New Orleans, GA November 4, 2011 - Burtin Polymer Laboratories (BPL) announces it's new relationship as the primary sponsor of the No. 82 Dodge Challenger R/T race car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, welcome BPL along with driver Reed Sorenson and MacDonald Motorsports, for the remaining three races of the 2011 season.
Sorenson presently sits fifth in the overall points standings, which reflects a tremendous position out of approximately 138 drivers who participate in the series and one of only 15 drivers who have competed in all of the previous 31 races for the 2011 season.
"I'm excited to be in this prime position this late in the season and it should be an exciting stretch to the end. I know I've got a great team backing me up and tremendous sponsorship support moving forward now," remarked driver Reed Sorenson.
"A lot of preparation and planning will go on over the next month and we all know how important the next three races are leading up to the Championship. Now with Bullet Liner and Foametix (Burtin Polymer Laboratories) supporting our team, we really look forward to the goal of bring home a crowning finish," added Randy MacDonald, owner of MacDonald Motorsports.
"It's our dream to be able to participate and feature our growing product brands, Bullet Liner and Foametix, as a part of the NASCAR Nationwide Series," stated Henry "Scooter" Delaune, President of Burtin Polymer Labs. "Our organization and products are all in for the success of MacDonald Motorsports and the association with a great driver like Reed, should help make this effort a win win for everyone involved, including our customers."
This Saturday November 5, 2011 will be the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway running 200 Laps, 300 Miles at 12:55 Eastern Time on ESPN2.
The subsequent races are the WYPALL 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional at Phoenix International Raceway, Saturday November 12, 2011 at 3:30 pm. Eastern and then the Championship finale will be the Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway on Saturday November 19, 2011 at 4:30pm. Eastern all on ESPN2.
Burtin Polymer Laboratories (BPL) remains one of the foremost authorities in research, development, and commercialization of polyurethane systems produced for commercial roofing, commercial and residential insulation, flotation, adhesives, packaging, spray elastomers and custom molding products. Recently launched, its Bullet Liner® products are primarily used for pickup truck beds, tailgates, wheel wells and other similar vehicle protection applications. Also, part of the impressive line of Burtin Polymer Labs products is Foametix® Spray Foam Insulation, which is a series of light density, polyurethane spray-applied foam insulation systems designed for residential and commercial / industrial building applications. BPL continues to develop some of the very few blast mitigation products tested and approved by the US Military and utilized by the United States government in the refurbishment of the Pentagon after the 9/11 attacks.
All Burtin Polymer Labs formulas are proprietary where strict quality controls are implemented using only the finest chemical ingredients and the most sophisticated processing equipment in the industry at their 14-acre, state of the science facility in Cartersville, GA, with warehousing and service operations located in seven States.