Mayhew Steel Products Will Sponsor NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby Next Season.
Story By: SMERIGLIO RACING MEDIA
Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –December 11, 2016- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby and Mike Smeriglio Racing will carry new primary sponsorship next year from Mayhew Steel Products of Turners Falls, Mass.
Coby made the announcement during his champion’s speech at Saturday’s Night of Champions Touring Awards banquet at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Dunleavy Truck & Trailer, his primary sponsor the last few years, will remain as a sponsor with the team as well.
Mayhew Steel Products had previously served as an associate sponsor on Bob Garbarino-owned Mystic Missile Whelen Modified Tour team.
“We’re obviously really excited to bring Mayhew into our team as we try to chase four championships in a row,” Coby said. “We feel like we have a great brand to pair up with their great brand. They’re an industry leader in their field and they feel like we’re the industry leader in our field, so it was a natural fit for the two of us to come together.”
This year Coby became the first driver since the inception of the Whelen Modified Tour in 1985 win three consecutive titles. He won his first championship in 2012 driving for team owner Wayne Darling. He was second in the standings to Ryan Preece in 2013 before winning the last three titles with the Mike Smeriglio-owned team.
“We’re really excited to win some races with Mayhew’s logo on our car and really get them more involved in the automotive side of their business,” Coby said. “They do industrial products and automotive products and they’ve made it pretty clear that they would like to get some more traction among the automotive consumers and the race fans and race team members. It’s a great fit for everybody involved and we’re really excited to move.”
