all-Virginia team, and I reckon if you wait and work long enough, your dreams can come true.” In addition to announcing the racing association, The C.F. Sauer Company named three non-profit charity affiliates to be involved in promotional efforts of the new team. The charities are the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Richmond based non-profit that manages the nation’s organ transplant system; Victory Junction Gang, a retreat for seriously ill children founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty and new member of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps founded by Paul Newman; and the Winston Cup Racing Wives Auxiliary, which was established in 1965 to provide aid to Winston Cup families suffering injury or tragedy as a result of preparation or participation in Winston Cup events.(Sauer PR)(12-10-2001) UPDATE 2: It’s official see the Keystone Marketing PR at Sauer, Swansboro to Team for Winston Cup 2002 Season; also, see images of the #90 Sauer/Dukes Mayo Ford (layout and the front/side view), check it out on my Paint Schemes Gallery(12-12-2001) (12-11-2001)
