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Polaris Announces Factory Support for the Yokley
Racing/National Guard GNCC Team
Yokley to race
Polaris Outlaw and RANGER RZR in GNCC
Yokley Racing/National Guard Race Team |
Minneapolis, September 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™, 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® 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.
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