NASCAR(R) NEXTEL Cup Series Chase for the Championship Begins: UGS PLM Software Technology Sponsored Race Teams Win Seven of 12
19 September 2007 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kyle
Busch Start the Chase in First, Second and Ninth Place,
Respectively PLANO, Texas, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS PLM
Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and
a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, today announced UGS PLM Software-sponsored
racing teams Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Roush
Fenway Racing - whose cars are developed with the help of UGS PLM
Software technology - won seven of the top 12 spots including the
top four in the NASCAR(R) NEXTEL Cup Series Chase for the
Championship. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson, Jeff
Gordon and Kyle Busch made the Chase for the second consecutive
year and will start in first, second and ninth place, respectively.
Leading up to the Chase, Johnson, the 2006 NEXTEL Cup champion, had
15 top-5 finishes and six wins including the last two races;
Gordon, a four-time NEXTEL Cup Champion, had 15 top-5 finishes and
four wins; and Busch, who holds the record for the youngest race
winner in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, had six top-5 finishes
including a win. Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Tony Stewart and Denny
Hamlin will start the Chase in third and sixth place respectively.
This will be Hamlin's second consecutive year to make the Chase.
Stewart, the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Champion and winner of the 2002
Winston Cup title, has 10 top-5 finishes and three wins and Hamlin,
the first rookie to win the Budweiser Shootout in its 28-year
history, has 10 top-5 finishes including a win. Roush Fenway Racing
drivers Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth each secured a spot in the
Chase for 2007. Edwards is in his second NASCAR NEXTEL championship
chase and is tied with Kurt Busch for fourth. He has seven top- 5's
and 11 top-tens and two wins. This is Kenseth's fourth consecutive
year in the Chase and he is tied for sixth going into the first
race of the 10-race Chase. Kenseth, the 2003 NEXTEL Cup champion,
has eight top-5 finishes, 16 top-tens and one win at California
Speedway. "UGS PLM Software congratulates Hendrick Motorsports, Joe
Gibbs Racing and Roush Fenway Racing and their drivers for making
the Chase for the Championship, and we wish the teams good luck,"
said Dave Shirk, executive vice president of Global Marketing for
UGS PLM Software. "UGS PLM Software and sponsored racing teams
share a common culture of teamwork and a relentless pursuit of
excellence, pieces that are integral for success. UGS PLM Software
is proud of our relationship with the racing teams and along with
our customers are pleased to know that our solutions help the teams
consistently deliver wins to continue to stay on top of the pack
and go for the championship." A Tradition of Technology and Tracks
UGS PLM Software has a long tradition providing UGS NXTM software,
UGS' comprehensive digital product development solution, and UGS
Teamcenter(TM) software, UGS' digital lifecycle management solution
and the world's most widely used PLM portfolio, through racing
sponsorships. Hendrick Motorsports, winner of the 2006 NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Championship; Joe Gibbs Racing, winner of the 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship; Roush Fenway Racing, winner of the
2003 and 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship; and Andretti Green
Racing, winner of the 2004, 2005 and 2007 Indy Racing League(R)
(IRL) IndyCar(R) Series Championship; have been using UGS PLM
Software for several years to help develop their cars and improve
their performance on the race track. KB Racing, winner of the
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Championship for four
straight years, began using UGS PLM Software technology in 2005,
and the Renault F1 Team, winner of the 2005 Formula One Drivers and
Constructors Championships, established a partnership in 2004 using
UGS Tecnomatix(TM) software, UGS PLM Software's best-in-class
digital manufacturing solution. About UGS PLM Software UGS PLM
Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D), is
a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services with 4.3 million licensed seats and 47,000
customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS PLM
Software's open enterprise solutions enable a world where
organizations and their partners collaborate through global
innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services.
For more information on UGS PLM Software products and services,
visit http://www.siemens.com/ugs. About Siemens Automation and
Drives The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D),
Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field
worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard products
for the manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical
installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for
machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the
automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants.
Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D also
offers software for linking production and management (horizontal
and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing production
processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and in fiscal
year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of euro 1.572
billion on sales of euro 12.848 billion and orders of euro 14.108
billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information about A&D
is available in the Internet at http://www.siemens.com/automation.
Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of
Siemens AG. UGS, UGS NX, UGS Teamcenter and UGS Tecnomatix are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle
Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States
and in other countries. Indy Racing League, IRL, Indy 500 and
IndyCar are trademarks or registered marks of Brickyard Trademarks
Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other
countries. NASCAR is a trademark or registered mark of National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective
holders. DATASOURCE: UGS PLM Software CONTACT: Salim Rahimi of
Siemens Automation and Drives, +1-972-987-3206, Web site:
http://www.siemens.com/ugs http://www.automation.siemens.com/
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