Air Wick to sponsor Franchitti for St. Petersburg.
This weekend you might not recognize Dario Franchitti’s car as it goes by. This is because Air Wick will be the primary sponsor for the #10 car this weekend in St. Petersburg Florida. Dario stated:
“Driving the AIR WICK® car to start the IndyCar Series season couldn’t be more fitting for me…their tagline ‘It’s good to be home’ pretty much sums up my thoughts on this race to start the year after racing in NASCAR in 2008. I’ve said many times that part of the IndyCar Series’ allure is in the diversity of its tracks, and I’m a huge fan of the street circuits. What a great way to continue my Indy car career with AIR WICK® on board on the streets of St. Petersburg.
Chip Ganaasi racing will also be making history this season being the only team to put teammates together who have won both its sanctioning body’s Driver Championship and its marquee event the previous two seasons.
Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon should be optimistic going into this season’s opening event. Both drivers did well at the Barber Motorsports test this off-season. Dixon had his only DNF last season at St. Petersburg and finished 22nd. Franchitti last ran there in 2007 and finished 5th driving for Andretti Green Racing.
Donna McGonigal, who is the marketing director for Air Wick also expressed her excitement.
We’re excited to continue into the 2009 racing season as a proud sponsor of Target Chip Ganassi Racing. The IndyCar Series gives us a wonderful opportunity to educate consumers about how Air Wick gives them the assurance that their home always smells good and is something they can have pride in.
You can see Dario’s car on Versus this Sunday April 5th during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at 2 p.m.
