WILMINGTON, Mass., March 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst
Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing
customized business uniform programs, facility service products and
first aid and safety services, in partnership with 14-time NASCAR
Cup Series champions Hendrick
Motorsports, will be debuting the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet
Camaro ZL1, driven by 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, at Richmond Raceway on
March 31. This primary sponsorship
extends to five races for the 2024 NASCAR season.
The No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet sports the company's distinctive
signature green color and logo designs accompanied by
racing-inspired black and white accents on the car's exterior.
Elliott and the entire No. 9 Hendrick
Motorsports race team will also wear fire suits that
complement the UniFirst car design and feature the company's colors
and logo.
"We're excited to see Chase get behind the wheel of the No. 9
UniFirst Chevy for the 2024 NASCAR season, as it signifies our
expanded partnership with Hendrick
Motorsports," said David
Katz, UniFirst's Executive Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. "Our fans will now get more opportunities to witness
Chase deliver a great season in this remarkable car."
In addition to Richmond,
UniFirst will serve as the primary partner on the No. 9 UniFirst
Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway on April
7, Darlington Raceway on May
12, Kansas Speedway on September
29, and Charlotte ROVAL on October
13. UniFirst is also serving as an associate sponsor of
Elliott and the No. 9 team for all other races throughout the 2024
campaign.
"Richmond is a track where you
have to be on it every single lap," said Elliott, six-time
National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular
Driver. "We were able to get a pretty decent finish last fall,
so I am excited to see what we can achieve there this weekend.
Hopefully, we can end the day in victory lane with the UniFirst
team."
The 2024 NASCAR season marks the eighth year of UniFirst's
multi-year partnership with Hendrick
Motorsports, and it's the fifth year that the company is
serving as a sponsor of Elliott and the No. 9 team. UniFirst is the
Official Workwear Provider of Hendrick
Motorsports, supplying work clothing and uniforms to the
team, as well as to its sister company, Hendrick Automotive Group.
For more information on UniFirst, visit UniFirst.com.
About UniFirst
Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:
UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of
uniform and workwear programs, facility service products, as well
as first aid and safety supplies and services. Together with its
subsidiaries, the Company also manages specialized garment programs
for the cleanroom and nuclear industries. In addition to partnering
with leading brands, UniFirst manufactures its own branded
workwear, protective clothing, and floorcare products at its five
company-owned ISO-9001-certified manufacturing facilities. With
more than 270 service locations, over 300,000 customer locations,
and 16,000-plus employee Team Partners, the Company outfits more
than 2 million workers every day. For additional information,
contact UniFirst at 888.296.2740 or visit UniFirst.com.
About Hendrick
Motorsports
Founded by Rick
Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick
Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series
history. At the sport's premier level, the organization holds the
all-time records in every major statistical category, including
championships (14), points-paying race victories (303) and laps led
(more than 79,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record
39 different seasons, including an active streak of 38 in a row
(1986-2023). Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, the team
fields four full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entries in the NASCAR
Cup Series with drivers Alex Bowman,
William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle
Larson. Headquartered on more than 100 acres in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs approximately 600
people. For more information, please
visit HendrickMotorsports.com or interact
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