SANDUSKY, Ohio (Mar. 5, 2021) – ThorSport Racing and Sakar International, along with its Vivitar brand, renews its partnership with Johnny Sauter’s No.13 Toyota Tundra for the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
Sakar International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics and accessories. Since 1977, Sakar has developed a global presence by consistently evolving alongside technology to develop on-trend, cutting-edge products. Sakar licenses over 40 major entertainment and corporate brands and has maintained a diverse portfolio of product offerings, including digital and action cameras, audio and mobile accessories, karaoke machines, fitness, health & beauty, smart home, wheeled goods and additional youth electronics.
“We are excited to continue our great partnership with Duke Thorson’s top of the line organization, ThorSport Racing, and to have our No. 13 Johnny Sauter Vivitar Tundra back on track this year. With Johnny being one of the top NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers, ThorSport’s almost three decade’s of proven success, and the ability to be a large part of the great sport of NASCAR, we will achieve many victories on and off the racetrack” said Milton Peters, SVP of Merchandising at Sakar International.
Vivitar designs and manufactures affordable consumer electronics ranging from on-trend digital lifestyle products for millennial consumers to cameras and accessories for amateur and professional photographers. With a rich heritage dating back to 1938, the company’s portfolio today spans from mobile and audio accessories, to health & beauty, fitness and many more constantly evolving specialty products in multiple emerging electronics categories.
“I’m proud to continue to represent the Sakar International brands on and off the track. Getting the pole at the season-opening race at Daytona was a great way to kick off the seaon. I look forward to the season ahead,” said Johnny Sauter.
Sauter enters the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race weekend looking for his second Camping World Truck Series victory at the track. He went to Victory Lane at the track Sept. 26, 2009, his first series-career win.
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ABOUT SAKAR INTERNATIONAL
Sakar International, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer electronics and accessories. With a rich heritage of technology innovation since 1977, Sakar has developed a global presence by consistently evolving alongside technology to develop on-trend, cutting-edge products. Sakar licenses more than 40 major entertainment and corporate brands and has maintained a diverse portfolio of product offerings including: cellular accessories, youth electronics, digital cameras, karaoke machines, fitness, health & beauty, smart home, toy, wheeled goods, and much more. For more information, visit www.Sakar.com/corporate,www.Vivitar.com. Follow the company on social media on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
ABOUT THORSPORT RACING
ThorSport Racing, based in a state-of-the-art 100,000 square-foot facility in Sandusky, Ohio is the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, competing in the series since 1996. In its 26th season of competition, the Sandusky-based team has a combined four driver’s championships – three in the Camping World Trucks and one in the ARCA Menards Series with Frank Kimmel, along with having 15 consecutive seasons with at least one win in Camping World Trucks win. For more information visit www.thorsport.com.
ABOUT TOYOTA
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands plus our 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly employs more than 47,000 in North America. The company has contributed world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama that begins production in 2021.
Through its Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.