Academy Sports + Outdoors to sponsor Kvapil

Yates Racing announced today that Academy Sports + Outdoors, a leader in the sports and outdoor industry, will sponsor the No. 28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for the Talladega and Texas races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Talladega Superspeedway on October 5th for Kvapil’s scheduled 100th career start in the Cup series. The sponsorship marks the first time Academy Sports + Outdoors has been a primary sponsor in any of NASCAR’s numerous divisions.

“Its pretty cool to be partnered with Academy Sports + Outdoors," commented Kvapil. “We’ve had the honor this season of introducing a lot of powerful sponsors to NASCAR’s highest division and Academy has stepped up and told us that they believe in what we’re doing at Yates Racing. My family is very active when it comes to sports and the outdoors, so this sponsorship is significant to me. I look forward to serving as a representative for Academy Sports + Outdoors and I’m honored that they chose to sponsor us at Talladega and Texas."

“This partnership makes sense for Academy Sports + Outdoors as we are a family-owned business with a track record of high performance just like Yates Racing," commented Rodney Faldyn, President of Academy Sports + Outdoors. “As NASCAR is more than a sport, it is a lifestyle with a passionate fan base, we to are more than a sporting goods store with many outdoor and lifestyle offerings. Many of Academy's loyal customers are big NASCAR fans and our sponsorship is a way of supporting the sport they love."