UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics will continue to be showcased during America’s Night Race weekend
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Sept. 14, 2023) – Bristol Motor Speedway officials announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) and Ohio Logistics to extend the long-running entitlement sponsorship of Bristol’s September NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
UNOH, headquartered in Lima, Ohio, has sponsored the race since 2012. The race’s presenting sponsor, Ohio Logistics, joined the entitlement in 2019.
“Everyone at the University of Northwestern Ohio is thrilled to extend our partnership with Bristol Motor Speedway to sponsor the Craftsman Truck Series Playoff race in September,” said Dr. Jeffrey A. Jarvis, president of UNOH. “The opportunities this entitlement relationship has given our students, staff, and facility since we started have been immeasurable. The relationships we have established with the staff at Bristol Motor Speedway, the race teams, and the fans have made our decision to extend again an easy one.”
The UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics is traditionally a part of the America’s Night Race weekend and anchors that weekend’s Thursday doubleheader with the ARCA Menards Series Bush’s Beans 200. For the last five years, the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics has been a part of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs.
“The University of Northwestern Ohio and Ohio Logistics have been wonderful partners for Bristol Motor Speedway over the years and we are grateful for their continued support through this important entitlement sponsorship of our NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in September,” said Jerry Caldwell, president and general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway. “We appreciate their partnership and both companies have become an integral part of our sponsorship family.”
Said Chuck Bills, president and CEO of Ohio Logistics: “We are incredibly fortunate and thankful to be aligned with UNOH to partner with Bristol Motor Speedway for this amazing NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series sponsorship. We are excited to extend this entitlement as it provides the perfect platform for us to achieve our marketing and business goals and objectives.”
About UNOH
The University of Northwestern Ohio is a private university in Lima, Ohio. Founded in 1920 it has approximately 5,000 students. The University offers master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees in more than 50 programs, including a high-performance motorsports program from UNOH’s College of Applied Technologies. The program, started in 1992, was the first high performance/motorsports program in the United States.
About Ohio Logistics
Ohio Logistics, with headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, operates over six million square foot of state-of-the-art warehouse space, one of the largest privately held logistics firms in the Midwest. The company has 25 locations spread across seven states. Their mission is to provide its customers with the best possible warehousing and transportation services.
About Bristol Motor Speedway
Forged amid the scenic mountains of Northeast Tennessee near the Virginia state line, Bristol Motor Speedway is The Last Great Colosseum, a versatile multi-use venue that hosts major auto races, football games, concerts and many other captivating events. The facility features a 0.533-mile concrete oval race track with 28-degree corner banking and 650-feet straightaways that offers racing in several NASCAR touring series, highlighted by two major Cup Series weekends each year. In 2020, the track also served as host of the prestigious NASCAR All-Star Race, and in 2021 began converting to a temporary dirt track each spring to take the Cup Series back to its racing roots. While at the track, fans are offered a unique viewing experience courtesy of Colossus TV, the world’s largest outdoor center-hung four-sided video screen with a 540,000-watt audio system. The adjacent quarter-mile dragstrip, Bristol Dragway, offers more than 50 events annually, including the marquee NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The Thunder Valley Amphitheatre presented by Ballad Health transforms Bristol Dragway into a premier outdoor concert venue for the world’s greatest music performers. Three football games have kicked-off inside the oval, most notably the 2016 Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol, where border rivals the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech met before an NCAA-record crowd of 156,990. In existence since 1961, Bristol Motor Speedway was purchased in 1996 by Speedway Motorsports. For more information, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com.
Source: Bristol Motor Speedway
