Champion to offer $100K in race sponsorships

Champion spark plug, filter, wiper and performance chemicals brand from Federal-Mogul Corporation will support a new generation of talented amateur racers through an innovative Web-based video contest that will award $100,000 in motorsports sponsorships.

Through the “Search for a Champion” contest, Federal-Mogul will award each of five finalist prize winners a $10,000 motorsports sponsorship and one grand-prize winner a $50,000 sponsorship for submitting videos that best demonstrate their ability to win a racing championship in 2012.

Entries will be accepted from amateur teams in any form of engine-driven racing, whether on earth/dirt, asphalt, snow, ice, water or other course. Judging will be based on viewer voting on the brand’s newly updated