STATESVILLE, N.C. - Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced today that LifeLock®, the nation's leading identity theft protection service, will sponsor the No. 10 Dodge with driver Patrick Carpentier in eight races in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season.
"We are thrilled to partner with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and to serve as a cornerstone sponsor with Patrick Carpentier and the No. 10 Dodge team," said LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. "Patrick will be a great ambassador for our service to his many fans and to help spread the message of LifeLock's proactive identity theft protection service."
LifeLock, based in Tempe, Ariz., helps consumers to render their personal information useless to thieves, backing up its service with a $1 million-dollar guarantee. Famous for Davis giving out his Social Security number in advertising and national press, the company is experiencing astounding growth.
Driver Patrick Carpentier said he was very familiar with the company before it entered into discussions with the race team.
"How can you not be? You turn on the television or radio and you hear the CEO give his social security number out. Heck, I think I even have it memorized. Before you ask, yes, I signed up for LifeLock but I don't plan on giving out my security number like he did. My family and I do feel a lot safer now, but you aren't getting any numbers from me!"
LifeLock will sponsor Carpentier at Phoenix on April 12, Talladega on April 27, Richmond on May 3, Darlington on May 10, Charlotte on May 25, Michigan on June 15, Chicagoland on July 12 and Kansas on Sept. 28.
Gillett Evernham Motorsports CEO Tom Reddin said the addition of LifeLock to the existing sponsorship lineup at the No. 10 of Valvoline, Auto Value/All Pro Bumper-to-Bumper, Charter and Cintas mean there are few unsponsored races remaining on the No. 10 Dodge in 2008.
"Patrick has a genuinely friendly personality but he can also drive the wheels off of a car," Reddin said. "In just a short time, he has hit it off with NASCAR fans, sponsors, the media and his fellow drivers."
"Partnering with LifeLock is a natural. It is a very young company that has made a mark in just a brief time. They are an aggressive group that want to grow rapidly and that's the kind of partnership we particularly enjoy at Gillett Evernham Motorsports."
LifeLock (www.lifelock.com) has held sponsorship deals in NASCAR, open wheel and sports car racing. Recently, it announced a three-year agreement to sponsor the June Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan Speedway.
LifeLock® (www.lifelock.com) helps consumers to protect their personal information against identity thieves, backing up its service with a one million-dollar service guarantee. Famous for its CEO giving out his Social Security Number in advertising and national press, the company is experiencing astounding growth. Located in a secure facility in Tempe, Arizona, LifeLock is a private company backed by Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, as well as Bessemer Venture Partners. Winner of the 2007 American Business Award for the Best Radio Advertising Campaign, LifeLock was a finalist for 10 other ABA awards, including Best New Company and Best New Product/Service. Recently the company was named recipient of the Red Herring 100 Global Award as one of the Top 100 start-ups in the world.
Gillett Evernham Motorsports is a leading team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Founded by Ray Evernham in 1999, the team is in its eighth season of competition at the highest level of NASCAR racing with drivers Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge, Patrick Carpentier in the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge, and Elliott Sadler in the No. 19 Best Buy Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Gillett Evernham Motorsports also fields the No.9 Dodge in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driven by the three NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and Chase Miller.
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