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Message: [QUOTE="Kingofweasles, post: 13290562, member: 114688"] [spoiler=Phantom Motors confirms new Title Sponsorship for Champ Car, sponsors for Atlantics Team and firms up Driver Lineups for 2021] [I]Originally posted on Racing.com[/I], [I]by[/I] "The Staff"[I].[/I] After an improbable run to the 2020 AT&T Champ Car World Series Driver's Title with Andrew Draco, information about several items of interest regarding Phantom Motors's plans for the upcoming season had mysteriously dried up, leaving some to speculate about the future of the team in light of the Lightning Volt Energy scandal. Today, a massive bombshell of an announcement was made, tieing up several loose ends left hanging from the end of last season and showing that Phantom Motors will not only be back for next year, but appears to be in rude health for 2021. [B]AT&T CHAMP CAR[/B]: With Phantom Motors confirming a split with the now-defunct Lightning Volt Energy Company mere hours before the start of the Pepsi 500 at Pocono last August, a new primary sponsor was thought to have been waiting in the wings and ready for an immediate announcement. After months of waiting, Phantom Motors has officially confirmed new primary backing with [B][I]Rockstar Inc.[/I][/B], swapping the black & gold livery of Lightning Volt for... The (Presumably) Black, Gold & Red of Rockstar Energy Drink for both the #1 of Andrew Draco and the #14 of David Wessel. Furthermore, Rockstar Energy will become the official title sponsor of the team starting next year, with the new entity going forward being officially known as [B][U]Rockstar Phantom Motors[/U][/B]. Rockstar Phantom Motors has also confirmed that they will field a third car in the Triple Crown races (Indianapolis, Pocono and Auto Club Fontana) for outgoing Team Impulse driver [B]Tyler Parker[/B]. [B][I]Baskin-Robbins[/I][/B] will be the primary sponsor this new entry, aptly numbered #31, for all three races. Lastly, [B][I]Domino's Pizza[/I][/B], who had been a primary sponsor for the team in their debut season of racing in 2018, will return to fold as an associate sponsor on all three of Rockstar Phantom Motors's cars next season. [B]NISSAN ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP[/B]: Phantom Motors Atlantic has confirmed primary sponsorship for both of their cars will come from [I][B]Dunkin' Brands [/B][/I](specifically [I][B]Dunkin' Donuts[/B][/I]), with [B][I]Pilot/Flying J[/I][/B] gas stations as the only other associate sponsor named at this time. In addition to doing the Triple Crown races for Rockstar Phantom Motors in Champ Car, [B]Tyler Parker[/B] has also been signed to drive the #16 Dunkin' Donuts car full-time in next year's Atlantic Championship alongside rookie [B]Katherine Hart[/B]. With one of Dunkin' Brands's subsidiaries (Baskin-Robbins) sponsoring Parker's Triple Crown entry, this tie-in seems to be a natural step for all involved. Further quotes from Rockstar Phantom Motors's Drivers and Owner will be published shortly. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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