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FEATURE STORY 8 // COMPANY DRIVER // APRIL 2016 industry decision makers and truck drivers," he says. Additionally, Mack Trucks joins the NA- SCAR Fuel for Business Council, which brings together an exclusive group of nearly 60 Offi cial NASCAR Partners four times per year to construct customized deals that help address specifi c business needs. NASCAR's Mack Pinnacle models em- barked on their maiden voyage to NA- SCAR's season-opening race, the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Each truck was spec'd with Mack's MP8 13 liter 505 horsepower engine and mDRIVE automated manual transmission, and they are expected to log more than 65,000 miles each over the course of the season hauling NASCAR's inspection equipment, templates and other raceday necessities. "There are very few people out there who can do for us what Mack Trucks is doing for us," says Steve Phelps, NASCAR's vice president of marketing. "Mack was able to fulfi ll a specifi c need for us." The fl eet is also armed with Mack Guard- Dog Connect, a telematics system that pro- actively monitors critical fault codes that could shut a truck down and will be moni- tored by the Mack Uptime Center. Support for the fl eet of Pinnacle models will be led by Transource Truck & Trailer Center, a Mack dealer with seven locations across North Carolina. Mack partnered with Transource in provid- ing the trucks. CD Each of NASCAR's 11 haulers was outfi t- ted with a gold bulldog on the hood, signi- fying it is equipped with a fully integrated Mack powertrain. industry decision makers and truck drivers," each over the course of the season hauling NASCAR's inspection equipment, Each of NASCAR's 11 haulers was outfi t- ted with a gold bulldog on the hood, signi- fying it is equipped with a fully integrated Mack powertrain.