MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK) today announced its sponsorship of JD Motorsports’ new lead driver, Landon Cassill, and the No. 01 Chevrolet for the 2014 NASCAR® Nationwide® series. G&K will be the team’s title sponsor for the season-opening race held on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Daytona International Speedway® in Daytona Beach, FL. The race will be broadcast on ESPN starting at 1:15 pm Eastern Time.
“We are excited to have a rising star like Landon Cassill representing G&K Services both on and off the track,” said Dave Euson, G&K’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific relationship with JD Motorsports and look forward to kicking-off another great season this weekend in Daytona.”
"We have a fantastic partnership with G&K Services and are pleased to have them return as a key sponsor for the fifth consecutive year,” said Johnny Davis, JD Motorsports team owner. “We’re looking forward to seeing the progress Landon makes in the No. 01 G&K Services Chevrolet.”
Landon Cassill made his NASCAR® Nationwide® Series debut in 2007. In 2008 he won the NASCAR® Nationwide® Series Rookie of the Year. Cassill’s first full-time season on the NASCAR® Sprint Cup® Series was 2012 where he drove the No. 83 Toyota to seven top-20 finishes for startup team BK Racing.
For the latest information on G&K’s sponsorship of the 2014 NASCAR® season, including the race schedule and photos, visit www.gkservices.com/racing.
About G&K Services, Inc.
G&K Services, Inc. is a
service-focused market leader of branded uniform and facility services
programs in the United States, and is the largest such provider in
Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has nearly
7,800 employees serving approximately 170,000 customers from 160
facilities in North America. G&K Services is a publicly held company
traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GK and is a
component of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more
information visit www.gkservices.com.
