Idaho native teams up with company from his home state on Chevrolets
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Boise, Idaho's Brian Scott will team up with Albertsons from his home state on rides in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the XFINITY Series. Combined with Safeway, the two grocery stores make up the second-largest supermarket chain in North America.
Richard Childress Racing will partner with the chain on the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in the XFINITY Series while Scott will drive select Sprint Cup events in the No. 33 Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet SS with Albertsons as a primary sponsor.
Scott has a history with the brand, winning his first Camping World Truck Series race in 2009 at Dover International Speedway with the company on his ride.
"The relationship between Albertsons and my family is a very special one," Scott said in a team release. "This partnership will give me the opportunity to expand those relationships with the company and gain new ones with their associates. Albertsons was a part of my first NASCAR win, and if all things go well, they'll be a part of my first XFINITY Series win as well."
With more than 2,200 stores, 250,000 employees and 27 distribution centers across 34 states, Albertsons' growth reminds RCR CEO and Chairman Richard Childress of his company's own rise from a single-car team run by a driver-owner.
"Albertsons is a company rich with history and known for its quality supermarkets, innovation and people," Childress said in a team release. "Joe Albertson opened his first store in 1939 and built the company with a simple philosophy: 'whatever you do, take care of the customer.' It's something we strive to do at RCR every day and we're proud to represent the Albertsons' legacy and their 250,000 associates. They are a terrific addition to our family of blue-chip partners here at RCR."
Scott begins his sixth consecutive full-time season in the XFINITY Series, finishing a career-high fourth in the 2014 driver point standings.