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Indy 500: Ray and TKM/Genoa Team Acquire Summit Construction as an Associate Sponsor

17 May 1998

Greg Ray
Greg Ray
(INDIANAPOLIS...May 16, 1998) The Thomas Knapp Motorsports/Genoa Race Team driven by Greg Ray announced today that Summit Construction Co., Inc. based in Indianapolis, Indiana has joined their team as an associate sponsor for the black #97 Dallara.

Summit Construction Co., Inc. began in 1983 and is a General Contractor and Construction Manager for commercial, industrial, institutional and health care facilities. Through their involvement with the Indiana Motor Speedway, they were introduced to Greg Ray and the TKM/Genoa team who ran 3rd fastest on practice Thursday, May 14 with a speed of 222.7. and has been 3rd fastest for the week of practice.

Summit Construction was involved in the construction of many upgrades of the IMS facilities in the past 15 years including the administration building, all of the garage areas and the Tower Terrace Suites.

"We wanted to show our support for the IMS by associating ourselves with an exciting team that has a winning formula and Greg has proven all week long that he can run with the best," Steve Overbeck, President of Summit Construction Co., Incorporated.

For any information on sponsorship for the TKM/Genoa team driven by Greg Ray, please contact Thomas Knapp at the garage (317) 241-5786 or e-mail Kathy Prather at kp @ mcmann-tate.com.