For almost all of Denny Hamlin’s profession courting again to 2005, FedEx was his major sponsor. He drove FedEx colours to Victory Lane in 47 of his 54 Cup wins, however lately, the model quietly decreased its presence in NASCAR. Final 12 months, they sponsored Hamlin in 13 of 36 races earlier than lastly exiting the game.
It has been a troublesome gap for Joe Gibbs Racing to fill, securing smaller sponsorship offers with numerous manufacturers. However it seems they’ve lastly managed to promote the vacant sponsor house on the facet of the No. 11 automobile, asserting a brand new take care of Progressive Insurance coverage on Tuesday.
The partnership begins this weekend at Homestead and Hamlin will carry major sponsorship from Progressive in 18 races this 12 months. A few of the different notable races the place Progressive will associate with Hamlin embody the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, the Chicago Road Course, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, and the championship finale at Phoenix Raceway.
The brand new deal was introduced through stay stream with Hamlin saying: “Excited to have these guys on. I really like the entrance of the automobile. To me, this provides me previous Rockwell Automation vibes (previous Hamlin sponsor) with the stripe that’s happening the entrance. So superior that Progressive is approaching. Love the blue. That is the colour of the very first late mannequin that I truly gained in round 2000. So we’re bringing again the blue. Excited to characterize this model and get them some wins on the race observe.”
Hamlin then supplied the next warning to his competitors: “So whenever you see the ‘P’, you higher get out of the best way.”
Progressive is not any stranger to NASCAR and this is not even their first time sponsoring a Cup Collection automobile. Ryan Newman carried Progressive colours as lately as 2020 at RFK Racing, however it is a important partnership for JGR after piecing collectively smaller offers for Hamlin all through the previous two seasons.
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