Sponsorships STP (motor oil company)
the #43 driven bobby hamilton @ phoenix international raceway
in 1972, andy granatelli agreed sponsor nascar champion richard petty, deal fell apart before first race. andy insisted car stp day-glo red. richard held out iconic petty blue, , neither budge. resulting two-tone red , blue scheme became more famous either color alone.
stp sponsored petty through end of driving career in 1992, bobby hamilton, , john andretti in petty enterprises famous #43. partnership ended shortly after acquisition clorox. stp , petty family hold second-longest relationship in automobile racing history (1972–2000). (kenny bernstein , son brandon sponsored budweiser 2 years longer (1979–2009).
in august 2012, stp announced title sponsor of world of outlaws sprint car series in 2013.
on february 21, 2013, stp announced return nascar sprint cup series sponsorship in multi-year deal stp gas booster 500 starting april 7, 2013 @ martinsville speedway along return primary sponsor of richard petty motorsports no. 43 2013 stp gas booster 500. stp sponsored xfinity series race stp 300 2011 2013 @ chicagoland speedway.
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