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Most recently the company sponsored the #92 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford driven by David Gilliland. It also sponsored NHRA drag races from 2003 - 2007. 2 Team ASE NASCAR Craftsman Truck driven by Scott Riggs and Jason Leffler. The company sponsored the CarQuest Bowl (now Russell Athletic Bowl) from 1994–1997, 3-time IHRA Drag Racing Top Fuel Champion Paul Romine from 1997–2004 and from 2001-2004 was associated with the No.
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The relationship carried over to the following season, resulting in a NASCAR Busch Series championship with driver Brian Vickers, and has since transitioned into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. 5 Chevrolet driven by Mark Martin during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.ĬarQuest Auto Parts joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2002 as an associate sponsor of Chevrolets driven by Ricky Hendrick in the NASCAR Busch Series. CarQuest Auto Parts has primary sponsor placement in eight points races on the No. CarQuest has continued to sponsor Mark Martin in 20. In 2008, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Mark Martin, a seasoned veteran would be driving the car in 2009. 5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, joining a team that secured its second consecutive Chase appearance Sunday, Septemat California Speedway. On September 9, 2007, the two companies announced Casey Mears will drive the No. 5 Chevrolets driven by Kyle Busch in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kellogg's and Carquest announced on a unique three-year agreement with Hendrick Motorsports that secures the two companies as co-primary sponsors of the No. The event takes place annually in February and airs on FOX Sports 1.ĬarQuest was a partner with Barrett-Jackson and their auctions until 2014.ĬarQuest was the official auto parts supplier of Hendrick Motorsports until the end of the 2011 season.
WORLDPAC, which specializes in providing hard to find aftermarket parts for imported vehicles, was acquired by Carquest in 2004 and by Advance Auto Parts on Januwhen General Parts International was merged into Advance.ĬarQuest is title right sponsor of the CarQuest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix, Arizona. (WWTC) and Imported Parts and Accessories (IMPAC). WORLDPAC was formed in 1995 by the merger of WorldWide Trading Corp. Carquest members now include Advance Auto Parts, Automotive Warehouse of Hawaii, CAP Warehouse of Nevada, and Muffler Warehouse of Idaho. The deal was finalized on January 3, 2014. On Octoit was announced that CARQUEST will be acquired by Advance Auto Parts, Inc in an all-cash transaction estimated at $2.04 billion dollars. Distributors, which supplied the Northeast. In December 2012, Advance Auto Parts acquired warehouse distributor B.W.P. In June 2012, Carquest Auto Parts relaunched its Web site, offering buy online, pick up in store commerce. General Parts received $258 million in 2011 for selling 33 of the company’s distribution centers and office buildings in a long-term sale-leaseback deal. Indiana Parts had served 90 locations.Ĭarquest acquired Worldpac in 2004, but kept its operations separate.
Dan Bock later served as president of Carquest.įounding member Indiana Parts Warehouse was acquired by the third founder General Parts in 1991. BWP was later acquired by Advance Auto in 2012. started General Parts in 1961.įounding member Bobro was later sold to White Plains Automotive in 1984 and renamed B.W.P. General Parts was the largest member with General Parts owning 1,400 out of CarQuest’s 3,400 auto parts stores across North America by 2011. In response to competition from high-volume retail stores, Sloan believed "that programmed distribution through a cooperative alliance would be the most effective means to remain competitive." According to a 1994 Bangor Daily News article, "CARQUEST is made up of 14 distributing companies operating 64 CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores throughout the United States" at that time. Temple Sloan of General Parts, Dan Bock of Bobro Products, and Joe Hughes of Indiana Parts Warehouse. The CarQuest marketing alliance and distribution network was formed in 1974 by O.
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