11.19.07
Q Motor Oil Delivers the Power to Repeat
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The Q motor oil under the hood of the
No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet helped Jimmie Johnson earn the NEXTEL Cup Series
championship for the second consecutive year. With one of the unique motor
oil formulations developed specifically to help keep the team’s engines
running at peak performance throughout the season, Johnson powered through
the standings to his second career championship at Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
“Every team literally has hundreds of things to worry about in the car
each race, and one item we never have to think about that has delivered
consistent performance this season was the motor oil,” says Jeff Andrews,
director of engine operations for Hendrick Motorsports. “With Q motor oil
under the hood, we know the performance from our engine is maximized and
that we are providing ourselves with the additional horsepower we need to
win.”
Initiated nearly a decade ago as a sponsorship, the Quaker
State-Hendrick relationship has grown over the years into a
championship-winning technical team, which has now helped Johnson repeat
his championship ways. Q engineers work diligently with Hendrick
Motorsports throughout the season to analyze and adjust the motor oil
formulations provided.
The results of the integrated relationship are very tangible; with Q
technology flowing through the engine of the No. 48 car, Johnson won nearly
one-third of the races this season while finishing in the top 10 more than
20 times. Moreover, since the partnership began in 1996, Quaker State and Q
motor oils have helped deliver a total of six Cup race championships and
118 race wins with Hendrick Motorsports.
“Once again, the entire Q team is honored to be a part of the Hendrick
Motorsports team and to have helped power this championship season,” said
Troy Chapman, director of marketing, Quaker State and Q. “The entire Q team
wants to congratulate Jimmie Johnson and everyone who was a part of the No.
48 car’s success; capturing back-to-back NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championships is
an extremely difficult task, and we are proud to make the motor oil that
helped make it a reality.”
Heat-activated Q motor oil was initially developed in 2005 for Hendrick
Motorsports to reduce friction under stressful race conditions while
helping maximize power and performance for the team’s engines. The
technology in Q motor oils has seen every driver in the Hendrick garage
visit victory lane at least once this season.
About Quaker State
Quaker State is among the industry’s most innovative motor oil brands
and offers a full line of products to meet every type of vehicle engine
need. Quaker State is the first motor oil brand to create a synthetic blend
of motor oil, one of the first brands to develop High Mileage Engine motor
oil, and the only brand to market its motor oil product in a clear bottle.
For more information about Q products, please visit http://www.QPower.com.
Quaker State brand products are manufactured by Shell Lubricants. The
term ‘Shell Lubricants’ collectively refers to the companies of the Shell
Group engaged in the lubricants business. Shell lubricants companies are
global leaders in lubricants and operate in approximately 120 countries
worldwide. They manufacture and blend products for use in a range of
applications from consumer motoring to food processing and heavy industry
to commercial transport. The Shell portfolio of top quality lubricant
brands includes Pennzoil(R), Quaker State(R), FormulaShell(R), Shell
Tellus(R), Shell Cassida(R), Shell ROTELLA(R) T, Shell Spirax(R) and a
portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube(R) services.