Ford Quality Care and Ford Credit Sponsor Robert Yates Racing for 1996 NASCAR Season

Ford Motor Company, through its Quality Care and Credit divisions, has announced its sponsorship of Robert Yates Racing for the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup season. The partnership will see the #88 Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Racing Thunderbird, driven by Dale Jarrett, compete alongside the #28 Thunderbird, driven by Ernie Irvan and sponsored by Texaco-Havoline. The agreement was announced by Edsel B. Ford II, President of Ford Motor Credit Company, and Dr. Ron Goldsberry, Vice President of Ford Customer Service Division.

Key Takeaways:

• Ford Quality Care and Ford Credit will sponsor Robert Yates Racing for the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup season.
• The partnership will see the #88 Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Racing Thunderbird, driven by Dale Jarrett, compete alongside the #28 Thunderbird, driven by Ernie Irvan and sponsored by Texaco-Havoline.
• The Robert Yates Racing team will operate out of a state-of-the-art engine shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, with five dynamometers and a CNC machine shop for producing cylinder heads.
• The team plans to use the new sponsorship to experiment with different chassis and equipment to optimize performance.
• Dale Jarrett, the driver of the #88 car, has 12 years of Winston Cup experience and is excited to be part of the team.
• Robert Yates Racing has a total of four acres of land in Charlotte, which will be used for car construction, painting, and testing.

Statistics:

• The team will have two cars competing in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup season: the #88 Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Racing Thunderbird and the #28 Thunderbird.
• The Robert Yates Racing engine shop has five dynamometers and a CNC machine shop for producing cylinder heads.
• The team has over four acres of land in Charlotte for car construction, painting, and testing.
• Dale Jarrett has 12 years of Winston Cup experience.

Sources:

• PRNewswire (Nov. 11, 1995)
• Ford Motor Company