RESTLESS MEARS EAGER FOR DAYTONA
Player Management International Media Release
Mooresville, NC (February 3, 2012) – Casey Mears is coming off of a season that saw him put the Germain Racing team and the GEICO car comfortably in the Top 35 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Owner Point standings. While this feat indicates exponential improvement for a virtual upstart Sprint Cup Series team, it also serves as a ticket to the 2012 Daytona 500. Mears has experienced considerable success in the past at Daytona International Speedway, including a July 2011 race that found him as the leader on two different occasions, but it has been since 2009 that he has started a Daytona 500.
This year, Mears enters the season as the undisputed driver of Germain Racing’s Sprint Cup Series entry, and also rolls into Daytona with a new paint scheme, a new manufacturer in Ford and a sponsorship extension that will see GEICO adorning the hood of the #13 Ford Fusion through 2014. Two engine failures in two days sent Mears and his Germain Racing team packing in 2011, but they are guaranteed a starting position for this year’s 500-mile race. (complete release)
NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW DEAL FOR CASEY MEARS AND GEICO TEAM
Player Management International Media Release
Mooresville, NC (January 6, 2012) – It will not be long before Casey Mears and his GEICO Racing team arrive at Daytona International Speedway for the beginning of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. While the series as a whole has enjoyed a winter break, Germain Racing has been working feverishly to build upon the success that the team experienced in 2011.
No sooner than the checkered flag waved at Homestead in November, GEICO agreed to a sponsorship extension that will see the Gecko adorning the hood of the #13 Germain Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry through at least the 2014 season. GEICO coupled the extension with an increase in involvement, ramping up the number of primary races at which they will serve as the primary sponsor. Thinking along the lines of continuity, team owner Bob Germain subsequently extended Mears’ contract, while also retaining crew chief Bootie Barker, who will continue to call the shots for Mears and the GEICO team. (complete release)
MAX PAPIS CONCLUDES 2011 SEASON WITH 21st AT HOMESTEAD
Player Management International Media Release
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 18, 2011) – After nine long months and 24 races, Max Papis and the GEICO Racing team entered the racetrack for the final time as the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season concluded at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night. Amid a season filled with ups and downs, the determination and will to fight until the very end continued to be imminent throughout the entire event. With weather playing a key role, the Germain Racing team worked hard to get the most of the GEICO Toyota. The heavy rain came with 15 laps remaining, forcing NASCAR to call the race early and placing Papis in the 21st position.
“I want to give a big thanks to everyone on this GEICO Racing team,” said Papis. “All these guys work so hard and do a great job. The season has had its good times and its rough moments, but we always stuck together and finished strong. I’m sad to see the year come to an end but looking forward to what 2012 will bring. Also, would like to thank my teammates for all of their help this season.” (complete release)
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