Allied Building Products to Headline Select Pro Mazda and USF2000 Races

Allied Building Products has expanded its partnership and title race sponsorship for 2013 with Andersen Promotions, promoters of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, to include the Pro Mazda Series.

A leader in the wholesale building materials industry, Allied will be the title sponsor of five Pro Mazda and USF2000 events encompassing 10 races. The company has added two venues in its third year of support and will kick off with this week's Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, a Pro Mazda doubleheader in support of INDYCAR in St. Petersburg, Fla.

"We are absolutely delighted and honored that Allied Building Products has decided to expand its involvement to five events this season and also include Pro Mazda," said Dan Andersen, owner and CEO of Andersen Promotions. "They are a tremendous partner and they do an amazing job at utilizing our races as an entertainment platform. I have had the pleasure of being associated with Allied dating back to 2008 when Andersen Racing was operating, and it is personally rewarding to see our relationship continue and for Pro Mazda and USF2000 to be aligned with such a highly respected company."

Allied's two divisions - Interior Building Products and Exterior Building Products - will share the 2013 program. Both divisions will be present at the St. Petersburg Pro Mazda and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca USF2000 rounds, while the Interior Building Products group will headline the Toronto USF2000 and Houston Pro Mazda events and the Exterior Building Products Group the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Pro Mazda venue.

Peninsula Pipeline Provides Title Sponsorship for USF2000 race

The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda is excited to announce a new partnership with Peninsula Pipeline which will see the Dover, Del.-based wholly owned subsidiary of the Chesapeake Utilities Corporation headline Round 4 of the championship. The Peninsula Pipeline Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will be held this Sunday, March 24, on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., in support of INDYCAR.

“We are very pleased to have Peninsula Pipeline on board to support a fantastic event on our

schedule,” said Dan Andersen, Owner and CEO of Andersen Promotions, the series promoter.

“It is exciting for us to have a new company come in and explore the marketing platform that

our series provides, and we will do our best to ensure that their staff and guests have a first-class

experience. Our drivers put on two exciting shows at our season-opener this past week

and we are looking forward to more great racing in St. Petersburg.”

 

Peninsula Pipeline was established in 2005 and serves large industrial customers, electric

generators and local distribution companies throughout Florida. The company plays a

significant role in improving Florida's fuel diversity and competitiveness by increasing the

availability of natural gas in areas not currently served. Its parent company Chesapeake

Utilities has a solid footprint in the state acquiring, in 2009, Florida Public Utilities Company,

which has been providing energy to homes and businesses throughout the state since 1924.

Peninsula Pipeline and their guests will enjoy a VIP suite for entertaining, and participate in a

variety of activities over the race weekend including exclusive paddock tours and driver meet and-

greets as well as involvement in race activities with honorary starters and podium

presenters. In addition, all 31 cars on the USF2000 grid will carry Peninsula Pipeline branding

throughout the event.

 

“We are very happy to be connected with such an exciting and prestigious event as the Honda

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg,” said Kevin Webber, Vice President of Peninsula Pipeline. “It

provides a great platform to network, grow business opportunities and enjoy professional

open-wheel racing.”

 

Race 1 of the doubleheader USF2000 weekend will take place on Saturday, March 23, at 12:15

p.m. (ET). The green flag for the Peninsula Pipeline Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will fly at 9:30 am

on Sunday, just prior to pre-race activities for the season-opening IZOD IndyCar Series race.