Big Brown Hopes to Tear Up the Track

July 12, 2000 10:46 AM, EDT

Parcel carriers are used to expedited deliveries and fast transit times, but United Parcel Service is buying a little more speed as an official sponsor of a Nascar racing team.

	United Parcel Service
	Nascar driver Ricky Rudd (left) along with racing team owner Robert Yates and UPS driver Warren Williams unveil the parcel carrier’s first sponsorship in the Winston Cup Series.

The Atlanta-based carrier is supporting the No. 28 car of the Robert Yates Racing Team, driven by Ricky Rudd in this season’s Winston Cup Series.

UPS officials and Rudd unveiled the logo, located on a driver’s side panel, during qualifying sessions for the Pepsi 400 held July 1 at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

Rudd finished fifth behind the race’s winner, Jeff Burton, and took home $79,900 for his effort. He is ranked fifth among the top 25 drivers on the circuit and ninth among the top 40 all-time money winners.

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