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USF2000 Series Names Cooper Tire
Official Tire and Presenting Sponsor
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Nov. 12 - Just three weeks after the announcement of the 
revival of the USF2000 National Championship, the Indy Racing 
League-sanctioned series has its first sponsor.
 
Dan Andersen, chief executive officer of the series, announced today that 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company will be its presenting sponsor and exclusive 
tire supplier for the next four years.
 
The company, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, will provide slick and rain 
tires co-branded COOPER/F2000 for the series' entrants.  A minimum of three 
sets will be available for purchase per car at each event, and a minimum of 
four sets of tires per car will be available at official test dates. Cooper 
will provide trackside mounting service and tire engineering support at each 
race and test.
 
The company will also present the winner of each race's pole position with  
$500, which will be called the "Cooper Tires, Don't Give Up a Thing Award."
 
"Cooper Tire is proud to be the official tire of the USF2000 National 
Championship," said Chris Pantani, director of motorsports for Cooper Tire.  "We 
are excited to be associated with Dan Andersen and to help him realize his 
vision of re-creating the F2000 entry level open-wheel racing series which 
has been such a vital step in the careers of so many young racing talents. 
We're sure the series will serve many other young racers to come, and we're 
pleased to be able to help these drivers realize their dreams."
 
"I am very pleased to have this opportunity to renew a relationship with 
Cooper Tire as part of the revival of what was last known as the Cooper Tire 
F2000 series," said Andersen. "They were an excellent partner back then, and 
I know from experience the high quality of the products they supply as well 
as the superb service and the totally professional marketing and promotion 
efforts they put forth. It will be an exciting series with Cooper Tire on our 
side."
 
The USF2000 National Championship's Web site is under development at 
usf2000.com. 
 
 
 
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the 
design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck 
tires and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing 
tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, 
sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of 
companies located in 10 countries around the world.  For more information, visit 
Cooper Tire's Web site at coopertire.com.