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reant ~,,, nor Dan Cotter who has been in auto racing for more than three
I a~ tes is a man accustomed to success . He is the president of the Chicago-
"a,rd Cotter § Co . the exclusive supplier of his Master Mechanic tool brand
n ore than ; 000 True Value Hardware stores nationwide . He achieved the
~timate success in racing in 1983 when the 8ignotti-Cotter car driven by
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event on the team s third attempt . That obviously was an important first for
Cotter, who is also involved in racing sponsorship in other areas .
George 8ignotti . general manager/chief mechanic for the team . is another
no is accustomed to firsts . Indy Cars prepared by Bignotti have made it to
the victory lane at the 500-Classic a record-setting seven times . As a chief
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In addition to Emerson Electric Co ., other associate racing car sponsor s
are Sharp Electronics. Mobil I . Champion Spark Plugs an Goodyear .
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Public Relations Contact :
Michael Knight
Budweiser
Fleishman-Hillard
One Memorial Drive
St. Louis. MO 63102
13141 982-1700
Budweiser could almost have its own race of champions if it conducted an
event where all of the Bud drivers came together for a single competition .
"From the look of our sponsorship lineup for 1984, it is evident that
Budweiser, the King of Beers,' continues its reign as the 'king of racing' ."
said Jack MacDonough, vice president of branch management for Anheuser-
Busch, Inc .
The red and white Budweiser colors are being carried into the National
Association of Stock Car Auto Racing NNASCAR) Winston Cup Grand National
Series ; the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CARTI PPG Indy Car
World Series; the Budweiser Trans-Am Series: the National Hot Rod Association
1NHRAI and International Hot Rod Association 1IHRA) Series : the new
Budweiser International Race of Champions IIROC) and the International
Motor Sports Association 1IMSA) Camel GT Series. The Miss Budweiser
hydroplane also is competing in the American Power Boat Associations
1APBA) Unlimited Hydroplane racing circuit.
NASCAR
One of the most exciting teams in all of NASCAR is the Budweisersponsored
Johnson/Hodgdon two-car entry with winning drivers Darrell
Waltrip and Neil Bomett.