Bridgestone Firestone pulled its presenting sponsorship of the Champ Car World Series but will remain the sole tire supplier for the open-wheel racing series.
Bridgestone Firestone announced Saturday night it agreed to a multiyear extension of its contract to provide tires for the series.
``While the restructured contract does not include provisions for the Bridgestone brand to remain presenting sponsor ... our ongoing commitment to design, develop, produce and deliver the highest quality tires for Champ Car racing has not and will not change,'' said Al Speyer, Bridgestone's North American director of motorsports. ``The Bridgestone brand will be very visible to the fans and teams.''
Terms of the new deal were not disclosed.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
