DJ Safety to Sponsor Rookie of the Year Award in 2011

By Robbin Slaughter

January 24, 2011

Millersport, OH (01/10/11) Phoenix Management Group officials announced today that DJ Safety Equipment of Los Angeles, CA has signed on to be the DJ Safety 2011 ARCA Truck Series Rookie of the Year sponsor.
DJ Safety Equipment is a manufacture of safety equipment for several different types of racing, from the highest ranks of NASCAR, NHRA, IHRA, INDYCAR, and all the way to the high speeds of SDBA, and pretty much everything in between. This year DJ Safety Equipment has increased their involvement with the ARCA Truck Series with not only the DJ Safety 2011 Rookie of the Year, they are providing teams a free trade in program on seatbelts which have exceeded the SFI Specification date.
“We are very excited to have DJ Safety as the sponsor for the 2011 Rookie of the Year!” said Tom Cumbow, General Manager of the ARCA Truck Series. “The quality of their products is only out measured by their exceptional customer service!”
This year the DJ Safety 2011 Rookie of the Year will receive a premium driver’s package of DJ Safety Equipment. The package will include new products such as a Pro-Flow helmet, safety gloves, driver’s shoes, and a custom driver’s suit. All registered 2011 ARCA Truck Series Rookies are eligible and points will be awarded per the 2011 ARCA Truck Series Official Rule Book.
DJ Safety, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Joseph and his wife Darlene Hansen, to fill a niche for high-level design engineering applications in specific industries. Targeted were the aviation, aerospace, film, and theme ride industries, Nuclear Submarines, as well as the specialty of racing assemblies. Some of the customers of DJ Safety Equipment include Los Angeles Times, NASA, Boeing/Rocketdyne, Caterpillar, Disney Imagineering, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.
DJ Safety Equipment line of products include Arm Restraints, Carbon Fiber Engine Diapers, Crash Nets, Driving Shoes, Fire Systems, Gloves, Lap Belts, Parachutes, Seatbelt Hardware, Shoulder Pads, Sternum Latch Options, Transmission Blankets and Window Nets.
Among those who have earned rookie honors over the years has been a virtual who’s who of the ARCA Truck Series: Chad Guinn in 2000 (who later went on to claim three titles), Danny Jackson in 2005, in 2006 it was Nick Gullatta, Steve Cronenwett in 2007 and Kenny Kirsch Jr. in 2008.
DJ Safety Equipment’s East Coast store is now open for business. You can contact Loren Hill at 909-746-7255. For more information on DJ Safety Equipment please visit their website at www.djsafety.com or call them at 323-221-0000.
For information on the ARCA Truck Series please visit us at www.arcatruckracing.com.
Contact: Tom Cumbow
740-503-5383
tcumbow@arcatruckracing.com