Monday
Peyton Sellers Puts on a Show for Sponsor at Kansas
Press Release
The team’s primary sponsor, SFP, is headquartered in nearby Leawood, Kansas. The innovative agricultural company turned out with employees, dealers and growers for the weekend, and the Peyton Sellers faithful were not disappointed in the action.
Weather was a factor in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race when rain canceled qualifying. Sellers was forced to start at the rear, in 38th position. The track conditions went through a dramatic change when the sun hit the track an hour before the drop of the green flag, sending teams scrambling for adjustments. Sellers was already fast though, moving to 14th place by lap 22 of the 150 lap race.
The bright orange #47 SFP Chevrolet then suddenly came to a halt on the backstretch when the alternator went. After being pushed to the pits, his crew went to work, and Sellers returned to the rear of the field. Sellers continued to pick his way back through the pack, finishing 13th for the night.
The Cardinal Motorsports team then took to the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway tri-oval again for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday. Sellers qualified 32nd among the 51 cars vying to make the field for the race.
Sellers began to steadily gain ground early, and worked his way to 21st place in front of an estimated 81,000 fans. A slight touch on the wall coming out of turn two caused contact with a car behind, shoving the #77 SFP Chevrolet back into the wall again hard along the backstretch. The car suffered damage to both the chassis and the brakes, and Sellers settled for a 33rd place finish for the day.
“We had two really good cars this weekend,” said Sellers. “Despite the couple of mishaps, we still put on a good show. As a new team, we’ve come a long way together this year. SFP has been a tremendous partner for us.”
The team also has an association with one of the country’s largest non-profit student organizations, SkillsUSA. Cardinal Motorsports is also sponsored by Jig-A-Loo USA and Bosch, both of whom are supporters of SkillsUSA.
The team’s last scheduled race of their eleven planned races this season will be in Charlotte in two weeks.
About SFP
Headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, SFP is an innovative agricultural company that has developed a line of revolutionary products to improve fertilizer efficiency. The company’s flagship products, AVAIL® Phosphorus Fertilizer Enhancer and NutriSphere-N® Nitrogen Fertilizer Manager, are designed to be added to a farmer’s existing fertilizer to improve availability of the nutrients, in turn boosting crop yield potential by 10 to 15 percent. The company operates management, research, and manufacturing facilities in Kansas, Illinois and Ohio and has relationships with key distributors throughout the United States. In addition to domestic operations, SFP’s international distribution includes Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines. For more information on SFP and its products, visit www.sfp.com.
About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school students and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Founded in 1965, it has become one of the country’s largest student-based non-profit organizations supporting those entering the world of skilled trade. With membership of more than 300,000 students and instructors annually, SkillsUSA has reached more than 9.6 million members since its inception. For more information, visit www.skillsusa.org.
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Article Tags: ARCA, ARCA RE/MAX Series, Bosch, Cardinal Motorsports, Jig-A-Loo USA, Kansas Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NNS, No. 47 SFP Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, No. 77 SFP Chevrolet Impala SS, Peyton Sellers, SFP, SkillsUSA
