Venom Energy Drink Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship With Andretti Autosport

PLANO, Texas and INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Venom Energy drink announced today it has signed a multi-year sponsorship with Andretti Autosport to continue as primary sponsor of the #26 car driven by Marco Andretti. Venom Energy will activate the partnership with in-store merchandising, consumer sweepstakes and retail appearances.

"We are excited to be back on board with Marco Andretti and Andretti Autosport," said Russ Schleiden, brand manager of Venom Energy. "We look forward to bringing the Venom Energy drink and Marco Andretti partnership to life for our fans on the track as well as at retail."

"Dr Pepper Snapple Group has been a great partner of Andretti Autosport for a number of years," said Michael Andretti, the team's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are excited to extend the Venom Energy drink relationship to a multi-year deal that will hopefully lead Marco to the winners circle for many years to come."

Venom Energy is an energy drink in the Dr Pepper Snapple Group portfolio and delivers hardcore energy in unique and delicious flavors not typically associated with energy drinks. Available in fruit punch, mango, regular and low calorie. For additional information, visit www.venomenergy.com.

"I'm very excited to have Venom Energy back with me," said Marco Andretti. "I know the Venom Energy crew feels just like me, and can't wait to get back to the track and get going for 2010. We're ready to go to the next level, and I'm going to take Venom Energy with me."

About Venom Energy

Venom Energy is one of many flavorful brands in the beverage portfolio of Dr Pepper Snapple Group ( DPS). DPS is the leading producer of flavored soft drinks in North America and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 8 of our 12 "power brands" are No. 1 in their flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, our portfolio includes Sunkist soda, 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Crush, Mott's, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Penafiel, Clamato, Schweppes, Venom Energy, Rose's and Mr & Mrs T mixers. To learn more about our Plano, Texas-based company and our iconic brands, please visit www.drpeppersnapple.com.

About Andretti Autosport

Based in Indianapolis, Ind., Andretti Autosport is led by racing legend Michael Andretti. Andretti Autosport stands as the winningest team in Indy Racing League history and fields a series-high four entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series and two Firestone Indy Lights cars. Andretti Autosport boasts three IndyCar Series championships (2004, 2005 and 2007), two Firestone Indy Lights titles (2008 and 2009) and has won the Indianapolis 500 twice (2005 and 2007). For more information, please visit www.andrettiautosport.com.


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Danica Returns with Andretti Autosport; GoDaddy.com to be Primary Sponsor

Today Danica Patrick announced on Good Morning America that she will return to the Izod IndyCar Series with Andretti Autosport. The car will have a new black, green and orange paint scheme as GoDaddy.com has taken over the roll as primary sponsor.

"Michael Andretti has helped me become a better driver, and we hope to accomplish a great deal during the next few years together, "Patrick said. "Bob Parsons and Go Daddy have believed in me from the start. You know, my lifelong goal is to win the Indy 500, and I'd love to do that in the GoDaddy.com car."

"All of us at Andretti Autosport are looking forward to having Danica back with the team and are excited about working with (Go Daddy CEO and Founder) Bob Parsons and everyone at Go Daddy as the primary sponsor on Danica's car," said team owner Michael Andretti, who helped Patrick unveil the black and neon green-liveried car. "Go Daddy brings a lot of energy to our team and to the IZOD IndyCar Series. We're very excited about the opportunity to work with them in 2010 and beyond."

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registrar plans and Web site design and Web hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. Go Daddy is also well-known for its Super Bowl commercials, in which Patrick has been featured three straight years

In addition to GoDaddy.com, AirTran and 7 Eleven will also be featured on the car. For the first time in three years, Patrick will not have Motorola as her title sponsor. There is no word on weather Motorola will move to another Andretti car or not.

Danica to Make Announcement

GoDaddy.com says that Danica Patrick is set to make a major announcement Monday about her racing plans. The anouncement will be made on ABC's Good Morning America.

Sarah Fisher Racing on the Move

Sarah Fisher announced today that she will be moving her team from it's current 5,000 sq. foot facility to Roth Racing's former home. (see photo above) The new shop is just a few suites down from her old one and features a dedicated build area for the team’s cars, an in-house setup and twist rigs facility, a design area and state-of-the-art machine shop. The shop, which was recently emptied by the new Fazzt Race team, is in move in condition and the team hopes to get settled in by the holidays. "When we moved into our current shop,” said Fisher, “we gutted the place. We got in, rolled our sleeves up and designed the shop the way we wanted it. With the new place, it is ready for us to move in and get right to work on the cars.”
Sarah will run 10 events with Dollar General next season and Jay Howard will be in a 2nd car for 4 races with Tire Kingdom as a sponsor.

Fazzt Race Team Ready to Go to Work

After spending the last month and a half remodeling their new facility and customizing it for use as a race shop, the crew at Fazzt Race team is ready to get back to doing what they love most: Working on race cars. Tomorrow the crew will begin moving the four chassis, two transporters and a wide assortment of tools and machinery in to their newly renovated 30,000 square foot shop in Indianapolis. The team acquired all of this equipment from the defunct Roth Racing after an attempt to become business partners with Roth in 2008 failed. The team will begin preparing a car for veteran open wheeled driver Alex Tagliani. The team says they have sponsors, but they will wait until January to announce who they are. Good Luck to all the guys at Fazzt Race Team and I hope you have a successful 2010 season!

Team 3G looks to be back for 2010

After a season of mixed results, Team 3G is re-grouping and gearing up for the 2010 season. The team started off the season with Stanton Barrett but replaced him with Jaques Lazier and Richard Antinucci. No drivers have been signed yet but co-owner Steve Sudler says that "Lazier and Antinucci are top of the list, and Hinchcliffe would be a superstar in the series. Too early to tell for sure but we are getting close." When asked about sponsorship, he replied "We are working on sponsors, looking good so far.We are looking forward to 2010 and working with IZOD. I feel the positive momentum for the sport!" Hopefully 3G can expand their program and hacve a competitive team next season.