United Industries Corporation and one of its leading products, Hot Shot pest controls, has joined the Bristol Motor Speedway team as sponsor of qualifying Aug. 22 for the Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup event and the Nationwide Food City 250.
United Industries, which encompasses Sta-Green lawn and garden products, Spectracide weed and outdoor insect controls and Cutter insect repellents, as well as Hot Shot pest controls, offers a number of easy cost-effective and efficient solutions for many household and backyard challenge.
Amy Yoder, president of United Industries, is pleased to be able to partner with Bristol Motor Speedway, which boasts NASCAR's most popular events.
"We have developed a season-long partnership with Speedway Motorsports, Inc., and Performance Racing Network to educate race fans about common lawn, weed and pest problems and the solutions they provide," said Yoder. "SMI, PRN and Bristol Motor Speedway are great partners for United Industries because their fans are passionate outdoors lovers, and their facilities are showplaces for beautiful gardens and landscaping.
"In addition, the events on the SMI schedule - like the August race at Bristol - align very well with the summer and fall seasons for household and outdoor pest management. We are sponsoring Hot Shot Qualifying at Bristol because the Hot Shot brand is all about speed and performance, and so is winning pole at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"We're looking forward to a great weekend and to putting on an excellent show for the race fans at Hot Shot Qualifying."
BMS president Jeff Byrd is elated to have Hot Shot on board as a member of the Bristol team.
"We're very happy to have United Industries and its Hot Shot brand as a partner," he said. "They have a tremendous brand just as we do here at Bristol Motor Speedway so it's a perfect combination. We look forward to an exciting August race weekend, starting off with a big day of Hot Shot Qualifying."
Qualifying for the sold-out Sharpie 500 is set for Aug. 22 at 3:40 p.m. while qualifying for the Food City 250 is at 5:05 p.m.
Tickets are still available for the Food City 250, starting at $45. Tickets may be purchased by calling the BMS ticket office at (423) 989-6900 or by visiting www.bristoltix.com.
