Reigning IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon has reached a sponsorship agreement with Mitchell Rubber Products, Inc., a company specializing in rubber compound mixing and molded rubber products for the automotive, construction and agricultural industries.

Wheldon and Mitchell Rubber Products will work together over the course of the season on marketing initiatives and promotional campaigns surrounding Wheldon’s racing in the IndyCar Series.

“I’m excited to announce this sponsor relationship with Mitchell Rubber and I’m proud to know that they’re behind me this season,” said Wheldon. “Mitchell Rubber supports racing and those that make racing possible. I want to be associated with those who understand motorsports and those who are passionate about excelling and winning. That’s what you get with Mitchell Rubber. And that’s who I want in my corner.”

“Racing is in our blood,” said Brent Brush, Sales Manager of Mitchell Rubber Products and its affiliated company, Mitchell Global, LLC. “We were looking for a way to grow our business and mix it in with our racing passion. Many of us at Mitchell Rubber Products race at some level. and we wanted to show our support and commitment to the automotive manufacturers involved within the sport. By personally sponsoring IRL champion Dan Wheldon, we felt that it is a great way for us to show our support.”