MASHANTUCKET, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foxwoods Resort Casino today announced it will serve as sponsor of the No. 30 Foxwoods Chevrolet Impala driven by Inception Motorsports’ David Stremme in the NASCAR Sprint Series’ LENOX® Industrial Tools 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday, July 17.
Stremme, who currently sits at no. 41 on the Sprint Cup point standings, has three career top 10 Sprint Cup Series finishes, and was the 2003 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, an honor he shares with NASCAR standouts Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. With racing roots dating back to a Midwestern short track, Stremme has earned 24 feature wins, two Rookie of the Year titles and two track championships.
“Auto racing is a wonderful sport and I’m a huge fan of NASCAR,” said Foxwoods Resort Casino President & CEO Scott Butera. “We’re really excited to partner with David Stremme and Inception to feature Foxwoods Resort Casino on their car at the Magic Mile this weekend.”
Located in Southeastern Connecticut, Foxwoods is North America’s largest resort casino, with four hotels, more than 30 dining experiences, two world-class theaters, spas, golf, and six casinos, offering more than 6,400 slot machines, 350 table games, 97 poker tables in the only WPT World Poker Room™ on the East Coast, a High Stakes Bingo hall and Ultimate Racebook.
Sports and entertainment partnerships are an important component of Foxwoods’ consumer marketing strategy. In addition to being the “official resort casino” of the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, and the New York Liberty, Foxwoods also holds sponsorships with House of Blues Boston, Foxwoods Theatre, home of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA).
About Foxwoods and MGM Grand at Foxwoods
North America’s largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino® is located at the Mashantucket Pequot Indian reservation in the midst of the rolling hills of southeastern Connecticut, easily accessible from Boston, New York, Hartford, and Providence. Owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Foxwoods has something for everyone as the East Coast’s premier entertainment destination. Four award-winning hotels offer accommodations to suit every budget, along with luxury butler-serviced villas, extensive retail offerings, and more than 30 dining establishments featuring everything from world-class gourmet cuisine to casual fare. Six casinos offer non-stop gaming excitement with more than 6,400 slots and 350 table games; 97 poker tables in the only WPT World Poker Room™ on the East Coast; a High Stakes Bingo hall; and Ultimate Race Book. The renowned Norwich Spa at Foxwoods and the tranquil oasis of G-Spa provide the perfect escape to recharge the mind, body, and soul. Meetings and convention goers will find more than 115,000 square feet of meeting space, including the largest column-free ballroom in the northeast, MGM’s 50,000 square foot Premiere Ballroom. Two acoustically-perfected theaters offer weekly entertainment for all ages. The original state-of-the-art Fox Theater, seating 1,400, was opened in 1993 by the legendary Frank Sinatra. The majestic 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater hosts an impressive variety of weekly headline entertainment. Conveniently located adjacent to Foxwoods is Lake of Isles™, featuring two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Rees Jones and a state-of-the-art Golf Academy. Foxwoods supports responsible gaming, and plays a leadership role in the Connecticut Council of Problem Gambling, of which it was a founding entity. For more information, call 800-FOXWOODS or visit www.foxwoods.com.
About the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The Mashantucket Pequots are a native Algonquin people in southeastern Connecticut who endured centuries of conflict, survival, and continuity on and around one of America’s oldest Indian reservations, established in 1666. As the first native people within the borders of the continental United States to suffer attempted genocidal massacre by Puritan Colonists in 1637, the Pequots and their repatriation is an unprecedented story of restoration exhibited in detail at the Tribe’s world-class Museum and Research Center (www.pequotmuseum.org). Today, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation owns the largest resort casino in North America, Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com), along with several other economic ventures, including the Lake of Isles Golf Course (www.lakeofisles.com); a joint-venture partnership establishing the MGM Grand at Foxwoods; and Foxwoods Development Company, dedicated to world-class resort development throughout the United States and Caribbean. All together, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation remains one of the State of Connecticut’s highest tax payers and largest employers, and has contributed more than $3 billion to the state of Connecticut in accordance with the Tribe’s gaming-revenue-sharing agreement, established in 1993. Likewise, the Tribe provides significant financial contributions to state and local nonprofit organizations that support neighboring communities.
About Inception Motorsports
Inception Motorsports, based in Mooresville, N.C., is a privately funded motorsports entity that creates new possibilities for its corporate partners through innovative, affordable marketing programs, which are coupled with aggressive, competitive on-track entries in NASCAR’s premier series.
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