Mooresville, NC

Billy Ballew Motorsports is pleased to announce the addition of three local supporters for this Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP).  Stoops Freightliner, Pedigo Chevrolet and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have agreed to jump on board the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado in support of their driver John Andretti.

Stoops Freightliner, one of the country’s largest Freightliner dealerships, will be the primary sponsor.  Andretti contacted Jeff Stoops, owner of Stoops Freightliner, who obliged simply out of friendship.  Andretti and Stoops go way back to Andretti’s earlier racing days when he competed in USAC competition, as Stoops Freightliner was formerly a sponsor of USAC.  “Jeff (Stoops) is doing this more out of friendship than anything,” said Andretti.  “He’s been a great friend of mine and I knew I could count on him not only for emotional support, but financial, as this Billy Ballew Motorsports team desperately needs funding.”

Pedigo Chevrolet has also agreed to join the Billy Ballew Motorsports team this weekend at IRP.  Gary Pedigo, owner and president of Pedigo Chevrolet, is also the co-owner of Panther Racing, one of the top-performing Indy Racing League teams with drivers Tomas Scheckter, Tomas Enge and Buddy Lazier.  It’s only fitting that Indy’s No. 1 Chevrolet dealership partner with one of Chevrolet’s top NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, Billy Ballew Motorsports, who currently sits fourth in the owners points standings.

The third local supporter of Billy Ballew Motorsports this weekend is the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).  The ABC is the construction industry’s voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments, as well as with the news media.  Today, ABC is recognized as one of the leading organizations representing America’s business community and the U.S. construction industry.

About Stoops Freightliner:  Opened in 1987, Stoops Freightliner – Quality Trailer, Inc. has grown to be the one of the country’s number one volume dealers.  Once a single dealership on the southwest side of Indianapolis, Stoops Freightliner now spans two states with six dealerships.  With each dealership featuring full parts, service, and sales – you can build a strong relationship with their customer oriented staff.

About Pedigo Chevrolet:  Pedigo Chevrolet is one of the largest car dealerships in Indiana, owned by Panther Racing co-owner Gary Pedigo. Pedigo Chevy is located at 5101 West 38th Street, near downtown Indianapolis, and just off of I-465. At Pedigo Chevy, the customer is No. 1, and the employees there work tirelessly to make every trip to the dealership a memorable one. Gary has been involved in the automobile business since 1963, and his experience – combined with the decades of combined experience from the rest of the Pedigo Chevy staff – is second to none.

About ABC:  The Associated Builders and Contractors is a professional construction trade association dedicated to the Merit Shop philosophy and to the free enterprise system. ABC is the most effective organization in the construction industry in opposing intimidation, violence, coercion, feather bedding, secondary boycotts, work restrictions and interference with your right to manage a project in the best interests of the employers and construction consumers.

The Power Stroke Diesel 200 gets underway at 7:45 p.m. CT from Indianapolis Raceway Park.  The race will be broadcast live on SPEED Channel and MRN Radio.