Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and Elite Motorsports are forming a business alliance, joining forces behind the scenes.

The alliance will focus on sales, marketing, sponsorship and hospitality programs across their respective teams in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

By working together, they can offer current and potential sponsors a bigger combined platform that spans multiple classes, including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Competition Eliminator and Pro Mod.

Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, TSR fields two entries in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Elite Motorsports operates the largest professional drag racing team in the NHRA Pro Stock category. Additionally, Elite Motorsports recently purchased team owner Josh Hart's Top Fuel program.

"Our partnership with Elite Motorsports and Richard Freeman and his group is unique," said TSR team owner Tony Stewart. "It's taking all of our assets that we have with TSR and Elite Motorsports with the Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Competition Eliminator, and Pro Mod teams and creating a situation where we have a lot to offer partners and potential partners down the road. We will be pooling our assets together and working together to try to fund these race cars. This is a unique strategy that Richard came up with, but I really buy into the concept of it, and I think it's already beneficial in the short amount of time that we've already started working together."

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