GLADIATOR® GARAGEWORKS TUNES UP A.J. FOYT
RACING’S GARAGE FOR INDY 500
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 6, 2009 — Before
you start your engines, you must organize your
garage. Gladiator® GarageWorks, the leader in
versatile garage organization systems, is outfitting
the A.J. Foyt Racing Garage for the Indianapolis
500® Race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Being able to find tools and work in an orderly
environment helps race teams and consumers alike
earn a checkered flag in their race to be organized.
“Being organized can help reduce time wasted looking
for misplaced items or maneuvering in a cluttered
environment whether at the race track or at home. In
racing, we know, every second counts,” said Lou Ann
Schafer, senior marketing manager, Gladiator®
GarageWorks. “Gladiator brand has partnered with A.J.
Foyt Racing to help deliver a streamlined
environment where all vital tools and parts can be
easily located by the crew, whose members are relied
upon for speed in fixing and maintaining the race
car.”
Gladiator brand has provided a variety of work
benches, flooring, and storage solutions for A.J.
Foyt Racing during the team’s stay at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In addition, A.J. Foyt
Racing will have the Chillerator® Garage
Refrigerator which keeps drinks cool and matches the
tread-plate design of the GearBoxes, GearDrawers,
Tall GearBox Lockers and Tile Flooring in the
garage.
“The need for speed also demands the need for
organization,” said A.J. Foyt, the first four-time
winner of the Indianapolis 500® race and owner of
A.J. Foyt Racing. “Gladiator® GarageWorks has helped
us create a great-looking and versatile space where
we can work efficiently and make sure our Indy cars
are always at their best throughout the rigorous
500-mile race.”
The Gladiator brand-clad A.J. Foyt Racing garages
will be on display at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
during the course of the Indianapolis 500 beginning
May 5. The exclusive garage area will be open to the
public on Wednesday, May 20, during American Family
Insurance 500 Festival Community Day, but consumers
can also see what Gladiator® GarageWorks is all
about from the Gladiator brand trailer/mobile
billboard parked across from the speedway throughout
the month of May.
Gladiator® GarageWorks’ sponsorship as the garage
provider of A.J. Foyt Racing will culminate with the
Gladiator brand logo appearing on the No. 14 car
driven by Vitor Meira, who finished second in last
year’s Indianapolis 500, and on the No. 41 car
driven by A.J. Foyt IV, Foyt’s grandson who returns
to the team for the first time since 2005.
The Indianapolis 500 runs on Sunday, May 24, 2009 to
kick off the Centennial Era Celebration of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
