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Simona de Silvestro Gears Up for the Month of May at IMS
Press ReleaseLast year’s Indy 500 Rookie of the Year is ready
Last Saturday, Opening Day marked the beginning of a variety of track activity and celebrations in May, all leading up to the 100th Anniversary of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing: the Indianapolis 500.
De Silvestro was eager to step into the cockpit of her #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car. Now that she’s familiar with the historic track, she’s anxious to prove that she can be a front-runner.
“I couldn’t wait to get out there,” she says with her signature grin. “I’m a bit nervous because it’s such an important race, but overall I think we’re going to do really well. My engineer has some great oval experience and I feel confident about our Nuclear Clean Air Energy car. I’m ready and honored to be one of the few people who get to take part in this prestigious event.”
The rain has been somewhat of a factor for the first few days of practice, cancelling track activity altogether on Sunday. DeSivestro and her crew won’t be deterred. With plenty of practice time on the schedule for this week, they’re confident that they’ll get the right setup for race day.
De Silvestro’s team, HVM Racing is also proud to announce a continued partnership with TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) for this year’s Indy 500. TDS partnered with HVM last year and returned to experience the race with a team that knows the importance of hospitality, marketing and technology.
“We believe Ms. De Silvestro, HVM Racing, and TDS have a lot in common, including performance, reliability, and speed. It’s what the fans and our customers expect every day,” says Nick Ruskowski, market manager for TDS. “We’re proud to be part of the HVM Racing team and look forward to showcasing all our shared-traits and winning styles.”
About HVM Racing
HVM Racing was founded by Keith Wiggins and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. HVM enters 2011 as its tenth year of competition since forming in 2001 and has earned six victories, two pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums. They earned “Indianapolis Rookie of the Year” honors with driver Simona De Silvestro at the 2010 event and since joining the IZOD INDYCAR Series in 2008, the team has earned nine top-10 finishes. HVM finished fourth and third, respectively, in the Champ Car World Series in 2006 and 2007, and earned drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Follow HVM Racing at www.hvmracing.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/HVMracing, and on facebook at www.facebook.com/HVMRacing.
About TDS
TDS Telecommunications Corp. markets communication services to business and residential customers in 30 states through its brands TDS Telecom® and TDS Metrocom®. With 1.2 million access line equivalents in service, TDS Telecommunications Corp. connects customers to phone, broadband, and digital television service in hundreds of rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities. TDS Telecommunications Corp. is the eighth-largest wire line company in the nation; employing approximately 2,500 people. The company is headquartered in Madison, Wis. Visit www.tdstelecom.com and www.tdsbusiness.com for more information.
TDS Telecommunications Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS, TDS.S] Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a Fortune 500® company, provides wireless, local and long-distance telephone, and broadband services to nearly 7.1 million customers in 36 states through TDS Telecommunications Corp. and U.S. Cellular [NYSE: USM], its 83-percent owned wireless subsidiary. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems employed 12,100 employees as of March 31, 2011. Visit www.teldta.com for more information.
About Entergy
Entergy is the second largest owner and operator of U.S. nuclear energy plants. They operate or provide management services to 12 reactors at 10 sites. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity and delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and more than 15,000 employees.www.entergy-nuclear.com
- HVM Racing, Press Release
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