Zachry Holdings, Inc., a privately-held, family owned company dedicated to the planning, building and renewing of our world's most critical industrial facilities will sponsor David Starr and the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota for the remainder of the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The green and black No. 11 Zachry Toyota will debut in this weekend's Mountain Dew 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
"As an industrial construction, engineering and maintenance provider, we pride ourselves on a nearly 85-year history that has led to more than 5,500 completed projects in the United States and abroad," said Keith Manning, Executive Vice President of Zachry. "Many of our 20,000 employees and our customers, suppliers and partners are big NASCAR fans and can identify with the goals of the race team, including safety, collaboration and execution excellence."
Zachry has built years of history in the power, refining, cement and nuclear industries with many of the same values and convictions as the NASCAR family.
"Our number one priority is the safety of our employees, and we've partnered up with individuals who understand that safety of the team comes first," Manning said.
Starr said, "I am very excited about Zachry coming on board with our Red Horse Racing team. This is exciting times for all of us and we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the folks at Zachry. Both Red Horse Racing and Zachry know that 'it takes a force' to be competitive on the track and at a job site and we look forward to assisting Zachry achieve their at-track goal of recruiting 'enthusiastic highly effective employees' during the remaining 2008 season and beyond."
Starr is currently 12th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings with four top-five and eight top-ten finishes so far this season. His best finish entering this weekend's race at Talladega was a second-place at Mansfield Motorsports Park in May.
Zachry will uniquely employ this sponsorship effort to conduct at-track employee recruiting utilizing midway displays and offering live on-line application submissions at all remaining 2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race venues.