GM Strengthens Chevrolet NASCAR Program in 2004
28 Oktober 2003 - 6:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
GM Strengthens Chevrolet NASCAR Program in 2004 DETROIT, Oct. 28
/PRNewswire/ -- Following the end of the 2003 NASCAR season, GM
will consolidate its resources in NASCAR to exclusively support the
Chevrolet Monte Carlo and further advance and solidify the dominant
position enjoyed by Chevrolet in this series. "GM Racing will focus
its 2004 NASCAR program on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and will no
longer race or support the Pontiac Grand Prix race car," said Doug
Duchardt, director of GM Racing. "This transition will enable GM
Racing to strengthen its Chevy Nextel Cup program, and also prepare
for the future targeting Pontiac's racing aspirations." "Given
Pontiac's long association with NASCAR and our many great
accomplishments over the years, the decision to withdraw from
NASCAR was not an easy one," said Lynn Myers, general manager of
Pontiac-GMC. "Consistent with GM efforts to focus its racing
programs, Chevrolet will carry the NASCAR banner while Pontiac can
now devote resources to developing future racing and marketing
programs consistent with our new performance products, including
the GTO, Grand Prix Comp G, G6 and the GXP performance series. We
are proud of our racing accomplishments and we recognize that it is
a powerful engineering, people development and marketing tool.
Pontiac is investigating new opportunities to highlight the
performance of our vehicles on the track." Coming into the 2003
season, the Pontiac Grand Prix won two of the past three NASCAR
Winston Cup drivers' championships: Bobby Labonte in 2000, and Tony
Stewart in '02. Chevrolet has an ongoing record of domination in
NASCAR's modern era having won 23 of the last 31 NASCAR Winston Cup
manufacturers' championships including the 2003 title with 10
different drivers capturing 17 wins in 33 races so far this year.
Through 2003, the Chevrolet Silverado has won five of nine
manufacturers' titles in the Craftsman Truck series, and seven of
eight drivers' titles with this year's winner still to be
determined. DATASOURCE: General Motors Corporation CONTACT: Mike
Stoller of GM Racing Communications, +1-313-665-2445, ; or Jim
Hopson of Pontiac-GMC Communications, +1-313-667-4124, Web site:
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