Anne's Arts & Activities Blog

Left, fans check out a replica of the Zippo/Kwik Fill #47 Toyota that Marcos Ambrose will be driving in the Zippo 200 at The Glen later this summer. Below, a man tries out the NASCAR simulator that was on hand Saturday for MotorSports Day Saturday at the Zippo/Case Museum.

Motorsports fans will want to be at the Zippo/Case Museum on Saturday, June 26, when Zippo celebrates with special sales and promotions, car displays, and the opportunity to win tickets to the Zippo 200 Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen. Here’s a chance to get up close to the show car replica of the Zippo / Kwik Fill #47 Toyota that Marcos Ambrose hopes to bring to Victory Lane in his only Nationwide race this year, the 2010 Zippo 200 at the Glen. Try your skill at taking on the twists and turns of The Glen in the NASCAR racing simulators, or grab a photo of the pace car that leads the field at Watkins Glen International. NASCAR not your speed? See the 1947 Zippo Car and browse the traveling museum for a look at hundreds of Zippo lighters that tour with the Zippo Car. Don’t miss this chance to see the Freedom Bike, a custom-painted 2010 Harley Fat Bob that will be raffled off Saturday, July 17, by the Kids and Cancer philanthropic organization. Save 20% off all Zippo MotorSports...

Zippo and Kwik Fill/Red Apple will be sponsoring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose in the Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race August 7 at Watkins Glen International. The companies will share joint sponsorship of the #47 Kwik Fill / Zippo Toyota in Ambrose’s only Nationwide appearance this year. Ambrose posted back-to-back Zippo 200 Nationwide Series wins in 2008 and 2009. Zippo, title sponsor of the Zippo 200 Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen since 2005, is very excited to have the opportunity to partner with Kwik Fill / Red Apple. “When Kwik Fill approached us about co-sponsoring a car driven by Marcos Ambrose, we knew it was a great fit,” said Zippo President and CEO Greg Booth. “Not only is Marcos Ambrose an accomplished race car driver, but the co-branding opportunity with Kwik Fill opened the door to putting Zippo lighters in over 100 of their stores in the Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio tri-state area. To see Marcos bring the car home to Victory Lane sporting...