Casey Mears will run the #13 Valvoline NextGen Ford in the Quicken Loans 400 at at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. The scheme is also scheduled to run at Kentucky on June 20th (Germain Racing Twitter), see an image of the car on the #13 Team Schemes page.(6-13-2012)
UPDATE: Valvoline has signed on to sponsor Germain Racing and driver Casey Mears in two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. Valvoline will be on board the #13 Ford this weekend when Germain Racing travels to Michigan Int ‘l Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., for the Quicken Loans 400. Valvoline will also sponsor the team at Kentucky Speedway June 30. ‘We had a great weekend (at Pocono) and it’s also exciting to learn that Valvoline will be on our car for Michigan and Kentucky,’ said Mears. ‘We ‘ve made a lot of progress this year and things continue to head in the right direction.’ The team is still searching for sponsorship in a handful of events. GEICO, the primary sponsor of the team, only signed on for about 22 events this year.(National Speed Sport News)(6-13-2012)
UPDATE2: Germain Racing is proud to race a Valvoline-sponsored entry for the first time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. Previously, the team sported the Valvoline colors in NASCAR’s other two premier divisions. Sunday, veteran driver Casey Mears will wheel the No. 13 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion around the freshly repaved 2.0-mile oval. ‘The Germain family has had a long-standing relationship with Ashland and the Valvoline products in our automobile dealerships. Valvoline has been a long-time supporter of Germain Racing,’ explained team owner Bob Germain Jr. ‘So it’s very exciting for us to run the Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion to help promote the NextGen recycled oil products to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fans.’ In addition to Michigan, Germain Racing will carry the Valvoline NextGen paint scheme at Ashland’s hometown race track, Kentucky Speedway.(Germain Racing)(6-15-2012)
