MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Tire Rack has joined Team Penske as the primary sponsor for Josef Newgarden in Sunday’s BigNile.com Grand Prix of Portland.
The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar Series champion will drive a No. 2 Chevrolet sponsored by the tire company that is based in South Bend, Indiana.
It’s the final road course race on this year’s NTT IndyCar Series schedule.
Tire Rack previously joined the organization as an associate partner across the Team Penske Chevrolets in the IndyCar Series prior to the 2022 season with 13 visits to Victory Lane in that span.
“We are really proud to have Tire Rack on board for the upcoming IndyCar race in Portland,” said Team Penske President Tim Cindric. “They have been a great partner of ours over the last three years and it is exciting to see our relationship continue to grow.”
Tire Rack is America’s largest independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, wheels, and performance accessories. The company is based in South Bend, Indiana. The company offers an easy online purchasing experience, extremely competitive pricing, and convenient installation through its wide network of authorized installers or brings installation directly to shoppers through its Tire Race Mobile Tire Installation program.
“To us it was a no-brainer to expand this partnership,” said Woody Rogers, Tire Rack senior vice president. “We’re in Indiana and as such the IndyCar is embedded in our DNA.
“This high-profile relationship fits like a glove. We’re well known among motorsports fans and driving enthusiasts, as well as thousands of consumers who rely on our independent tire testing results and advice, always a free resource for Tire Rack shoppers.”
Newgarden is a 31-time winner in IndyCar Series competition, earning back-to-back wins in the Indianapolis 500 in 2023-’24 with the Tire Rack logo adorning the front wing of the No. 2 Chevrolet.
The 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series champion has eight career wins on road courses similar to Portland. He is currently eighth in the IndyCar Series championship standings.
Tire Rack, family-owned and headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, is a leading independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, wheels and performance accessories.
In 2022 Tire Rack was acquired by Discount Tire, a private family-owned company based in Scottsdale, Arizona with 1,200+ retail locations across 41 states.
Team Penske has a long history with Discount Tire in NASCAR.
It began in 2010 as the NASCAR Xfinity Series sponsor for Brad Keselowski, who delivered the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship that year for Team Penske’s first NASCAR title with six wins and a series-record 26 top five finishes
The brand moved to Team Penske’s NASCAR Cup Series partner lineup in 2018 During that time Austin Cindric won the 2022 Daytona 500 and Keselowski the 2018 Brickyard 400 in the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford.
Team Penske has four NASCAR Cup Series wins and 37 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins with Discount Tire with Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric, A.J. Allmendinger and Sam Hornish Jr.