Travis Pastrana is a Red Bull athlete who drives for a team partially owned by Michael Waltrip Racing. But MWR just announced a major three-year deal with 5-Hour Energy, which is considered a competitor of Red Bull.
What Does 5-Hour Energy’s Arrival At Michael Waltrip Racing Mean For Travis Pastrana?
So what will that mean for Pastrana when he drives a Pastrana-Waltrip Racing car in the Nationwide Series next season?
“Travis is a Red Bull athlete, but Michael Waltrip Racing is not necessarily a Red Bull team,” MWR exec Ty Norris said Friday. “Our intent is we’ll probably end up changing the name of that (Pastrana-Waltrip) company, but Travis can still race out of that organization.”
Norris said Pastrana had already planned to “take on” 50 percent of PWR, which means it could be a good time for a name change anyway. That way, there won’t be an obvious conflict with the energy drinks.
“We talked to these (5-Hour Energy) guys about it,” Norris said. “Travis can still race, still be (Red Bull-backed) on his personal side, but Red Bull will not be on the race car.”
In related news, Norris said it’s still undetermined as to whether MWR will maintain its current relationship with JTG Daugherty Racing going forward.
“No decision (yet),” he said.
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