Now in its 18th season, Texaco/Havoline's sponsorship in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) NEXTEL Cup Series is a natural extension of the company's support for auto racing. As interest in stock-car racing continues to mount among fans at tracks and on television throughout the United States, Texaco/Havoline demonstrates the reliability of its products in this high-speed, excitement-filled arena. As Racer’s magazine described the sport: “The attraction of stock-car racing, so rare in other forms of motor sport, always has been the side-by-side, fender rubbing, bumper-bumping games of tag.”

As a master of these power-packed “games of tag,” Davey Allison set a high standard when he became the first driver of the “Texaco Havoline Star” car in the 1987 Winston Cup Series. That year, Davey won two races and was named 1987 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. During his six-and-a-half years with the Texaco/Havoline team, Davey logged a total of 19 victories in Winston Cup events. Following Davey’s death in a helicopter crash in 1993, Ernie Irvan took his place behind the wheel of the Havoline machine. Since then, Havoline Racing has been represented by Dale Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion; Kenny Irwin, who was named Rookie of the Year in 1998; Ricky Rudd; and now NASCAR’s most recent rising star and 2003 Rookie of the Year – Jamie McMurray.

In its 18 years of NASCAR racing, Texaco/Havoline drivers have combined for 27 victories and compiled a storied history in this highly competitive auto racing arena.

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