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Press Release
12/9/2006
Josh
Clemons & Clemons Racing Announce Full ARCA Assault In 2007
COVINGTON
,
Kentucky
(December
9, 2006) - - Good
things come to those who are patient. Clemons Racing along with
driver Josh Clemons announced today at the annual Championship
awards banquet press conference that the team will make a run for
the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship in 2007, stepping up their
partial program into a fully sponsored effort beginning at Daytona
International Speedway in February.
Clemons
Racing welcomes Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc. who will serve as the
primary sponsor on the No. 41 Ford Fusion next season.
Premier
Mortgage Funding, Inc. is headquartered in
Clearwater
,
Florida
. Premier
Mortgage Funding, Inc. is
a National Mortgage Lender with approximately
600
Affiliate Branch offices nationwide.
They have compiled hundreds of the nations top leading lenders that
enable your company to build a solid foundation of quality loan
products and keep your business competitive and well positioned for
new market trends.
In
addition to running the full schedule, Clemons will also be chasing
Rookie-of-the-Year honors. Clemons will look to be the first of a
third generation driver to capture that honor.
“This
is an exciting day for everyone at Clemons Racing,” said
New Albany
Indiana
’s Josh Clemons. “We have been working hard on this project for
several months. To finally make it a reality is a dream come true
for everyone involved. We’re excited about the future with Premier
Mortgage Funding and their commitment to the ARCA RE/MAX Series and
we plan to be a serious threat in ARCA competition next year.”
Without
the help of Main Event Marketing Group, who was also announced
Saturday as the official merchandise and marketing partner of the
ARCA RE/MAX Series, Clemons Racing would not be preparing for their
new endeavor.
“We
are thrilled that our program has proven to be successful at such an
early stage in our relationship with the ARCA RE/MAX Series,”
stated Tim Kirchmer, Managing Partner for Main Event Marketing
Group. He continued, “Through our agreement with CopperKey and its
automated analytic product BizFusion+, Main Event Marketing (MEM)
has packaged a complete sponsor activation strategy that will be the
centerpiece of a suite of technology tools offered to the ARCA
RE/MAX Series, Teams and Sponsors .
Mike
Vrh, Vice President of Sponsorship Analytics for CopperKey stated,
“We could not be more excited that BizFusion+ has proven itself as
an activation technology and strategy alliance so early in this
relationship with MEM,” .CopperKey is a leader in automated
analytics and has brought affordable analytics delivered through the
internet to the business and consumer markets and now to the
Motorsports industry” explained Vrh.
Main
Event Marketing will continue offering these services to all teams
and sponsors in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for the 2007 season and
throughout the next five years of their contract.
Clemons
will continue to carry the familiar blue Ford oval and has joined
the Ford Racing family for the ’07 season.
On
November 16, Clemons Racing took part
in the “Official Kickoff” event to Ford Championship weekend
that builds awareness to Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex and its
sponsors while simultaneously acting as the cornerstone and
conclusion of weeklong events leading to Ford Championship weekend.
The event was free to the public. Its race-themed street festival
will continue building the fan base for Motorsports and NASCAR in
South Florida.
“It’s
a privilege for us to continue to support Ford as we plan to be a
threat for the championship. We’ve always been a supporter of Ford
and we’re happy to be a part of their family,” added Clemons, a
former veteran of the Championship Racing Association (CRA).
Larry
and Rowena Clemons, owners of Clemons Racing are eagerly excited
about their plans for next year. “We are both very excited about
the future of Clemons Racing,” the duo said. “Our hard work has
paid off and I know that we will have everything in place when
Daytona rolls around. We have set some goals for ourselves and we
feel that we can easily achieve them. We’re just proud to be a
part of the ARCA family full time next year.”
For
further information on Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc, please visit
their website at http://www.pmtgf.com
For
more information on Josh Clemons and Clemons Racing, please click
onto http://www.joshclemons.com
PUBLIC
RELATIONS CONTACT:
NAME:
Chris
Knight, Clemons Racing
PHONE:
734.660.2333
EMAIL:
chrisknight@clemonsracing.com
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