New TRG Motorsports official Torrey Galida would like to keep Bobby Labonte with the team
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Torrey Galida, a former Ford and Roush Fenway Racing executive who most recently was president of the motorsports division for sports marketing company Millsport, has taken a new job as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of TRG Motorsports.
One of his main priorities will be finding sponsorship so the team can race every race in 2010.
“[TRG] was going to become a client, and we were going to do his business development work for [owner Kevin Buckler],” Galida said Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. “It just turned out that the more I saw, the more I liked, the more interested I got. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I’m really excited about the challenge.”
Galida said the team plans to make its first partial-season sponsorship announcement in a few weeks.
TRG Motorsports has run the full season, mostly with David Gilliland and Bobby Labonte in the driver’s seat.
“Things look good for us for next year,” Galida said. “This year was a year we did a bunch of start-and-parks and raced several times and had some sponsorships and started some relationships.”
Galida said the team would like for Labonte, the 2000 Cup champion, to drive next year.
“We’d love to have Bobby drive for us,” Galida said. “It has been great with him. I think he’s had a good time, and he’s done really well in our car, and he’s a great guy. He’s exactly what our team needs right now.”
