ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing Extend Partnership

For the 14th consecutive year two great names inExxonMobil.
racing will once again be working together asIn the very corporate world that racing has become,
ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing have agreed tomany teams will sport the logos of sponsors that they
extend their partnership another year. As part of thedo not use and at times do not believe in. This is a
agreement ExxonMobil will supply Mobile 1 lubricant inneeded burden to bear as racing is an expensive
the form of synthetic racing oil as well as technical andbusiness to be in and it is the sponsors of the sport
engineering support to Corvette Racing.who foot a good deal of the bills for the teams.
The announcement came just before the debut ofHowever this is not the case with Corvette Racing
2010 American LeMans Series (ALMS) which wasand ExxonMobil though as the two have been working
held earlier this year at the famed 12 Hours of Sebringin tandem now for some time and have been racking
and was sponsored by none other than Mobil 1. As inup the wins and trophies as a result of the relationship.
the past, the new Corvette Racing vehicles dubbedThe two entities have enjoyed much success
the C6.R will feature the Mobil 1 brand as its associatetogether over the past few years and many a
sponsor. Along with the cars featuring the synthetic oilCorvette Racing driver has landed atop the podium
name, so too will the driver's fire suits as well as thesporting the Mobil 1 logo on their fire suit. As of last
clothing and suits of those working in the pits servicingyear at the end of the GT1 run done by Corvette, they
the Corvettes.had won 77 races, eight consecutive ALMS GT1
Not only does the agreement extend the sponsorshipTeam and Manufacturers Championships, and seven
between ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing, but it alsostraight driver's championships as well. While these
extends the use of Mobil 1 in the racing Vettes for thestats are impressive they only scratch the surface and
17th year in a row. That is a true belief in your sponsorshowcase the accomplishments of the joint effort in
and it is nice to see that Corvette Racing used theone class of racing.
product even before they received any support from