{"id":173,"date":"2012-08-19T15:57:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T15:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manifestclients.com\/teamusa\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2023-09-13T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:00:12","slug":"backers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/?page_id=173","title":{"rendered":"Backers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COMPANIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rethinkpaint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AERO Sustainable Paint\u00a0Technology\u2122<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; is what happens when\u00a0chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs take the initiative, and the time, to rethink paint<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/buttonwillowraceway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Buttonwillow Raceway Park<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the complete motorsports experience situated just three hours from Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipganassiracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chip Ganassi Racing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; regarded as one of the most successful and innovative race teams in the world, winners in IndyCar, NASCAR and sports cars<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coforce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CoForce<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; our Brand Development and Video Production teams work hand-in-hand to find customized solutions to best showcase your brand, product and\/or service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.coopertire.com\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cooper Tires<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; U.S.-based specialist in design, marketing, manufacturing and sales of a wide range of tire products; also presenting sponsor of the Road to Indy and the Lucas Oil School of Racing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mockett.com\/furniture-hardware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Doug Mockett &amp; Company<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a Torrance, California-based producer and supplier of &#8220;Fine Architectural Hardware for Your Fine Furniture&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dysonracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dyson Racing<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; one of the premier sports car racing teams in North America, currently contesting the Pirelli World Challenge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hpd.honda.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Honda Performance Development<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the technical operations center for Honda&#8217;s high-performance racing engines<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pitfit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PitFit Training<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; strength and training programs to specifically address the physical and mental demands of the motorsports industry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcdriving.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Polecat Training Center<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; world class driving instruction and facilities in Lynchburg, Tenn.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prattmiller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PrattMiller<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; transforming what\u2019s possible in high performance vehicle engineering and product development with ingenious solutions to the world\u2019s toughest challenges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racecraft1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RaceCraft1<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; motorsports coaching and training<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rrdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Road Racing Drivers Club<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; formed in 1952, the RRDC has taken a role in recognizing, promoting and mentoring American drivers, specifically through its innovative <a href=\"http:\/\/safeisfast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAFEisFAST.com<\/a> tutorial program<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf2000.com\/about\/usf-pro-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USF Pro Championships<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the one truly defined path from the grassroots of the sport through USF Juniors, USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 through to INDY NXT and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparcousa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sparco USA<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a world leader in competition suits, gloves, seats and racing accessories for automotive enthusiasts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speedstar Management<\/strong> &#8211; has provided all the graphics and design materials for the Team USA Scholarship since its inception in 1990<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.styledaesthetic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Styled Aesthetic<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; for full service screen printing and graphic design<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/transystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TranSystems<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; experts in developing solutions for the world of transportation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf2000.com\/about\/usf-pro-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USF Pro Championships<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the one truly defined path from the grassroots of the sport through USF Juniors, USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 through to INDY NXT and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DRIVERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A.J. Allmendinger<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danecameron.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dane Cameron<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/memogidley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memo Gidley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bryanhertaautosport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Herta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrhildebrandracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.R. Hildebrand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andylally.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Lally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joelmillerracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Miller<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Josef Newgarden<\/li>\n<li>Buddy Rice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bryansellersracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Sellers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Vasser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>INDIVIDUALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Andersen<\/li>\n<li>Donald Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Martin Lauber<\/li>\n<li>Chris Locke<\/li>\n<li>Jeff MacPherson<\/li>\n<li>Mike &amp; Tracy Rand<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Rhee<\/li>\n<li>Bob Stellrecht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMPANIES AERO Sustainable Paint\u00a0Technology\u2122 &#8211; is what happens when\u00a0chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs take the initiative, and the time, to rethink paint Buttonwillow Raceway Park &#8211; the complete motorsports experience situated just three hours from Los&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6621,"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions\/6621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/teamusascholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}