January 6, 2008 - Miracle Sealants Joins Wayne Taylor Racing as Partner on No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Wayne Taylor Racing is pleased to announce today that Arcadia, Calif.-based Miracle Sealants Company has signed a multi-year agreement to become a partner of the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac driven by Max Angelelli and Michael Valiante in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Additionally, Miracle Sealants will support the No. 9 Toshiba Pontiac of Penske-Taylor Racing, driven by Kurt Busch, Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe in the 2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Miracle Sealants is an industry-leading innovator in the development and production of protection and maintenance products for natural stone, tile, grout and masonry surfaces.
"I'm really thrilled to have Miracle Sealants on board with Wayne Taylor Racing for the next few years, not least because the company's owners have long since been passionate about motorsports," said team owner Wayne Taylor. "When you bring that kind of understanding and commitment to our sport, along with a well-thought-through plan for activating a component of your company's marketing plan upon our racing platform, then results for both sides are sure to follow. This is a great opportunity to build a long and solid relationship."
The new relationship with Wayne Taylor Racing marks a continuing evolution in Miracle Sealants' motorsports marketing initiative, which most recently saw the company backing the PR-1 Motorsports effort in the Champ Car Atlantic Series with drivers Jonathan Bomarito and Mike Forest. Previously, Miracle Sealants has backed efforts in the Formula F-2000 and the Star Mazda Series.
"The fact that both my brother Joe and I are passionate about motorsports is only icing on the cake for us in this new relationship with Wayne Taylor Racing," said Miracle Sealants owner Albert Salvo. "Racing is about more than speed. It's also about innovation, precision and results achieved through teamwork that spans many layers from driver to engineer to mechanic to sponsor. We believe that racing is an ideal metaphor to capture our dedication for developing the best products on the market today.
"Becoming a part of Wayne Taylor's organization, with its pedigree of winning multiple championships and, most of all, the grueling Rolex 24, embodies the competitive heart and spirit of Miracle Sealants and we are looking forward to leveraging that history when it comes to energizing and rewarding the individuals who are on Miracle Sealants' front lines," Salvo continued. "To that end, 20 recipients from across the country will receive a weekend trip for two to a race event culminating with a three-lap ride in a Daytona Prototype sitting shotgun with Wayne Taylor, courtesy of Miracle Sealants."
Miracle Sealants Company was founded in 1983 and continues to be privately held. Today, the company offers more than 50 different products, including natural look-and-color-enhancing penetrating sealers, cleaners, abrasives and accessories for commercial and residential applications by professionals and do-it-yourselfers. Its products are available at more than 2,600 locations nationwide.
The 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Series season for 2008 begins with the 46th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 26-27. The FOX network and SPEED-TV will combine to provide an unprecedented 17 hours of live coverage of the traditional 24-hour event. Taylor and Angelelli headed the SunTrust Pontiac driver lineup that won the 2005 edition of the Rolex 24 en route to that year's series championship.
Miracle Sealants joins Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., as a sponsor of the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac of Wayne Taylor Racing.
More information about Miracle Sealants can be found at www.miraclesealants.com. More information about the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series can be found at www.grand-am.com.