Geico, Mears & Ford For Germain Racing
Casey Mears (13) races Matt Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway in November 2011. (Owen & Lynne Richards photo)
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Casey Mears and Geico Racing will return to Germain Racing for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season thanks to a new contract, which will carry Geico and Germain Racing through the 2014 season.
Geico coupled the extension with an increase in involvement, ramping up the number of primary races at which they will serve as the primary sponsor.
Thinking along the lines of continuity, team owner Bob Germain subsequently extended Mears’ contract, while also retaining crew chief Bootie Barker, who will continue to call the shots for Mears and the Geico team.
Aside from the excitement of securing Geico as a long-term partner, Germain Racing recently became part of the Ford Racing family and will have Roush-Yates FR9 engines powering the No. 13 Geico Ford Fusion beginning with the Jan. 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test at Daytona Int’l Speedway.
When the No. 13 Geico Ford Fusion rolls off of the truck for Daytona 500 practice in February, NASCAR fans will be met with a new, exciting paint scheme that will serve as a re-launching of sorts of the Geico NASCAR Sprint Cup Series program. For most of the previous eleven years, Geico race cars have featured some variation of the color red, but beginning in 2012, Mears will pilot a car that features the lively color combination of blue and white with green accents.
A usually reserved Mears hinted at excitement when asked about the upcoming season.
“This type of news is always good, especially when we as a team know that we’ll have some stability moving forward and we can focus 100 percent of our efforts on improving our performance,” Mears said. “Geico is such an incredible, loyal sponsor and I can’t thank them enough for their unconditional support of our team. I appreciate all of the hard work and effort of Bob Germain and everyone in this organization. I’m really looking forward to seeing what this Germain Racing team will do in 2012, especially as we move forward with Roush-Yates power.”
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Posted by NSSN Staff
on Jan 6 2012 Filed under Latest Headlines, NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Top Stories.
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