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;Many of the world s finest drivers have competed under the f
banner. including Andretti, Bobby and Al Unser
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Wally Dallenbach . Steve Krisiloff , Dave Ma rc i s. J im H
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Fittipaldi . Swede Savaee . Graham McRae . Mike Hiss . Paula %Iu ph,
Peterson, Chris Amon, Jo Siffert and John Cannon .
Involvement expanded to NASCAR Grand National competitio
with sponsorship of the Fred Lorenzen team
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. One year later . t 1972 1
thused over the reception accorded its association with Lorenze
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hands with Petty Enterprises. yyyyTTT th S e~ ;
Along with becoming the prime sponsor of Richard Petty, the spon naon,r'~.
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time champion, STP also was identified with a second Petty car driverya,u /
. .s " , re t another popular and skilled driver-Buddy Baker , .:
The association was an immediate success . King Richard charged tore „urc 'n
pressive win in the season opener-the Western Winston 500 and r P` ete r `
contributed a victory in the World 600 at Charlotte. g r e
Petty won eight races season finhed in the top v
e launch what has becomehNASCAR'salongest majjor sponsor-di iver8, Th
. t :~~" e which in 1984, will be extended to thirteen consecutive years t
Competing under the red and blue STP/Petty colors, Richard rewrottt Ars,L'"''t :'
NASCAR record book in stunning fashion . He became the sport's re,, to the r"
million winner j 1975), the first to reach $3 million (July . 19781 and the f, In th'
reach f4 million (November, 19801 . nr Assoe :at "
His 198 career wins : seven national driving titles : seven Daytona the r,4ht
victories: nine-time popular driver awards and 16 f 100,000 plus seas,,,, in addttI&
only a few of the many records he holds .
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STP's association with Petty may be the most pleasant and close-kml racm ~,17
NASCAR . From front-office executive down through the staffers most diq the 7
l y invo lved in racing, there' s a relaxed " family' atmosphere seldom fouap ' Stroh
major sponsor/driver relationships. ing to S " '
Kyle Petty, too, has been a full fledged member of the STP/Team andaa mous Sir
tinues to represent the company under a ''special services" agreement Johncock. in 1984, returned to fulltime duty following last season s lid Beaosu 0
service resulting from a crash in the Michigan 500 . He had won the Set" exp Strol
opener in Atlanta and appeared headed for an outstanding year coming adr Raceway
his fine 1982 effort which included his second Indy 500 championship
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STP also in 1984 will have an associate sponsorship on the number o0) ev in t h
Milwaukee Indy Car driven by Chip Ganassi and for a second consecud sponsor
year will sponsor the Sun of a Gun Pontica on the SCCA Trans-Am Sea several
prepared by Joe Huffaker and driven by promising rookie Bob Lobenbep Th e
In all, STP participates in various fashions in approximately 1250 raq Richmo
events annually
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