Penske Racing and the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) will take their partnership to a new level beginning in 2011.The two organizations today announced a multi-year extension of their sponsorship agreement as the Automobile Club of Southern California and its affiliated clubs will sponsor Penske Racing teams competing in both the Sprint Cup Series and the IZOD IndyCar Series. AAA will sponsor the #22 Dodge driven by Kurt Busch in the Sprint Cup Series. In addition, AAA will also extend its support to the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2011 as a sponsor of the #3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda piloted by three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves. Under the new agreement, the Auto Club will be displayed as primary sponsor for the #22 Dodge driven by Busch in the March 27 race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Busch will also drive the AAA Dodge at the June 5 race at Kansas Speedway and the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6 as part of the Chase. AAA will also be a co-primary sponsor at two other events during the 2011 season – April 17 at Talladega Superspeedway and July 17 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – and will serve as a major associate sponsor for the balance of the season on the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge.(Penske Racing)(12-7-2010)
