Ashton Lewis’ family owned #46 BGN team is very close to landing sponsorship for 2002. Lewis ran virtually the entire schedule this year, skipping only one event, with little or no backing.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to read)(12-6-2001)
UPDATE: hearing the new sponsor will be the Civil Air Patrol(12-11-2001)
UPDATE 2: Lewis Motorsports owners Ashton Lewis, Sr., Ashton Lewis, Jr. and Charlie Lewis, as well as representatives of the newly signed sponsor will announce their agreement between the two anfd will unveil the 2002-paint scheme on the #46 Chevrolet on Friday, Jan 4th at the Concord Regional Airport(Camp and Assoc PR)(12-28-2001)
UPDATE 3: Due to inclement weather, the Lewis Motorsports press conference, announcing the primary sponsor on the BGN #46 Chevrolet, has been postponed until further notice(Camp and Assoc PR)(1-4-2002)
UPDATE 4: hearing the announcement will be on Jan15th at the University Hilton in Charlotte NC.(1-9-2002)
UPDATE 5: The Civil Air Patrol (CAP), an auxiliary of the United States Air Force, today announced a multi-year agreement as the primary sponsor of the BGN #46 Lewis Motorsports Chevy. By signing on as primary sponsor, CAP hopes to increase awareness of their three primary missions: Cadet Programs, Aerospace Education, and Emergency Services. Ashton Lewis, Jr. will pilot the #46 Civil Air Patrol Chevrolet, while his brother Charlie Lewis will continue calling the shots as crew chief. “Last year we ran in the front with teams that have 20 or 30 guys at their shop. Lewis Motorsports had eight guys total, including the team owner – my father, who drove the hauler for the second half of the season,” Lewis added. “Now we have sponsorship and a real budget that we can work with and those variables have allowed us to hire additional guys to work in the shop to compliment the team we had in 2001. The #46 Civil Air Patrol Chevrolet will make its debut run on February 16, 2002 in the Daytona 300 at Daytona.(Camp and Assoc)(1-15-2002)
