MARNE, Mich. — Arie Luyendyk Jr. confirmed he intends to compete in a handful of winged pavement sprint car events with the Must See Racing Sprint Series beginning with this Saturday’s season opener at Berlin Raceway.
Luyendyk also intends to compete in the second annual Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown at California’s Irwindale Speedway in November.
Luyendyk has obtained a partial season sponsorship with Jiffy Lube. His familiar red No. 25 will now carry Jiffy Lube proudly on the side of the car as well as the top wing.
The second-generation driver is the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. The younger Luyendyk has had a versatile career and has driven several different cars in his career including evets in the Indy Car Series, Stadium Super Trucks, IMSA, and Indy Lights cars among other things. He also qualified for the 2006 Indianapolis 500.
He gained additional fame by starring in the ABC television show ‘The Bachelor’ in 2018. Luyendyk Jr. has a huge social media following thanks in part to his appearance on ‘The Bachelor.’
“I’ve been involved with Jiffy Lube as a brand ambassador for the last few years doing adds for them on Instagram” explained Luyendyk Jr. “We talked about this year and what sort of promotions we were gonna do. I mentioned sprint car racing and it seemed like a great tie in. They decided to move forward with doing a select number of races. This weekend will be the first race that we debut the Jiffy Lube branding on the car.
“It’s really cool to bring such a recognizable brand to the series. For me it’s been a goal to win a sprint car race this year. This just helps me to compete in more races and achieve that goal. The goal for me is to do some MSR events and the Open Wheel Showdown. Jiffy Lube will be on board for those.”