Marco Andretti’s No. 27 Honda will take on a new but familiar look for four races in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season, including this weekend’s Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway.
Andretti will have United Fiber & Data as a co-primary sponsor for the April 1-2 event as well as the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach later in April, ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway in August and the Grand Prix of Boston Powered by LogMeIn in September. In addition, United Fiber & Data remains an associate on the car of Andretti Autosport teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay, in the No. 28 DHL Honda, for the duration of the season. United Fiber & Data joins Snapple and hhgregg as Marco Andretti’s lead sponsors for the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series campaign.
“We’re really pleased to see United Fiber & Data continue to grow as they return to Indy car racing,” team owner Michael Andretti said. “While the UFD colors were not on the cars in 2015, we’ve remained close friends with a solid partnership. I’d like to thank the entire UFD family for their continued support and look forward to seeing the No. 27 United Fiber & Data/Snapple car on track in Phoenix.”
This is the third season in the relationship between Andretti Autosport and UFD, which served as a major associate sponsor with the team in 2013 and 2014, and as full primary sponsor for the No. 27 driven by James Hinchcliffe in 2014.
“Unmatched speed, strategy and technology … these qualities are synonymous with Andretti Autosport and INDYCAR, and they are equally integral to United Fiber & Data’s fiber communications network,” said Bill Hynes, founder & CEO of United Fiber & Data. “Our sponsorship support for Andretti Autosport is symbolic of the relationships that connect UFD to our clients and technology partners. That’s why this partnership means so much to us, and we’re excited to see the familiar colors of the UFD livery as we return as a primary sponsor for select INDTCAR races across the country,”
Action at the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix begins with practice and qualifying on April 1. The opening practice (1-2:15 p.m. ET) and qualifying (5-6 p.m. ET) will be telecast live on NBCSN. The final practice session (9:15-9:45 p.m. ET) will be streamed on RaceControl.IndyCar.com. The race telecast starts at 8:30 p.m. ET April 2 on NBCSN.
