Sparco Joins Chip Ganassi Racing Teams As Official Technical Supplier

Ganassi driver Scott Dixon

Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) announced today its teams and drivers will race with Sparco in 2016. The Italian factory reached an agreement with one of the most important motorsport teams in the USA, and starting in 2016 will be CGRT’s official technical supplier.

This important agreement will bring the Italian brand into six different championships that CGRT will contest: Verizon IndyCar Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship and Red Bull Global Rallycross. All drivers and crew will be wearing Sparco's suits, becoming Italian Style "ambassadors" with the safety and comfort that have always characterized Sparco.

Mike Hewitt, Sparco US Managing Director, said: "Sparco is proud to be associated with such an iconic and successful team as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams. Their long history of championships and race victories has positioned them not only as the premiere team in the United States, but also as one of the world’s best. The leading edge innovation and technology that Sparco builds into its products go hand in hand with the commitment and preparation that CGRT puts into creating championship-winning teams."

Satisfied about the agreement, Claudio Pastoris, C.E.O. Sparco: "We are proud to become part of the Chip Ganassi family, a team which, with its 170 victories, is at the top of American Motorsport. We believe that we can offer to the team the best products in the market and we will work together to develop innovative solutions to improve the safety and performance within this wonderful sport. We wish to all the team a 2016 full of victories and successes assisted, of course, by Sparco."

Chip Ganassi, Owner, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, said: "Through their racing products, Sparco have always been leaders in innovation within our industry. We are proud to have them outfit all of our racing teams across the six touring series we compete in and hope to build a relationship for many more years to come."

ABOUT SPARCO

Sparco was founded in 1977 to meet the security needs of motorsport's world. Our core business of racing and karting products has made us the world’s leader in racing safety equipment. Sparco is also a leader in aftermarket tuning and accessories for car customization, as well as an OEM seat and carbon fiber component supplier for many of the supercar and luxury passenger cars seen on the roads today. Sparco has over 600 employees and is present in over 80 countries.