Rimco joins DSR as associate on Matt Hagan Funny Car for Las Vegas and Pomona NHRA races

October 26

More than 50 western Virginia schools will be the winner through the partnership between Don Schumacher Racing, Shelor Motor Mile, and RIMCO Custom Wheels, Tires, Accessories and More it was announced today.

A visual representation of the partnership will be unveiled when Matt Hagan wheels his DieHard Advanced Gold Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to the starting line next Friday for the 11th-annual NHRA Nationals here on the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

According to Don Schumacher, "We are extremely happy to have played a part in bringing together these great organizations with the result being help for a very worthy cause. This is an example of the kinds of results achieved through the relationships amongst Don Schumacher Racing partners we put our partners together and foster their exploring positing ways to help each other. Being a DSR partner is much, much more than simply having your name on the side of a race car."

According to David Hagan, Vice President of Shelor Motor Mile, "We are very pleased Don Schumacher created this environment for interaction amongst his sponsors. We are thrilled that RIMCO has partnered with our 'Growing the Future' program by donating laptops to the program.

To thank RIMCO for this, we are pleased to announce that Rimco will be an associate sponsor on Matt Hagan's DieHard Funny Car for the remaining races this season and appear on his Funny Car."

"A sound education provides individuals with the means to be successful and we are proud to be part of this extraordinary program designed to help improve the education opportunities for these communities," said Michael Ramirez - Director of Operations, RIMCO. "I am also very excited for the opportunity to team up with Don Schumacher Racing on Matt Hagan's team. This sponsorship will help RIMCO to brand itself with the fans of the NHRA. Our goal is to provide the highest level of service at the guaranteed lowest price!"

The Growing the Future Program provides a variety of assistance to the schools, from donations to fund-raising assistance to scholarships to teacher/administrator incentive programs, all with the goal of improving the overall education experience for the region. Growing the Future raised more than $200,000 for these schools in 2010 and hopes to double that amount this year.

RIMCO, a division of Aaron's, Inc., specializes in the sales and lease ownership of custom wheels, tires and accessories. RIMCO offers a wide selection of brand name products, affordable payment options, and pre-approval for customers. Headquartered in Atlanta, RIMCO has 18 Company-operated and franchised stores across 15 states. For more information, visit www.gorimco.com.

The Shelor Automotive Group began over 30 years ago, in 1974, as a single-line Chevrolet store in Christiansburg, VA. Over the years, Shelor Motor Mile has grown to 10 new car and truck brands, recreational vehicles, trailers and hundreds of quality pre-owned vehicles to become the volume automotive store of southwestern Virginia known as the Shelor Motor Mile.  Choose from a new Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, Kia, Mitsubishi, RAM, Scion, Subaru and Toyota. If a pre-owned vehicle is what you are looking for, Shelor has it at the Used Car Super Store, for more information, visit www.shelor.com.

To view a digital image of the DieHard/Rimco Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car Matt Hagan will drive this weekend in the 11th-annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas click on http://tinyurl.com/3r7w9t4