Cleveland- based Nextant Aerospace, the world leader in business aircraft remanufacturing, today announced it will join ThorSport Racing for the 2014 and 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series seasons. The #98 Nextant Aerospace Toyota Tundra, piloted by championship contender Johnny Sauter, is due to take flight as primary sponsor beginning in Daytona for a total of 12 races per season as well as associate sponsorship throughout the duration of the alliance. Nextant and ThorSport Racing are proud of their shared Ohio heritage. For ThorSport, its geographical location far from the majority of other teams in North Carolina, makes the organizations NASCAR success including 12 wins, 110 top-5, 245 top-10 finishes and 14 pole awards, all the more significant. To make its competitive efforts more efficient, ThorSport Racing has acquired a Nextant 400XTi to support racing logistics. The truck was unveiled today, in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. One of the premier aviation events of the year, the partnership between Nextant Aerospace and TSR was introduced to 25,000 attendees, over 100 journalists and more than 45 media partners. The truck will make its on-track debut February 21, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway, where Sauter is the defending race winner.( See an image on the #98 team paint schemes page) (ThorSport Racing PR)(10-21-2013) UPDATE: Veteran NASCAR driver Johnny Sauter has signed a multi-year contract extension with ThorSport Racing that will keep the pilot thats won nine races in his five years with ThorSport in owners Duke and Rhonda Thorsons #98 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 2014 Sauter will split time with a variety of color schemes on his #98 Tundras representing Nextant Aerospace / Curb Records and Carolina Nut Co. / Curb Records.(ThorSport Racing)(11-14-2013) News from November 13, 2013
