UGS PLM Software Technology Fuels Championship Season for Andretti Green Racing and Driver Dario Franchitti
September 14 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Andretti Green Racing's Dario Franchitti Wins the 2007 Indy Racing
League(R) (IRL) IndyCar(R) Series Championship PLANO, Texas, Sept.
14 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens
Automation and Drives (A&D) and a leading global provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today
announced UGS PLM Software-sponsored racing team Andretti Green
Racing (AGR) -- whose cars are developed with the help of UGS PLM
Software technology -- won the 2007 Indy Racing League(R) (IRL)
IndyCar(R) Series Championship. AGR driver Dario Franchitti became
only the third driver in IndyCar Series history to capture the
Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series championship in the same
season. Franchitti clinched the championship for AGR as he drove
the Canadian Club car to victory at the PEAK Antifreeze IndyCar 300
presented by Mr. Clean at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. This was
Franchitti's fourth victory of the 2007 season and his first career
championship. AGR has now won three of the last four IndyCar Series
championships with three different drivers, Tony Kanaan in 2004;
Dan Wheldon in 2005; and Franchitti in 2007. The victory was AGR's
ninth win in 17 races of the 2007 season and it extended AGR's
IndyCar Series record to 32 victories. "Bringing the championship
back to AGR is proof of our relentless pursuit of excellence and
our ability to work together effectively as a team, and UGS PLM
Software is an important member of our winning team," said Michael
Andretti, CEO, Andretti Green Racing. "IRL is a very competitive
league and bringing home the championship for the third time in
four years is a great accomplishment. We rely on UGS PLM Software
technology to help us fine tune our competitive edge and stay ahead
of the competition." "UGS PLM Software congratulates Andretti Green
Racing and Dario Franchitti on winning the 2007 IRL Championship,"
said Dave Shirk, executive vice president of Global Marketing for
UGS PLM Software. "We are proud of our racing heritage and pleased
that our technology is helping bring home championships. The fact
that UGS PLM Software sponsored race teams continue to win big is
proof that our PLM technology is the best on the race track. UGS
PLM Software is helping our race teams win the same way we help our
customers win, by providing the best PLM technology in the market."
Andretti Green Racing uses UGS NX(TM) digital product development
software for all of the design and development work the company
performs on its fleet of eight race cars. Although IRL rules limit
the modifications a team can make to the car body and engine,
engineers still have quite a bit of leeway in other areas such as
the suspension. Fine-tuning these areas often means designing and
fabricating new parts in the brief interval between races. A
Tradition of Technology and Tracks UGS PLM Software has a long
tradition providing UGS NX(TM) software, UGS' comprehensive digital
product development solution, and UGS Teamcenter(TM) software, UGS'
digital lifecycle management solution and the world's most widely
used PLM portfolio, through racing sponsorships. Hendrick
Motorsports, winner of the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship; Joe
Gibbs Racing, winner of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship;
Roush Fenway Racing, winner of the 2003 and 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Championship; and Andretti Green Racing, winner of the 2004, 2005
and 2007 Indy Racing League(R) (IRL) IndyCar(R) Series
Championship; have been using UGS PLM Software for several years to
help develop their cars and improve their performance on the race
track. KB Racing, winner of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
Pro Stock Championship for four straight years, began using UGS PLM
Software technology in 2005, and the Renault F1 Team, winner of the
2005 Formula One Drivers and Constructors Championships,
established a partnership in 2004 using UGS Tecnomatix(TM)
software, UGS PLM Software's best-in-class digital manufacturing
solution. About UGS PLM Software UGS PLM Software, a division of
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D), is a leading global
provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and
services with 4.3 million licensed seats and 47,000 customers
worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS PLM Software's open
enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their
partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver
world-class products and services. For more information on UGS PLM
Software products and services, visit http://www.siemens.com/ugs.
About Siemens Automation and Drives The Siemens Automation and
Drives Group (A&D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading
manufacturer in this field worldwide. Products supplied by A&D
include standard products for the manufacturing and process
industries and for the electrical installation industry as well as
system solutions, for example for machine tools, and solutions for
whole industries such as the automation of entire automobile
factories or chemical plants. Supplementing this range of products
and services, A&D also offers software for linking production
and management (horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for
optimizing production processes. A&D employs 70,600 people
worldwide and in fiscal year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group
profit of euro 1.572 billion on sales of euro 12.848 billion and
orders of euro 14.108 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further
information about A&D is available in the Internet at
http://www.siemens.com/automation. Note: Siemens and the Siemens
logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. UGS, UGS NX, UGS
Teamcenter and UGS Tecnomatix are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or
its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Indy
Racing League, IRL, Indy 500 and IndyCar are trademarks or
registered marks of Brickyard Trademarks Inc. or its subsidiaries
in the United States and in other countries. NASCAR is a trademark
or registered mark of National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other
countries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service
marks belong to their respective holders. DATASOURCE: UGS PLM
Software CONTACT: Salim Rahimi for UGS PLM Software,
+1-972-987-3206, Web site: http://www.siemens.com/ugs
http://www.siemens.com/automation
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