COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Root, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT), a number one expertise firm powering insurance options and the guardian firm of Root Insurance Company, introduced that at this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, No. 45 Root Insurance Toyota Camry TRD, pushed by 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace, will function a paint scheme in tribute to the lives misplaced on September 11, 2001.
The purple, white, and blue design, that includes a 9/11 Never Forget tribute badge, will compete within the Hollywood Casino 400 on the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City on Sunday, September eleventh. Wallace will likely be sporting a customized hearth swimsuit and helmet that coordinate with the automobile’s paint scheme. Root will likely be giving the helmet away to a fan the next week.
“We’re proud to be able to honor the victims of 9/11, and we’re grateful to have partners in Bubba and 23XI Racing who also believe in the importance of remembering and honoring this day,” mentioned Root Chief (*45*) Officer, B.C. Silver.
Root and 23XI Racing revealed the paint scheme online earlier within the week. NASCAR followers instantly praised Root for honoring the day with a particular tribute design.
To study extra about Root’s partnership with Wallace, go to joinroot.com/racing. For extra on 23XI Racing, go to 23xiracing.com.
About Bubba Wallace:
In 2018, Bubba Wallace turned a full-time driver in NASCAR’s premier Cup Series. On Oct. 4, 2021 at Talladega Superspeedway Wallace turned the primary African-American driver in over 50 years to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.
About 23XI Racing
23XI Racing – pronounced twenty-three eleven – was based by NBA legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin in 2020. With rising NASCAR star Bubba Wallace chosen to drive the No. 23 Toyota Camry TRD, the workforce made its NASCAR Cup Series debut within the 2021 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Wallace made historical past on October 4, 2021, when he captured his first profession Cup Series win, turning into simply the second African American to win within the Cup Series, and incomes 23XI Racing its first-ever victory. 23XI Racing expanded to a two-car group in 2022 with Cup Series Champion Kurt Busch driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD.
About Root Insurance:
Founded in 2015 and based mostly in Columbus, Ohio, Root, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) is the guardian firm of Root Insurance Company. Root is revolutionizing insurance by knowledge science and expertise to present shoppers a personalised, simple, and truthful expertise. The Root app has shut to 11 million app downloads and has collected greater than 18 billion miles of driving knowledge to inform their insurance choices.
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Root is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with renters insurance accessible in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, and Utah, and auto insurance at the moment accessible to drivers in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Auto insurance is underwritten by Root Property and Casualty Insurance Company in some states and likewise by Redpoint County Mutual Insurance Company in Texas.
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