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GameStop Renews
Partnership with JGR, Sponsors Logano in 20 Nationwide
Races in 2009
Grapevine, TX (February 4, 2009) - GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), the
world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, announced
today that it has agreed to extend its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing
through the 2009 NASCAR season. Rising star Joey Logano will pilot the
No. 20 GameStop Toyota in 20 Nationwide Series events, beginning with the
season-opening race at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on
February 14, 2009.
"GameStop prides itself on being a company that continually meets new
challenges and sets the bar still higher," said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice
President of Merchandising. "Joe Gibbs Racing and Joey Logano have set a
very high bar in NASCAR. Their successes speak for themselves. Joey has
shown that he is a force each time he gets into the No. 20 GameStop
Toyota, and we are proud to stand by his side as he sets off for even
greater achievements."
Just days after his 18th birthday last year, Logano made his Nationwide
Series debut at the Dover (Del.) International Speedway with GameStop as
his primary sponsor. The No. 20 GameStop Toyota competed in 16 races in
2008, with Logano garnering one win, five top-5 finishes and three pole
awards. His momentous win at the Kentucky Speedway in June made Logano
the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history.
"GameStop is the leader of their industry and we'll seek to deliver the
type of results they are accustomed to this season," said J.D. Gibbs,
president of JGR. "We feel that GameStop and Joey Logano make up one of
the best sponsor-driver relationships in the Nationwide Series. We're
looking forward to a great season."
"GameStop stepped up and became a huge part of my rookie season in the
Nationwide Series last year," stated Logano. "That meant a lot to me and
Joe Gibbs Racing. "I am proud to represent them again in 2009.
They
are one of the cooler sponsors someone can have."
About Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR,
currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, two NASCAR
Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Its driver
lineup consists of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint
Cup Series; and Hamlin, Busch, Logano and Brad Coleman in the Nationwide
Series. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs - a three-time
Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of
the Pro Football Hall of Fame - JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992,
winning three Cup Series championships, and one Nationwide Series owner's
championship along with more than 100 NASCAR races, including three
Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
Last Updated on 02/05/09
By George Campbell or Greg Fish
Email: neracing@neracing.com