GoDaddy Enters NASCAR
Scottsdale, Arizona – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – December 19, 2007 – Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, has debuted into NASCAR, by joining Hendrick Motorsports in a sponsorship deal, including Dale Earnhardt, Jr. enlisted to design its race car.
The sponsorship deal makes Go Daddy the primary sponsor for the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chevrolets for six events in 2008 featuring Earnhardt, along with Mark Martin and Ron Fellows. Go Daddy will also serve as an associate-level partner for the No. 5 cars all season.
Mr. Earnhardt remarked, ”I’m very proud of this car and I’m looking forward to driving it and representing GoDaddy.com in select Nationwide Series races this year. It’s racy and edgy. It’s a sharp-looking car and we are going to have some fun driving it this year.”
In 2008, the No. 5 Chevrolets will be fielded full-time by JR Motorsports in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. The two organizations officially combined NASCAR Nationwide Series operations following the conclusion of the 2007 racing schedule.
Two-time Nationwide Series champion Earnhardt will be the first driver racing the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. Not only is Earnhardt the first to drive the black, green and orange car, he also designed it for Go Daddy.
Mr. Earnhardt, Jr., is set to drive the Go Daddy Car April 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin, the all-time leader in Nationwide victories, is the second driver to pilot the Go Daddy No. 5 car. Canadian road racing ace Ron Fellows is the third to drive the GoDaddy.com sponsored car.
Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com noted, ”We are excited to join Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports for our first NASCAR sponsorship. It’s a natural fit. These guys are all about winning and being the best – that’s exactly what GoDaddy.com is about.”
With 72 Nationwide victories between them, Earnhardt (22 wins), Martin (47 wins) and Fellows (three road-course wins) comprise a formidable lineup for NASCAR team sponsor GoDaddy.com.
Marshall Carlson, General Manager of Hendrick Motorsports commented, ”We’re excited to welcome GoDaddy.com to our Nationwide Series effort. With a driver lineup of this caliber, we have a great opportunity to take our new partner to victory lane in 2008. It’s shaping up to be an exciting season with GoDaddy.com, JR Motorsports and the No. 5 Chevrolets.”
Go Daddy’s first auto racing sponsorship was with Indy Racing’s Danica Patrick. Indy’s most popular driver became a ”Go Daddy Girl” in December 2006. She appeared in last year’s Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial and will wear the Go Daddy logo again next season.
The Go Daddy Group, Inc. is a domain name registrar with more than 22 million domains under management and 24-hour-a-day customer support. More than 4 million customers are serviced by Go Daddy for domain registration, web site hosting, email and related Internet services. Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy also provides a variety of on-demand and other services. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.
To learn more about Hendrick Motorsports, please visit: www.hendrickmotorsports.com.
For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.
