INDIANAPOLIS — July 18, 2013 — Mycogen Seeds is partnering with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) to sponsor Austin Dillon at the 2013 Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup Series race July 28. Dillon drives the No. 3 Chevrolet® car in the NASCAR® Nationwide Series, but he will take the wheel of the Mycogen Seeds No. 33 Chevrolet for this race.

 

“As one of America’s fastest-growing seed companies, Mycogen Seeds is excited to sponsor one of the fastest, up-and-coming drivers in NASCAR,” says Hank King, U.S. corn marketing leader for Mycogen Seeds. “On the race track or on the farm, it’s all about high performance. That’s why this partnership is a natural fit.”

 

In 2012, his first year of full-time Nationwide Series competition, Dillon finished third in the point standings and was named Rookie of the Year.

Like RCR, Mycogen Seeds has a legacy of innovation and success, King says. “We’re looking forward to seeing the Mycogen logo on the No. 33 car to showcase the drive to succeed between two progressive organizations,” he says.

 

“I'm looking forward to my first Brickyard start in the [Sprint] Cup Series,” Dillon says. “I’ll try to do my best to give Mycogen Seeds a great finish.”

 

Since its inaugural race in 1994, the Brickyard 400 has been the most attended and second-highest-paying event in NASCAR. The race is in Indianapolis, home of Mycogen Seeds headquarters.

 

The 2013 Brickyard 400 is set for Sunday, July 28, at 1 p.m. EDT at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled to air live on ESPN®.

 

Visit www.mycogen.com for more information about Mycogen Seeds and www.rcrracing.com for more about RCR.

 

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About Mycogen Seeds
Mycogen Seeds is one of America’s fastest-growing seed companies, offering leading genetics in corn, soybeans, silage corn, sunflowers and canola. A retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC, Mycogen Seeds maintains a robust global research and development program to bring growers high-performance genetics with the latest trait technologies. Working together, the people of Mycogen Seeds help growers find opportunity in every acre. For more information about MYCOGEN® brand products, visit www.MYCOGEN.com.
 
Contacts:
Karen Potratz
Bader Rutter & Associates
262-938-5457
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Shawna Hubbard
Mycogen Seeds
317-337-4597
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