Fitzgerald Glider Kits to back Montoya in Indy 500

Founder Tommy Fitzgerald announced on Saturday that FGK will sponsor Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 22 Team Penske Chevrolet for the month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Fitzgerald Glider Kits will serve as the primary sponsor in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28 the and the IndyCar Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on May 13.

Although Montoya has won the Greatest Spectacle in Racing twice, the Daytona 24 Hour race and the Grand Prix of Monaco, Fitzgerald still referred to Montoya as “Mr. Jetdryer” during the introduction, reference to his infamous collision with the track-drying vehicle in the 2012 Daytona 500. 

“To be a part of the Indianapolis 500, and to do it with Team Penske, is going to be so exciting for our employees and customers,” said Fitzgerald founder Tommy Fitzgerald Sr. “What makes it even more special is getting a chance to work with a driver like Juan who has such an incredible resume and track record at Indy.

“We are really excited to showcase the Fitzgerald brand to the fans of IndyCar while still being a big part of Team Penske’s NASCAR operation. We’re looking forward to building on this momentum for the rest of the year.”

Fitzgerald makes its IndyCar debut this weekend on the No. 2 Team Penske Chevy of Josef Newgarden in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.

“The opportunity with Penske came to do this and I thought it would be… for long-term would be the best thing for me and it’s good,” Montoya said.  “I’m really happy. If you are going to go race you might as well come do it with best people you can and be able to get a relationship with the guys at Fitzgerald it’s amazing. They do an amazing job and hopefully we can make them really proud.”

NASCAR sponsorship

Fitzgerald is also sponsoring the Xfinity race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday — and driver Ryan Blaney in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford as well as Brad Keselowski’s No. 2 Ford at Talladega Superspeedway on May 7 and Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 9.

“Team Penske is proud to work with Fitzgerald and to have the company build on its partnership with us in NASCAR to now expand to INDYCAR, it certainly shows their commitment to motorsports and to our organization,” said Roger Penske. “This is a great opportunity for our team and Fitzgerald to team up for the greatest motorsport event in the world – the Indianapolis 500. With a two-time Indy 500 winner and proven champion in Juan Pablo Montoya behind the wheel, it definitely could be a special month of May at Indianapolis for Fitzgerald and our other partners.”

FGK will sponsor two additional NXS races for Team Penske and the No. 19 Ford F-150 driven by Austin Cindric in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).