AJ Foyt Racing announced on Friday that leader in the acquisition, renovation and releasing former manufacturing facilities, Phoenix Investors will serve as primary sponsor to Santino Ferrucci for the BitNile.com Portland Grand Prix and the Milwaukee Mile double next weekend.
Phoenix Investors Chairman & Founder Frank Crivello said:
It’s thrilling to be part of the IndyCar energy and culture. “We’re excited to watch No. 14 on the track!”
Santino Ferrucci who goes into this weekend’s race in Portland in 11th in championship commented saying:
I’m super excited to have Phoenix Investors on the car because they’ve been a terrific personal sponsor of mine for quite some time now. “It’s going to be an incredible opportunity for them to enjoy a full livery. And I’m very excited about the races that we have coming up because I think we can deliver a really good result. The livery is really beautiful. I love keeping the 14 car primarily black, but the yellow-gold accents maintain its elegance. Honestly, it’s just a cool-looking car.”
Looking ahead to the race Ferrucci said:
“I very much enjoy the track. It’s old school with, you know, no runoff. It has a little bit of everything from long radius corners to hairpins and high-speed chicanes. So, it’s a very well-rounded track. There’s not any one part that’s particularly challenging. The whole track itself is just quite unique because of how the layout is because it has everything — except elevation changes. That’s the only thing it doesn’t have. It’s one of the most difficult road courses for its length, and it kind of stacks up to a similar track like Barber. The hybrid’s been very good to us so far, and I think we’ve been very good at learning the systems with Chevrolet. So, it’ll be nice to be back on a road course with the hybrid. But it’s still a bit of an unknown for us.”
President of AJ Foyt Racing Larry Foyt said:
I’m thrilled to have Phoenix Investors take on a larger role on the 14 car for the Portland and Milwaukee races. The livery is beautiful and I’m really proud of the design. They are a great company doing amazing things in their space. We will do our best to get the Phoenix car towards the front of the field.”