ChevronTexaco to Sponsor Paul Newman and All-Star Racing Team in Rolex 24 Daytona Event.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- First graph, second sentence of release should read: Cristiano da Matta Matta (Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren) (rōbĕr`tō sābästyän` äntōn`yō mät`tä ĕkhär`rĕn), 1911?–2002, Chilean painter who left his native country for Paris (1935) and thereafter worked in Europe and the United States, b. Santiago.(sted Cristiano de Matta). The corrected release reads: CHEVRONTEXACO TO SPONSOR PAUL NEWMAN AND ALL-STAR RACING TEAM IN ROLEX 24 DAYTONA EVENT ChevronTexaco today announced it will sponsor the race car driven by Paul Newman and a championship team of drivers in the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 5-6. Newman will pilot the car, which will sport the Chevron logo, along with Sebastien Bourdais, Cristiano da Matta and Michael Brockman in the grueling 24-hour event. Three of the four drivers have won seven Champ Car World Series championship rings combined with Brockman serving as Newman's co-driver when they won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1995. "ChevronTexaco is proud of our association with an American icon like Paul Newman," said Wayne Klahs, vice president, Global Marketing Solutions with ChevronTexaco. "Paul's legacy in the world of racing complements our long-standing tradition in motorsports and supports Chevron's brand values of reliability and quality." ChevronTexaco Corp. is one of the world's leading energy companies. With more than 47,000 employees, ChevronTexaco conducts business in approximately 180 countries around the world, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. ChevronTexaco Global Marketing is a division of ChevronTexaco Global Downstream LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChevronTexaco Corp. ChevronTexaco is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information on ChevronTexaco is available at www.chevrontexaco.com. |
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