Caterpillar signs on as official sponsor for Richard Childress Racing
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Caterpillar Inc. , also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. With more than US$70 billion in assets, Caterpillar was ranked number one in its industry and number 44 overall in the 2009 Fortune 500. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
About Property:
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress. The team currently fields the #27 Menards Chevrolet for Paul Menard, the #29 Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, and the #31 Caterpillar Inc./General Mills Chevrolet for Jeff Burton in the Sprint Cup Series. In the Nationwide Series, the team fields the #2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala for Elliott Sadler, the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet for Austin Dillon, and the #33 Rheem/Menards/South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Chevrolet for various drivers. In the Truck Series, the team fields the #2 Chevrolet Silverado for Tim George, Jr. and Brendan Gaughan, the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado for Ty Dillon and the #22 Rip It Chevrolet Silverado for Joey Coulter in the. RCR also runs developmental drivers in the ARCA Racing Series, fielding the #31 Chevrolet for Tim George, Jr.. RCR has fielded cars for notables such as Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, and Neil Bonnett. RCR has had at least one car in every Cup race since late 1972, the longest such active streak.