Frontier Communications Announced as Official TV and Internet Provider for 2020 Firestone Grand Prix
February 26 2020 - 2:05PM
Business Wire
Frontier is Bringing Blazing-fast Speeds and
High-quality Television to the Tampa Bay Region
Frontier Communications is the official TV and internet provider
of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, to be held March
13-15. This will be Frontier’s third year partnering with the
annual motorsports event.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Firestone Grand Prix for a
third year,” said Melanie Williams, Frontier’s Senior Vice
President of Operations, South Region. “The Frontier team is
delighted to be a part of an exciting event in our Tampa Bay
community, that aligns perfectly with the speed, and reliability
that our FiOS by Frontier fiber optic broadband offers.”
“Frontier Communications and the Firestone Grand Prix of St.
Petersburg are a perfect combination,” said Kim Green, co-owner,
chairman and CEO of Green Savoree Racing Promotions, which owns and
operates the 16th annual downtown race. “We both are passionate
about bringing speed, excitement and entertainment to our
customers. Our team is thankful to have Frontier back as a partner
and know we’ll enjoy Frontier being involved for many years to
come.”
For the 2020 race, Frontier is offering lucky Florida race fans
the chance to win the Frontier Ultimate Teammate Sweepstakes.
Winners will earn the opportunity for a VIP hospitality experience
and paddock passes for the races. Frontier is also giving away
tickets to race weekend. Entries for the Ultimate Teammate VIP
package must be submitted by February 29 at
Frontier.com/GrandPrix.
Race fans around the Tampa Bay area have an additional
opportunity to win tickets by joining Frontier at the Lakewood
Ranch retail store, located at 4128 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., on Feb.
29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a race extravaganza. A real NTT
INDYCAR SERIES show car will be on display, and attendees can win a
4-pack of race tickets and a chance to ride in a pace car during
race weekend.
Over the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg weekend,
spectators will be able to meet with Frontier representatives for
chances to win big at the Frontier Event Tent. Visitors can enter
to win prizes, including a VIP Club pass upgrade, where lucky
winners will sit trackside and enjoy food and beverages in prime
seating.
Frontier Communications offers home and business
telecommunications solutions including video, advanced voice and
high-speed internet over the only widely-available, 100 percent
fiber-optic network in the region. Currently that includes a
standalone home broadband introductory offer of 500/500 Megabits
per second for $39.99 (before taxes and fees). It also offers
device security, identity protection, and digital support
services.
Frontier is a major employer in Florida, with approximately
3,000 team members. Tampa is the company’s South Region
headquarters and the company is committed to partnering with local
events like the Grand Prix in support of the Tampa Bay
community.
Tickets to the 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg are
on sale now at gpstpete.com or by phone at 888-476-4479.
Registrations are open for the 8th Annual Modern Business
Associates 5K Run on the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Track benefiting the St. Petersburg Police Athletic League and
American Stage Theatre on Friday, March 13, 2020, at
gpstpete5k.com.
ABOUT FRONTIER
COMMUNICATIONS Frontier Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ:FTR) offers a variety of services to residential and
business customers over its fiber-optic and copper networks in 29
states, including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice, and
Frontier Secure® digital protection solutions. Frontier Business
Edge™ offers communications solutions to small, medium, and
enterprise businesses. More information about Frontier is available
at www.frontier.com and www.frontier.com/careers.
ABOUT FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST.
PETERSBURG The 16th annual Firestone Grand Prix of St.
Petersburg is a race event held during Florida’s spring break
season each March. As the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ season-opening race
for the 10th consecutive year, St. Pete is a destination city
hosting this annual motorsports tradition and offering a festival
atmosphere with its downtown location. The temporary circuit is a
1.8-mile, 14-turn configuration using the streets circling Pioneer
Park, the Duke Energy Center for the Arts, The Dali Museum and
extending onto the runways at Albert Whitted Airport, which
overlooks the waterfront of Tampa Bay and picturesque St.
Petersburg Harbor and Marina. Firestone Grand Prix of St.
Petersburg is owned and operated by Green Savoree St. Petersburg,
LLC, whose affiliates also promote three additional IndyCar races,
Honda Indy Toronto (July 10-12, 2020), The Honda Indy 200 at
Mid-Ohio (August 14-16, 2020) and Grand Prix of Portland (September
4-6, 2020).
For more information, visit gpstpete.com, ‘like’ its Facebook
page at @GPSTPETE or follow the event on Twitter @GPSTPETE and
Instagram @GPSTPETE using #FirestoneGP.
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Media Inquiries: Bob Elek, Frontier Communications
813-221-8790 (office) or bob.elek@ftr.com
Steve Bidlack, Manager Marketing and Communications 419-884-4000
Ext. 4623 (office) or sbidlack@greensavoree.com
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