LendingTree to Sponsor Swan Racing for Daytona 500

February 21, 2014

Swan Racing have announced today that LendingTree, an online loan marketplace, will sponsor the No. 30 Toyota and Parker Kligerman for the Daytona 500.

The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s biggest race, will be held this Sunday February 23 at the Daytona International Speedway and will be broadcast live on FOX.

“The No. 30 LendingTree Toyota is ready to roll and we are looking forward to getting on track beginning with tonight’s Budweiser DUEL qualifying race and then Sunday’s Daytona 500,” said Kligerman.

The Budweiser DUEL consist of two 150 mile qualifying races held tonight at 7 p.m. ET in Daytona and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1. Kligerman, who is also a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate, will compete in the first race. LendingTree, based in Charlotte, N.C., allows borrowers to fill out one form online and receive multiple offers from different lenders who compete for their business.

“We’re extremely excited to partner with Swan Racing in our first–ever involvement with NASCAR, and proud to support rookie driver Parker Kligerman at Daytona,” said Doug Lebda, LendingTree’s founder CEO. “LendingTree’s primary focus is to empower individuals, whether that’s empowering borrowers against big banks or empowering up-and-coming drivers against more established race teams.”