Pizza Ranch, the largest regional pizza restaurant chain in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, will return as sponsor of the #18 Toyota this weekend at Iowa Speedway. Pizza Ranch and Joe Gibbs Racing formed their relationship in 2009 with Kyle Busch in the #18 Pizza Ranch Toyota at Iowa, where the Pizza Ranch team finished a strong second. Since then, Pizza Ranch has been a sponsor with JGR for a number of races and will continue that relationship into 2011, where they will sponsor the #18 in four events; three with Michael McDowell (both Iowa Speedway events and Road American) and one with Kyle Busch (Michigan). Michael McDowell knows how important it is to make the most of his opportunities in Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nationwide Series equipment. That makes the second event of the season at Iowa Speedway the most important so far for “McDriver.” Why? Because for the first time this year, McDowell will get a chance to race the #18 Pizza Ranch Toyota for the second-straight week.(Joe Gibbs Racing)(8-2-2011)
