Michael Waltrip Racing announced Chris Marciani will serve as Vice President Sales and Service for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series operation.”The future is very bright for MWR and the company is enjoying a tremendous amount of momentum right now,” Marciani said.”The race teams are competitive on the track and the company is anchored by great partners like NAPA, Aaron’s, Best Western and Toyota. MWR has a great piece of inventory left to sell for 2010 and beyond, the second half of the #00 with David Reutimann. Since he has become the “Franchise I look forward to talking to corporate partners about his remarkable run for “The Chase and the value he brings to partners. MWR has a championship-caliber Nationwide Series team with a lot of inventory left, so its going to be exciting to sell national programs with real value.” Marciani joins the company following his two-year tenure as Vice President of Partnership Marketing at Bobcats Sports and Entertainment. While with the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, he managed the teams existing corporate partnership base and new business development. Ty Norris, Vice President and General Manager, was instrumental in Marciani making his next career move.(MWR)(5-12-2009)
