Fisher adds sponsorship from IUPUI

Sarah Fisher Racing announced a partnership with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), which will be a sponsor of the IndyCar Series driver/team owner for the IndyCar Series season.

"It's wonderful to have IUPUI back at SFR and to be a part of the educational platform to inject new engineering blood into open-wheel racing," said Fisher, whose first-year team partnered with IUPUI for the 2008 Indianapolis 500.

The program was used as a platform to promote IUPUI offering the first four-year Motorsports Engineering degree program in the nation. To further the partnership, Fisher visited campus on several occasions to talk with undergraduate students about her real-life experience in the field. Early in Fisher's career, she was a student in the EDDP program, a joint venture between the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI and Butler University.

"We are thrilled to be one of Sarah's sponsors for this year's IndyCar Series," said Dr. Yurtseven, Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology. "We see this sponsorship as an investment in opportunity for our students, and Sarah couldn't be a better role model as she was once a student here at IUPUI.

"This sponsorship shows support for motorsports and dedication to advancing our Motorsports Engineering program. Our hope is that this educational partnership will inspire students to be proactive and enable them to connect and engage with the motorsports industry in new and exciting ways."

The IU Schools of Liberal Arts, Physical Education & Tourism Management, and the Kelley School of Business have collaborated with the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology on this sponsorship.

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