TORONTO, Oct. 19 /CNW/ - Imperial Oil is pleased to announce Don Thomson
Jr. and the Home Hardware Chevrolet team as the 2007 recipients of the Pegasus
Mobil 1 Champion Award. The annual $5,000 award is presented to the race team
achieving the highest cumulative score at the conclusion of the NASCAR
Canadian Tire Series. The award marks the conclusion of the 2007 NASCAR race
season in Canada.
"We congratulate Don Thomson Jr. and his team for achieving consistently
strong results on the Canadian stock car circuit this season," said Jeff
Diederichs, marketing manager, lubes and specialties at Imperial Oil. "Mobil 1
has a strong racing heritage in Canada, in the United States and worldwide and
is proud to be involved in the new NASCAR Canadian Tire Series."
Imperial Oil's Mobil 1 lubricants are the official motor oil of NASCAR.
An industry leader in the development of innovative, problem-solving
lubricants, the Mobil 1 line of automotive lubricants includes motor oil,
transmission fluid, gear lubricants and greases, and is one of a list of
Imperial Oil performance products endorsed by North America's number one
motorsport.
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For further information: Public Affairs, Imperial Oil Limited, (403)
237-2710
