Small Businesses Get Logo on NASCAR Rides for a Chance to Win $1 Million
Sara Mortensen, owner of Bales Mold Service Inc., had her company logo emblazoned on Greg Biffle’s No. 16 3M car.
by Staff
September 6, 2011
Bales Mold Service Inc. had the chance to win $1 million if Greg Biffle had won the race on Sept. 6.
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Getting a logo onto a NASCAR vehicle isn’t cheap — unless you win it. Bales Mold Service Inc. in Downers Grove, Ill., entered an Office Depot lottery and, after winning the draw, the company’s logo was emblazoned on Greg Biffle’s No. 16 3M car for the Sept. 6 Sprint Cup race in Atlanta.
Sara Mortensen, owner of Bales and its three-vehicle pickup and delivery fleet for the mold plate and polish company, was one of two lottery winners. The other was Huckleberry Pets in Ormond Beach, Fla., which had its logo on Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot car.
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The two companies had the chance at winning $1 million at the Sprint Cup, which was postponed from Sept. 4, if their driver took the top slot. While neither won the race, the drawing winners received $10,000 to spend at Office Depot. “It’s surprisingly hard to spend $10,000,” Mortensen says.
Bales' car finished at 12th, while Huckleberry Pets finished highest between the two companies at third place, making it the 2011 “Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot.” Jeff Gordon's No. 24 car completed the race in first place.
Bales Mold Service Inc. had the chance to win $1 million if Greg Biffle had won the race on Sept. 6.
From left to right: Norris Scott, vice president of Partnership Marketing and Business Solutions for NASCAR; Kevin Peters, president, North America, for Office Depot; finalist Kacie Howard of Huckleberry Pets; NASCAR driver Tony Stewart; NASCAR driver Greg Biffle; and finalist Sara Mortensen of Bales Mold Service Inc.
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