The NHRA race at Memphis Motorsports Park
marks the third event this season that will see three Caterpillar
dealer groups participate in the NHRA technician recruiting program.
The David Powers-owned, Hot Rod Fuller-driven Caterpillar dragster will
fly the logos of Riggs CAT, Louisiana Machinery and Thompson Machinery
during the 21st annual O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park, Sept 26-28. CAT Financial and Nashville Auto Diesel College also will be involved in the team’s activities during the weekend.
The
relationship between David Powers Motorsports, Caterpillar and the
Caterpillar Dealer Groups was designed as a pilot program to increase
technician recruiting. Many Caterpillar dealers are experiencing a
shortage of technicians, and after successful events in several NHRA
markets during the 2007 season, DPM and Caterpillar inked a multiyear
agreement last August to participate in the NHRA dealer recruitment
program.
"Memphis is a special place to me,” Fuller said. “I won my first Top Fuel race there three years ago, so we like racing at Memphis Motorsports Park. Being from Arkansas,
it’s like another home track to me. Riggs is my home Cat dealer, so
it’s great to have them on the car, along with introducing them and
Louisiana Machinery and Thompson Machinery to our great sport of NHRA
racing.”
Headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., Riggs Cat employs more than 460 people operates 11 facilities throughout Arkansas.
As the only Caterpillar Dealer in the state, Riggs meets all of your
sales, parts, service and rental needs for construction or agricultural
equipment as well as truck engine and power generation.
Louisiana Machinery is the statewide dealer for Cat equipment in Louisiana. Headquartered in Reserve, La., near New Orleans,
Louisiana Machinery and Louisiana Rents, their Cat Rental Store
division, have 21 locations across the state. Louisiana Machinery’s
engine division is a leader in power generation packaging for marine
and offshore petroleum applications and is the Caterpillar MaK marine
engine dealer for the southeast U.S. from North Carolina to Texas.
Founded in Nashville in 1944, Thompson Machinery is the exclusive Caterpillar dealer for Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi.
For over six decades, Thompson Machinery has been committed to offering
the best in equipment, as well as the most complete, most innovative,
customer support services. Thompson Machinery operates 13 locations in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Nashville Auto Diesel College, located in Nashville, Tenn., was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest technical schools in America. Graduates of the school are employed in every segment of the transportation repair industry.
