FEBRUARY 9, 2005

SKF joins the NASCAR set

SKF, the Swedish manufacturer of automotive components, has signed a deal to enter NASCAR with a technical partnership with Richard Childress Racing. The SKF logos will be seen on all three of RCR's cars this year in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series.

SKF, the Swedish manufacturer of automotive components, has signed a deal to enter NASCAR with a technical partnership with Richard Childress Racing. The SKF logos will be seen on all three of RCR's cars this year in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series.

SKF is a longtime technical partner of the Ferrari F1 team having come into the sport with Ferrari in 1947. The relationship is now the longest technical supplier relationship in the sport.