UPS to another team?

jeffreymo · 04-01-2008, 02:02 PM

From Jayski's: On SPEED's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain [3-30-2008], Zak Brown, CEO of Just Marketing International, reported that sponsor UPS, currently sponsoring the #44 Toyota that David Reutimann drives, that UPS plans to stay in NASCAR and is reviewing it's sponsor program and is evaulating probably five teams, including the team they currently sponsor, #44 Michael Waltrip Racing and Reutimann. UPS should formalize their NASCAR plans within the next 60 days. No word on those teams, but UPS says they want to run for a championship and have a "Rock Star" type of driver like they had with Dale Jarrett. Roush Fenway Racing had been rumored in the past with Greg Biffle.

I never really thought of Dale Jarrett as the "Rock Star" type...

troublemaker · 04-01-2008, 04:49 PM

They only stayed with Waltrips team because of MIKEY being so popular in the media.

revvinjim · 04-02-2008, 03:16 AM

Originally Posted by troublemaker

They only stayed with Waltrips team because of MIKEY being so popular in the media.

Wrong, the sponsorship identification with Jarrett was as strong as that of Jeff Gordon with Dupont, or Home Depot with Tony Stewart. They went with Jarrett to MWR because he is their driver.
I would say a former Champion and three time Daytona 500 deserves "Rock Star" status.

04-01-2008, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
jeffreymo Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aurora, MO Posts: 39	UPS to another team? From Jayski's: On SPEED's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain [3-30-2008], Zak Brown, CEO of Just Marketing International, reported that sponsor UPS, currently sponsoring the #44 Toyota that David Reutimann drives, that UPS plans to stay in NASCAR and is reviewing it's sponsor program and is evaulating probably five teams, including the team they currently sponsor, #44 Michael Waltrip Racing and Reutimann. UPS should formalize their NASCAR plans within the next 60 days. No word on those teams, but UPS says they want to run for a championship and have a "Rock Star" type of driver like they had with Dale Jarrett. Roush Fenway Racing had been rumored in the past with Greg Biffle. I never really thought of Dale Jarrett as the "Rock Star" type... __________________ That is what I think!

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04-01-2008, 04:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
troublemaker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 941	They only stayed with Waltrips team because of MIKEY being so popular in the media.

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