D'Hondt Motorsports, LLC Announces Zippo as Primary Sponsor
for Watkins Glen

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 23, 2008) – D'Hondt Motorsports, LLC (DMS) announced today that Zippo Manufacturing Company, promoting their line of hot new Zippo BLU lighters, will be the primary sponsor for Kyle Busch in the #92 Toyota Camry in the "Zippo 200" August 9th at Watkins Glen International.

"We are proud to have Zippo sponsor D'Hondt Motorsports (DMS) and Kyle Busch at Watkins Glen" said team owner Eddie D'Hondt. "This new partnership is a good opportunity for us all and allows us room to grow. Zippo has supported racing at some level for a long time and we look forward to a very successful weekend."

Zippo founder, George G. Blaisdell, began attending events at Watkins Glen in the 1950's.  In 1993, they became the title sponsor for the Grand Prix race there.  In NASCAR, they sponsored Jimmy Spencer in the 1990's and introduced a line of collectible driver lighters. They have been the Nationwide Series event title sponsor at Watkins Glen for four years. . . READ MORE »

Kyle Busch to Drive for D'Hondt Motorsports in the "Zippo 200” at
Watkins Glen International

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 16, 2008) – D'Hondt Motorsports, LLC (DMS) announced today that they will field NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camrys for Kyle Busch to compete in the "Zippo 200” August 9th, at Watkins Glen International.

On the heels of winning the season's first NASCAR Nationwide Series' road course event in the Joe Gibbs Racing # 20 Toyota at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, earlier this year, Busch will return to Watkins Glen International and look to make it two in a row in the DMS # 92 Camry.  

 "Eddie is highly respected within our industry and has a reputation of building solid teams and very competitive cars. I really enjoy road course racing and with the Sprint Cup Series also competing at "The Glen” the same weekend, it made sense to run this race as well,” said Kyle Busch. . . READ MORE »

D'Hondt's Sporting Blog - Qualifying rules have to change

Friday, May 16, 2008 (Courtesy of SportingNews.com)

Looking forward to a few weeks in our own back yard with the next two events taking place at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It's good to be back home. In big-time NASCAR auto racing, there is a lot going on behind the scenes right now. With all the schedules in full swing, drivers and sponsors are jockeying for 2009 position, and it has the garage guys keeping an eyebrow raised to see how it all shakes out. . . READ MORE »