MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Penske
and Hertz will debut a new livery on the No. 22 Ford Mustang driven
by Joey Logano for the upcoming
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) event at Darlington Raceway on
Saturday, Sept. 5. As part of the
overall throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, the car's new
paint scheme will be an ode to the famed Hertz / Shelby GT350H
"Rent-A-Racer" program from the 1960s and will feature a black
scheme with gold racing stripes.
Nearly 50 years ago, Carroll
Shelby and The Hertz Corporation devised a popular plan to
help get select high-performance, special-edition Shelby Mustangs
into the hands of rental customers who also happened to be car
enthusiasts. Ford supplied the new Mustangs with V-8 engines and
mostly automatic transmissions while Shelby added extra performance
and style, and Hertz gave the public access to the kind of unique
driving experience that one would normally only find on a
racetrack. Today, the story of the Shelby/Hertz "Rent-A-Racer" is
legendary, and existing Shelby GT350H Mustangs are among the most
sought-after collector cars in the world.
"We are excited to commemorate the famed Hertz/Shelby
'Rent-A-Racer' program that introduced car enthusiasts to the
iconic Shelby Mustang five decades ago and is the forerunner to
Hertz's Adrenaline collection of high-performance vehicles today,"
said Bob Stuart, Executive Vice
President, Global Sales. "Together with Team Penske, we will be
honoring our unique history with Carroll
Shelby while celebrating the legacy of the Ford Mustang
driving experience."
Team Penske and Hertz have a successful history of collaborating
on special paint schemes. In 2013, Logano drove a special-look No.
22 Mustang at New Hampshire Motor Speedway painted to mirror the
limited-edition Hertz Penske GT that was debuted that same year and
available from the Hertz Adrenaline Collection, similar to the
"Rent-A-Racer" program.
"I'm pretty excited to run this special Hertz paint scheme,"
said Logano, a four-time NXS winner this season – his most recent
coming at Watkins Glen International on August 8 as part of a weekend sweep that also saw
Logano win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race on Sunday.
"Anytime you can get behind the wheel of a car that has a new look
to it, people take notice. And the Hertz Rent-A-Racer car just
looks fast. I think it will stand out, especially among all the
cars that will have really cool throwback paint schemes that
weekend in Darlington."
Darlington is celebrating its race weekend with a retro feel
across the board – including a special pre-race concert, unique
logos, throwback souvenirs and more. A number of teams in
both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will
run throwback paint schemes throughout the weekend.
Logano has earned 25-career NXS victories, including one at
Darlington in 2012. In eight races this season, Logano has
won four times and finished in the top-five on six occasions.
He's also earned four poles, giving him 30 in his career and moving
him to second on the all-time NXS pole winners list. In
addition to his success in the XFINITY Series this season, Logano
has also earned three NSCS wins in 2015 and sits second in the
point standings.
The NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 will
take place on Saturday, Sept. 5 at
3:30 pm ET. The race will be
broadcast on NBC, with radio coverage on the Motor Racing Network
and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.
About Team Penske
Team Penske is one of the most
successful teams in the history of professional sports. Competing
in a variety of disciplines, cars owned and prepared by Penske
Racing have produced more than 400 major race wins, over
450 pole positions and 27 National Championships. The team has
also earned 16 Indianapolis 500 victories in its storied history.
Team Penske was also recently recognized by the Sports Business
Journal as a finalist for the publication's prestigious annual
Professional Sports Team of the Year award. For more information
about Team Penske, please visit www.teampenske.com.
About Hertz
Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty
and Firefly car rental brands in more than 10,300 corporate and
licensee locations throughout approximately 150 countries in
North America, Europe, Latin
America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle
East and New Zealand. Hertz
is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental company
with more than 1,600 airport locations in the U.S. and more than
1,300 airport locations internationally. Product and service
initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®,
Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered
through the Adrenaline, Dream, Green and Prestige Collections set
Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns
the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation
and sells vehicles through its Rent2Buy program. The Company also
owns Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC"), one of the
largest equipment rental businesses with more than 350 locations
worldwide offering a diverse line of equipment and tools for rent
and sale. HERC primarily serves the construction, industrial, oil,
gas, entertainment and government sectors. For more information
about Hertz, visit: www.hertz.com.
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