Two-time NASCAR Champion Austin Dillon will return to the NASCAR
XFINITY Series with Rheem Manufacturing Company as primary sponsor on Richard
Childress Racing's No. 33 Chevrolet for a majority of the 2015 season.
Dillon, the 2013 XFINITY Series Champion, will drive the No. 33
Rheem Chevrolet under the RCR banner during the 2015 season while maintaining a
full schedule in RCR's No. 3 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He
is a two-time XFINITY Series race winner, 10-time pole winner and holds the
record for most consecutive poles in series history.
"Rheem is pleased to continue our long association with
Richard Childress and his legendary racing organization," said JR Jones,
Rheem President and CEO. "We are looking forward to working with RCR and
Austin Dillon again in 2015. Austin has won championships in both the Camping
World Truck and XFINITY Series and we are confident he will put Rheem back in
the winner's circle again in 2015. As a longtime sponsor in NASCAR, Rheem has
been proud to be a part of racing's history and we look forward to being a part
of its future."
Rheem Manufacturing Company has a long history of success with RCR
having participated as a primary or associate sponsor since 2007 in various
NASCAR series. Rheem has been the official heating, cooling and water heating
provider to RCR for more than eight years and was the co-primary sponsor with
Realtree of Ty Dillon's Sprint Cup Series debut this year at Atlanta Motor
Speedway.
"Rheem has a long tradition of reliability and quality in
their industry with close to 90 years in the business," said Dillon.
"My family has a long tradition in NASCAR and we also have a tradition of
reliability and performance. I enjoy racing in the XFINITY Series and will be
proud to represent Rheem while contending for wins on Saturday afternoons in
2015."
RCR also provided race trucks and ECR power to support
Rheem-sponsored drivers and entries in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
fielded by various teams in 2014.
"The association with Rheem has been a great one for all of
us at RCR," said Richard Childress, Chairman and CEO of Richard Childress
Racing. "Rheem's focus on providing their customers with reliable and
innovative comfort solutions is similar to how RCR likes to approach our
business. We both represent quality, durability and overall performance.
Rheem's longstanding support of RCR and our sport are appreciated by everyone
on our team."
I hope this doesn't prevent James Buescher from having a funded ride next year. It's a shame when a young driver can't get a ride in NXS because a cup guy is taking sponsorship.
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