PROMO PROGRAMS'Drive to Win' a
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt SS GRAND BLANC, MICH. (March 23, 2007) - National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock driver Kurt Johnson knows what it is like to win. Johnson, driver of the ACDelco-sponsored Chevrolet Cobalt, holds the longest active streak in Pro Stock by winning at least once race for 12 consecutive seasons, an honor he earned in 2006. In addition, he finished fifth in the 2006 overall NHRA Pro Stock championship standings - the 14th consecutive year he has placed in the Top 10.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt SS GRAND BLANC, MICH. (March 23, 2007) - National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock driver Kurt Johnson knows what it is like to win. Johnson, driver of the ACDelco-sponsored Chevrolet Cobalt, holds the longest active streak in Pro Stock by winning at least once race for 12 consecutive seasons, an honor he earned in 2006. In addition, he finished fifth in the 2006 overall NHRA Pro Stock championship standings - the 14th consecutive year he has placed in the Top 10.
Kurt Johnson in his Chevrolet
Cobalt Pro Stock.
(Photo: ACDelco)Johnson hopes to add to his 35 career total victories in 2007, and he has teamed with ACDelco to launch the "Drive to Win" promotion, which awards racing trips, scholarships and prizes, including the grand prize of a 2007 Cobalt SS equipped with Chevrolet accessories. The promotion runs through Oct. 7, 2007, with the grand-prize winner being decided at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals on Oct. 28, 2007. This multifaceted promotion offers both consumers and service trade customers a chance to win every time Johnson does:Consumer Promotion: Consumers can visit www.acdelco.com and select the "Drive to Win" icon to review official rules and to enter to win one of many instant prizes, including ACDelco-branded inflatable chairs, coolers, footballs and umbrellas. Each ACDelco "Drive to Win" promotion registration also generates an entry for a chance to win a trip for two to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Oct. 25-28, 2007. A trip will be awarded after each time Kurt Johnson wins one of the 20 races outlined in the rules. Winners will receive travel expenses for three nights and four days to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals for two. At that race, each trip winner will receive a key that could start the 2007 Cobalt SS grand prize.Service Trade Customers Promotion: Service Trade Customers - as defined in the rules to include technicians and shop owners - can visit www.acdelcotechconnect.com and select the "Drive to Win" icon to review official rules and to enter to win one of many instant prizes. As with the consumer component of the promotion, each ACDelco "Drive to Win" promotion registration also generates an entry for a chance to win a trip for two to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in October. A trip will be awarded after each time Johnson wins one of the 20 races outlined in the rules. Each winner will receive travel expenses for three nights and four days to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals for two. At that race, each trip winner will receive a key that could start the 2007 Cobalt SS grand prize.Scholarship Promotion: To further support efforts to recruit future technicians, ACDelco will award a $2,500 scholarship each time Johnson wins. Each scholarship will be awarded to a technician employed at an Independent Service Center (ISC) that participates in ACDelco's Total Service Support (TSS) program. For details and a scholarship application, visit www.acdelcotechconnect.com and click on the "Total Service Support" tab. These "Drive to Win" scholarships are in addition to the five nationwide technician scholarships ACDelco awards through the ACDelco Educational Scholarship Program, and will be selected from the same application pool. Those annual scholarships - totaling $12,500 - are exclusively for technicians employed at ACDelco TSS shops; the program also awards $15,000 in scholarships to dependents of ACDelco TSS shop owners.(Source: ACDelco)
(Photo: ACDelco)Johnson hopes to add to his 35 career total victories in 2007, and he has teamed with ACDelco to launch the "Drive to Win" promotion, which awards racing trips, scholarships and prizes, including the grand prize of a 2007 Cobalt SS equipped with Chevrolet accessories. The promotion runs through Oct. 7, 2007, with the grand-prize winner being decided at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals on Oct. 28, 2007. This multifaceted promotion offers both consumers and service trade customers a chance to win every time Johnson does:Consumer Promotion: Consumers can visit www.acdelco.com and select the "Drive to Win" icon to review official rules and to enter to win one of many instant prizes, including ACDelco-branded inflatable chairs, coolers, footballs and umbrellas. Each ACDelco "Drive to Win" promotion registration also generates an entry for a chance to win a trip for two to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Oct. 25-28, 2007. A trip will be awarded after each time Kurt Johnson wins one of the 20 races outlined in the rules. Winners will receive travel expenses for three nights and four days to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals for two. At that race, each trip winner will receive a key that could start the 2007 Cobalt SS grand prize.Service Trade Customers Promotion: Service Trade Customers - as defined in the rules to include technicians and shop owners - can visit www.acdelcotechconnect.com and select the "Drive to Win" icon to review official rules and to enter to win one of many instant prizes. As with the consumer component of the promotion, each ACDelco "Drive to Win" promotion registration also generates an entry for a chance to win a trip for two to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in October. A trip will be awarded after each time Johnson wins one of the 20 races outlined in the rules. Each winner will receive travel expenses for three nights and four days to the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals for two. At that race, each trip winner will receive a key that could start the 2007 Cobalt SS grand prize.Scholarship Promotion: To further support efforts to recruit future technicians, ACDelco will award a $2,500 scholarship each time Johnson wins. Each scholarship will be awarded to a technician employed at an Independent Service Center (ISC) that participates in ACDelco's Total Service Support (TSS) program. For details and a scholarship application, visit www.acdelcotechconnect.com and click on the "Total Service Support" tab. These "Drive to Win" scholarships are in addition to the five nationwide technician scholarships ACDelco awards through the ACDelco Educational Scholarship Program, and will be selected from the same application pool. Those annual scholarships - totaling $12,500 - are exclusively for technicians employed at ACDelco TSS shops; the program also awards $15,000 in scholarships to dependents of ACDelco TSS shop owners.(Source: ACDelco)
