By Scott Daloisio
(Gardena, CA, March 31, 2011) When Greg Alexander hits the track at Perris Auto Speedway, “The Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing,” for the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car race this Saturday night (April 2nd), the John Belegante owned #23 will have a brand new sponsor on the hood. On Thursday Alexander announced that Amsoil, “The Original Synthetic Oil,” will now be one of his sponsors for the 2011 USAC/CRA campaign.
Alexander, who will turn 22-years-old on April 19th, is very happy about the deal and considers the new sponsorship like an early birthday present. “It means a lot to get somebody like Amsoil to help us out,” the excited driver said on Thursday. “John Belegante and I do not have a whole lot of money. Every bit of help we can get from anybody is great and we appreciate it. This really means a lot to us. I am excited to get to use Amsoil.”
Alexander attracted a lot of attention when he out qualified all of the big name, big funded teams in the season opening Sokola Class at Perris on March 12th. “Anytime an under funded team performs that well it gets your attention,” Andy Jones of the Oil Twins said with a smile on Thursday. “This is a good opportunity for us to help them and get some product into their hands to enhance their performance. Greg is called “The Best Kept Secret in California Sprint Car Racing.” That is a fair analysis now, but that cat is getting out of the bag. Hopefully we can help get it out faster”
Alexander, who lives in Gardena, California, hopes to have another good performance like his Sokola Shootout qualifying effort this Saturday and for the rest of the year. “We are going to give it our all every lap like we did at the Sokola Shootout,” he said. “Hopefully we can get another performance in like we did in qualifying and then get a better result than we did in the main event (after having to go the rear of the field, Alexander drove his way back to 11th).”
“It is a good match between us and Greg’s team,” Jones said. “We are both equally excited to be working with each other. We look forward to further ventures with Greg and possibly with his 360 ride as things mature.”
For more information on Amsoil and the Oil Twins, please visit their web site at: http://oiltwins.com/
In addition to Amsoil, the Belegante #23 is sponsored by Barnes Systems, Persall Masonry and Scott’s Headers and Mufflers.
If you would like to be a part of Greg Alexander’s racing efforts in 2011, please use the contact information at the top of this release.
Date Track Series Finish
3/12/11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11h A Main
3/19 Thunder Bowl Raceway West Coast 360 3rd A Main