AstraZeneca’s SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) brand to be featured on No. 3 Chevrolet, as well as No. 31 Chevrolet DAYTONA 500 Entry
WELCOME, N.C. (February 7, 2019) – Richard Childress Racing is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with AstraZeneca’s SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) brand for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The SYMBICORT brand will return as a multi-race primary partner on Austin Dillion’s No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and will also serve as the primary partner on Tyler Reddick’s No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the 2019 DAYTONA 500.
“We’re looking forward to having the SYMBICORT brand back with RCR for our 50th Anniversary celebration in an expanded role, as it is a special partnership to many of us,” said Torrey Galida, President of RCR. “We’re grateful to have their support for both Austin’s 2019 season, as well as Tyler’s first DAYTONA 500. That is a huge milestone for any young driver and to be able to represent a brand like SYMBICORT makes the event even more special.”
AstraZeneca is a global science-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicine. More information about SYMBICORT can be found at MySymbicort.com.
For additional information on today’s announcement, and all that’s happening at RCR, please visit rcrracing.com.
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About Richard Childress Racing:
Richard Childress Racing (rcrracing.com) is a renowned, performance-driven racing, marketing and manufacturing organization. Incorporated in 1969, RCR celebrates 50 years of racing in 2019 and has earned more than 200 victories and 15 championships, including six in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and is a three-time winner of the Daytona 500 (1998, 2007, 2018). Its 2019 Cup Series lineup includes two-time NASCAR champion, 2017 Coca-Cola 600 winner and 2018 Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon (No. 3 Dow/American Ethanol/AAA/Symbicort/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) along with Rookie of the Year contender Daniel Hemric (No. 8 Caterpillar/ Bass Pro Shops/Liberty National Life Insurance/Cessna/VF Workwear Chevrolet). Its Xfinity Series program includes defending Series Champion Tyler Reddick (No. 2 Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet).
