August 16, 2012 – Mouser Electronics shifts into high gear with champion driver Tony Kanaan for the GoProTM Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway on August 26, where the tenacious driver will campaign the No. 11 Mouser Electronics/GEICO/KV Racing Technology Chevrolet/Firestone IndyCar on the famous California purpose-built road course.
The track is a 2.52-mile road course nestled in the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country. In 2005, Kanaan claimed the inaugural victory when IndyCar returned to Sonoma Valley after a 35-year hiatus. With a previous win at Sonoma on his record, Kanaan is sure to keep fans on the edge of their seats this year as he races for another win.
For the latest race updates and background information on Mouser’s Indy sponsorships, visit http://www.mouser.com/indy.
“We are hoping for a repeat of 2005,” says Larry Johannes, Mouser Electronics’ Vice President of Strategic Marketing. “And with Tony behind the wheel of the No. 11 Mouser car, we are thinking the odds are in his favor. Rest assured it will be an exciting race.”
“We are getting so close to another win,” states Kanaan. “We are still in the championship hunt. We just have to keep producing good results. Hopefully we get a win very soon.”
To view a video interview with Kanaan during his recent visit to Mouser’s corporate headquarters, click on http://mou.sr/GSTKHT. The champion driver has logged seven Top 6 finishes so far this season, including three Top 3 showings – a season-high 2nd place at Milwaukee and two outstanding 3rd place finishes at Iowa and the historic Indianapolis 500. He now holds on to 7th place in the championship point standings.
Joining Mouser as co-sponsors for the 2012 Izod® IndyCar Series are TTI, Inc, Sager, Murata, Molex, TE Connectivity, Phoenix Contact, Littelfuse, Panasonic, KEMET, Ohmite, Hammond, Harwin, ebm-papst, Omron, BIVAR, Fluke, and Amphenol.
Mouser’s comprehensive IndyCar racing program provides a high-tech platform to showcase its valued supplier partnerships and connect with the industry’s leading electronic design engineers and buyers. Engineers are invited to take the Mouser 500 Challenge, a series of three engineering challenges to help find design solutions to various technical problems relating to the high-speed sport of IndyCar. To learn more about Mouser’s 500 Engineering Challenge, visit www.mouser.com/500challenge/.
With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 19 global support locations and the latest, most technologically advanced components for their newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 8.9 million products to locate over 3 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.
For more information on Mouser’s racing program and Tony Kanaan, visit www.mouser.com/indy/.
About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 3 million products online from more than 450 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 375,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.
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Larry Johannes, Mouser Electronics
Vice President of Strategic Marketing
(817) 804-3534
Larry.Johannes@mouser.com
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