The Lehigh Valley now will have a prominent role in NASCAR races.
Mack Trucks has been named the “Official Hauler of NASCAR,” and the company has provided a fleet of custom-designed Mack Pinnacle Sleeper model trucks, which were made in the company’s Lower Macungie plant, said Mack spokesman Christopher Heffner.
Calling Mack a part of American culture, NASCAR executive vice president and chief marketing officer Steve Phelps said he was pleased to make the multiyear agreement.
“The custom-designed Pinnacle models are masterfully engineered, and we are proud that they will lead the NASCAR convoy to the track each race weekend,” he said.
The trucks were specifically designed to meet the challenges of what Mack called the “grueling NASCAR schedule.”
The trucks need to endure a 36-race, 10-month long season, where NASCAR haulers travel thousands of miles between race locations, delivering tons of critical technology and equipment. The NASCAR circuit makes two stops every summer to Monroe County for 400-mile races at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond.
The fleet is equipped with Mack GuardDog Connect, a telematics system that monitors critical fault codes that could shut down a truck.
The fleet of Mack Pinnacle models has embarked on its inaugural journey to NASCAR’s season-opening race, the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway in Florida this Sunday, Feb. 21.
