40 Fewer Cautions This Season
The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season had a significant decrease in
the number of cautions compared to 2009. There were 265 ServiceMaster
Clean cautions during the regular-season, 36-race schedule just
completed compared to 305 in 2009. The number was 56 less than the 321
cautions in 2008.
ServiceMaster Clean, well known internationally for its cleaning and
restoration services, is completing its second season as the official
sponsor of caution periods at the 19 International Speedway Corp. and
Speedway Motorsports Inc. tracks, as well as Dover International
Speedway.
ServiceMaster Clean participated in 33 of the 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series races during the season (Pocono and Indianapolis are not part of
the program). When there was a problem on the track and the yellow flag
was displayed, the company’s familiar yellow vehicles were dispatched to
clean the track.
All 36 races went the scheduled distance, but two (spring races at
Martinsville and Texas) were postponed until Monday due to rain. Only
two other events (Michigan2 and Richmond2) were interrupted by a caution
for rain. Five of the first nine races were extended beyond the
scheduled distance for a green-white-checkered finish, but only two in
the last 27 races.
In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, there were 27 fewer cautions this
season compared to 2009. The scheduled laps were completed at all 35
Nationwide Series events with 10 extended beyond that distance for a
green-white-checkered finish following a late-race caution.
About ServiceMaster Clean
In racing, a yellow flag means it’s time to clean up the track. Debris
removal and track drying must be done quickly and professionally in
order to get back to racing. In homes and businesses across North
America, a yellow ServiceMaster Clean van means cleaning and restoration
is being done quickly and professionally by America’s number one
cleaning team.
With more than 4,500 franchise locations around the world, ServiceMaster
Clean serves customers through a global network of franchises that
provide janitorial services, commercial carpet cleaning, hard surface
floor care, residential carpet cleaning and upholstery, and disaster
restoration services. The company has been a market leader more than 60
years. For more information, visit us at www.servicemasterclean.com.
ServiceMaster Clean is part of the ServiceMaster family of brands, one
of the world’s largest and most versatile service networks. The
company’s brands include TruGreen, TruGreen LandCare, Terminix, American
Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and
AmeriSpec. ServiceMaster Clean is committed to its franchise owners. Our
ability to offer qualified prospects up to 80 percent financing to start
their cleaning business is just one of the many benefits of our program.
Visit our franchise Web site at www.ownafranchise.com
to learn more about the opportunities available with ServiceMaster Clean.
ServiceMaster
Michael Bielskis, 901-597-6886 (direct)
Michael.bielskis@servicemaster.com