CARS Pro Cup is pleased to announce that long time supporter and sponsor, Billy Hess / Hess Racing Products have signed on with the Series as a contingency sponsor for the 2012 season. A fixture in racing and in Pro Cup since the 90's, Hess Racing Products are the framework that keeps the vast majority of our competitors on the track and going fast! You can find Hess Racing Products on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hess-Racing-Products/345008115517527 - go ahead and 'Like' them! We do!

Pro Cup competitors - your work just got a little bit tougher! You'd better bring your best again this season because this week at the Pro Cup office, we've received team registrations for the # 75 and driver Caleb Holman, the # 23 with J.P. Morgan behind the wheel, and the # 02 for Texas native Tyler Young. It won't be a walk in the park to win in CARS Pro Cup, but we suspect you wouldn't want it any other way!

ATTN: Pro Cup Teams

Goodyear tire test is Saturday March 3rd – 3:30pm to 8pm
Hickory Motor Speedway - Cost is $150 per car
Contact CARS Pro Cup office to RSVP - teresa@carsprocup.com or jackm@carsprocup.com or call 704-662-9212

If you haven’t done so already please submit your 2012 Registration ASAP! Get your registration forms (located in the downloads section) and send them in!

CARS Pro Cup is pleased to announce the addition of Adam Fenwick as the Series PR Director. Please submit your drivers bio to Adam as we continue to build our website with a Drivers Section. You may email him at adam@carsprocup.com

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By Jay Baldacci, CARS Pro Cup Media, jay@carsprocup.com

17 Pro Cup Alumni Entered in the Weekends Daytona Events

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Goodyear Signs Three-Year Agreement with CARS Pro Cup Series

Mooresville, NC – The CARS Pro Cup Series will run Goodyear Racing Eagles beginning with the 2012 season, the first of a three-year agreement. Goodyear’s D2925 racing slick has been selected to be used at all Pro Cup events.

The Pro Cup Series, which has been a prestigious short track stock car program for decades, was searching for a race tire package that would be more affordable to the racing teams, and still compromise nothing in track performance for the fans.

“We are pleased to be running on the Goodyear brand again. We tested Goodyear’s short track tire and found that we definitely have a tire that met all of our needs. The Goodyear D2925 will save each team several thousand dollars over the course of the season,” said CARS Pro Cup Series President, Jack McNelly.

Goodyear sales manager for short track racing tires Scott Junod said, “We have been talking to the Pro Cup folks for some time and are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with CARS starting this season. This series has a terrific tradition for great racing and we are very proud to be part of again.”

The CARS Pro Cup 2012 season opener at Anderson Speedway, on March 24^th is six weeks away.

Test Session Scheduled: The Pro Cup Series has scheduled a test session for all 2012 competitors for March 3 at Hickory Motor Speedway from 3:30pm – 8:00pm. Goodyear engineers will be in attendance and the Goodyear D2925 will be available to help teams make adjustments to the new tire. Track rental is $150 per team. MTP Tire and Racing Center will service all Pro Cup Events this season and teams my contact Kevin Piercy with MTP at 828.217.0002 for all of their tire needs.

New Teams Join Pro Cup Series for 2012: Two new race teams have joined the Pro Cup Series for the 2012 season, as pre-season registration continues.

MOORESVILLE, NC (Feb. 6, 2012) – The Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Pro Cup announced today that it has inked a three-year deal to run on Goodyear Racing Eagles through the 2014 racing season.

The agreement marks a return to the Goodyear marquee for the series. Goodyear’s proven D2925 racing slick has been selected for the current Pro Cup application.

“We are very pleased to be running on the Goodyear brand again,” said Jack McNelly, President of the CARS Pro Cup. “We tested the Goodyear short track tire and found that we had excellent grip, repeatability, and durability. We definitely have a tire that will handle what we need it to do.”

The Pro Cup series has been a prestigious short track stock car program for decades, having built a national reputation among race fans. McNelly said he was searching for a race tire package that would be more affordable to the racing teams, and still compromise nothing in track performance for the fans.