Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series signs with Goodyear to become official tireBy Gary ThomasRio Vista, CA – November 4, 2010…The Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to be the official tire supplier for the 2011 racing season. “Goodyear has made a significant investment in sprint car racing over the last year and we’re happy to bring them on board with the Golden State King of the West Sprints,” said series managing director Dan Simpson. “Goodyear has made tires that have created some fantastic racing across the country and having them associated with us will be a big benefit to our overall marketing program.” Goodyear grabbed the attention of the dirt track racing world this past year when a number of sprint car sanctioning bodies and tracks around the country announced they would partner with the company. The announcements, especially that Goodyear would sponsor the 2010 Goodyear Knoxville Nationals continued the tire maker's long tradition of dirt track success.Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs approximately 70,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 25 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information on Goodyear, please visit http://www.goodyeartires.com.More information about Goodyear Racing is available at http://www.racegoodyear.comFollow the Golden State King of the West Sprint Cars on Twitter at twitter.com/kws410s and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gscsprints?ref=ts
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