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William Yokley & Mark Notman
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Minneapolis, MN (9/10/2008) - Polaris
Industries today announced Polaris Racing
will support the Yokley Racing/National Guard
race team for the 2009 Grand National Cross
Country (GNCC) season.
“We’re excited to add the Yokley
Racing/National Guard race team to our 2009
Outlaw racing roster,” said Eric Nault,
race team manager for Polaris. “Along
with being a great racer, Yokley is an all-American
guy who appeals to our core consumer and he,
as well as the National Guard, complements
Polaris’ culture of being an American
manufacturer. This partnership puts us in
a great position to compete for the championship
in the Pro XC1 class and Pro-Am XC2 class
for 2009.”
Multi-time Pro and Pro Production GNCC Winner,
William Yokley started racing the Polaris
RANGER RZR during the 2008 GNCC season and
currently leads the UTV Open Modified Class.
For 2009, Yokley will race the new Outlaw
450 MXR in the Pro Class and continue to race
the RANGER RZR. Yokley’s teammate, Mark
Notman, will race the Outlaw 450 MXR in the
Pro-Am Class.
About Polaris:
With annual 2007
sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs, engineers,
manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), including the Polaris RANGER(tm),
snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational
and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized
leader in the snowmobile industry, one of
the largest manufacturers of all terrain recreational,
utility and side-by-side vehicles (ATVs) in
the world, and rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the motorcycle cruiser and touring marketplace
under the Victory(r) brand. The Victory motorcycle
division was established in 1998 representing
the first all-new American-made motorcycle
from a major company in nearly 60 years. Polaris
also enhances the riding experience with a
complete line of Pure Polaris apparel, accessories
and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "PII," and the Company
is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories are available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
