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NASCAR program pays homage to Elgin Sweeper

Elgin Sweeper was recognized by NASCAR as part of the organization's fourth annual NASCAR Race to Green program.

Now in its fourth year, the weeklong program celebrates the racing industry's efforts to protect the environment and highlights the sustainability efforts of NASCAR partners, sponsors and stakeholders who work closely with NASCAR year-round to help protect the environment. Throughout the week, NASCAR distributed a series of videos, articles and social media posts recognizing select partners and sponsors.

Elgin Sweeper is a manufacturer of street sweepers for general street maintenance, special industrial and airport applications.

"Elgin Sweeper is proud to be part of this exciting, weeklong celebration highlighting the sustainability efforts of NASCAR's partners," said Mike Higgins, vice president and general manager of Elgin Sweeper. "As a long-term partner of NASCAR Green, Elgin Sweeper shares NASCAR's passion for, and commitment to, protecting the environment through sustainable practices."

As the Official Sweeper of NASCAR Green, Elgin Sweeper is present at each NASCAR race event weekend to support NASCAR's Air Titan equipment to dry rain-soaked racetracks, saving jet fuel and reduce NASCAR's overall carbon footprint. In addition to supporting the Air Titan equipment with the Elgin Crosswind Specialty Track Sweeper, Elgin Sweeper helps clean and dry the tracks during caution periods when necessary.

"The Elgin Track Sweeper saves roughly one gallon of diesel fuel per hour, which relates to about 22.4 pounds of carbon dioxide," said James Crockett, sweeper products manager at Elgin Sweeper. "Our proprietary shared technology system diverts the formerly wasted energy from the chassis engine back to power the sweeper itself. This technology offsets about 16 metric tons of carbon dioxide being put into the environment over the course of a full NASCAR season, which is the equivalent of planting 372 new tree seedlings."

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