Young Lacey Race Car Driver Earns GEARWRENCH Sponsorship

LACEY, N.J. — Lacey's Matthew Kovacs is race car driving by storm. The 9-year-old not only raced at the Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend. He also met with GEARWRENCH.

GEARWRENCH is a tool company and a partner with auto-racing team Chip Ganassi Racing. The business will sponsor one of Kovacs's quarter midget races this year.

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Kovacs visited the Chip Ganassi Racing Shop in Concord, N.C. Although their Chevy is a little bigger than the midget car he races, Kovacs got to explore the car and sit at the steering wheel.

Chip Ganassi Racing has sponsored several well-known drivers, including Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya.

See the video below:

"We'll see you at the All-Star Race in 2029," Kovacs said at the end of the video. GEARWRENCH showed the video to their 266,000 Facebook followers.

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