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Wisconsin Native Puts Winning Design on Kahne’s No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger For Richmond
09.07.2006
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (September 6, 2006) – Race fans had a chance to leave a lasting impression on Kasey Kahne and the whole No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge team in a national contest put on by Dodge Motorsports. Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s Brandon Reinders’ did just that. He came up with the winning paint scheme design that will run on Kasey Kahne’s No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.
The scheme, which incorporates the classic Dodge red and traditional Dodge logos, integrates a bold white flame job with fluorescent-yellow highlighting. It was an original design by Reinders, who was basing his design off of a paint scheme that Kahne ran last season.
“I kind of had an idea of what I wanted the car to look like,” Reinders said of his car design. “I really liked the way that his reverse-pit cap car looked last year that was white with the red (racing) stripes. [The one he raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2005.] So I kind of wanted something similar to that.”
As the grand prize winner, Reinders will receive a three day, two night trip for two to Richmond, Va. this weekend; tickets for two to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series race on Saturday night and a 2006 Dodge Charger SXT.
“I was really excited when I found out (that I won). I don’t think I slept for more than two hours the night that I found out,” Reinders said in a telephone interview after receiving word that he was the grand prize winner. ”I’m a huge Kasey Kahne fan and so is my dad. He is coming with me. I don’t know if it’s more exciting to see the paint scheme on the car, that is really special, to get the brand new car, or to go to the race. That’s all really huge for me.”
Reinders and other entrants visited www.designachargerracecar.com to register for the contest and develop a design for Kahne’s Dodge Charger using the online design tools. The winning entry was selected based on:
· originality (50 percent)
· creativity (25 percent)
· Dodge themed (25 percent)
Contest entries were accepted through July 16th. The winning entry was selected shortly thereafter.
In addition to the grand prize, there were a number of instant winners that received prizes just for registering in the contest.
For more information on Dodge Motorsports, visit the Dodge section on www.nascar.com or for Dodge information visit www.Dodge.com.
