HOUSTON, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Q(R) racing oil under the hood of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet helped Jimmie Johnson earn his second victory of the 2008 Sprint Cup season and pucker-up to the hallowed bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend. The caution-filled race led to a green-flag 7-lap sprint to the finish between Johnson and No. 99 driver Carl Edwards, where the Q racing oil in the engine of the No. 48 car helped provide the power to take the checkered flag.
"Crossing the line first at this year's Brickyard race demonstrates what a great team we have and what that team is capable of achieving," says Jeff Andrews, director of engine operations for Hendrick Motorsports. "It was a long and tough day of racing, but with Q racing oil under the hood, we can worry about the other parts of the car while still maximizing our engine's capability to provide us with the horsepower needed to win."
Initiated nearly a decade ago as a sponsorship, the Quaker State-Hendrick relationship has grown over the years into a championship-winning technical team, which has helped Hendrick Motorsports continue its winning ways into 2008. Q engineers have worked diligently with Hendrick Motorsports throughout the season to analyze and adjust the motor oil formulations provided in order to help maximize on-track success.
The results of the integrated relationship are tangible: with Q technology flowing through the engine of the No. 48 car, Johnson won nearly one-third of his races in 2007, and together the Hendrick Motorsports team won half of the races. Moreover, since the relationship began in 1996, Quaker State and Q racing oils have helped deliver a total of six Cup championships and 121 race wins with Hendrick Motorsports.
"The No. 48 crew never ceases to amaze us, and the entire Q team is honored to be a part of another momentous victory," said Troy Chapman, director of marketing, Quaker State and Q. "All of us on the Q team want to congratulate Jimmie Johnson and everyone who was a part of the No. 48 car's success in capturing Jimmie's victory at the Brickyard."
Heat-activated Q racing oil was initially developed in 2005 for Hendrick Motorsports to reduce friction under stressful race conditions while helping maximize power and performance for the team's engines. The technology in Q racing oils helped every driver in the Hendrick garage visit victory lane at least once last season. The heat-activated technology in Q HorsePower(TM) motor oil was identified by the same team who created the Q racing oil formula for the engines of Hendrick Motorsports, including the formula that helped power Jimmie Johnson to the 2006 and 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Championships.
About Quaker State
Quaker State is among the industry's most innovative motor oil brands and offers a full line of products to meet every type of vehicle engine need. Quaker State is the first motor oil brand to create a synthetic blend of motor oil, one of the first brands to develop High Mileage Engine motor oil, and the only brand to market its motor oil product in a clear bottle. For more information about Q products, please visit www.QPower.com.
Quaker State brand products are manufactured by Shell Lubricants. The term 'Shell Lubricants' collectively refers to the companies of the Shell Group engaged in the lubricants business. Shell lubricants companies are global leaders in lubricants and operate in approximately 120 countries worldwide. They manufacture and blend products for use in a range of applications from consumer motoring to food processing and heavy industry to commercial transport. The Shell portfolio of top quality lubricant brands includes Pennzoil(R), Quaker State(R), FormulaShell(R), Shell Tellus(R), Shell Cassida(R), Shell ROTELLA(R) T, Shell Spirax(R) and a portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube(R) services.