SKF and Chicago Rawhide have agreed to a one-race sponsorship agreement with the Roush Racing No. 9 Ford driven by Jeff Burton.

The No. 9 SKF/Chicago Rawhide Ford will run the Busch Series race at Loudon, N.H. this Saturday, July 19, with a paint scheme commemorating Chicago Rawhide’s 125th anniversary.
"I’m very excited to race the SKF/Chicago Rawhide Ford at New Hampshire," says Burton. "SKF and CR have been the major associate sponsors on my Winston Cup car for six seasons. They have contributed an extraordinary amount of time, effort and technology to our racing program and I look forward to celebrating with the SKF/Chicago Rawhide Ford in victory lane."
The SKF/Chicago Rawhide Ford displays a special CR 125th Anniversary logo on the hood. Primarily white with streaks of SKF blue and red along the sides, the TV panel features both SKF and CR logos.
The New England 200 will be Burton’s second Busch Series appearance of the 2003 season. Burton’s Busch series resume includes 20 wins, 10 poles, 61 top-five and 103 top-10 finishes in 233 starts. New Hampshire has brought Burton much luck in the past, where he has recorded one Busch Series victory (spring of 1992) and four Winston Cup wins (spring of 1997, 1998, 1999 and fall of 2000).
SKF and Chicago Rawhide started their involvement with NASCAR in 1997 as the major associate sponsors of Jeff Burton’s No. 99 Team for the last race in Atlanta. Today, SKF and Chicago Rawhide supply parts for all Roush Racing Teams as well as other race teams.
Chicago Rawhide is a worldwide supplier of radial shaft seals and precision-engineered elastomeric products and value-added subassemblies to a variety of industries, from automotive to aerospace, including heavy-duty/off-highway, industrial and marine markets. Celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2003, CR was founded in 1878 as a producer of commercial leather products including buggy whips. In 1990, Chicago Rawhide was purchased by SKF, the automotive industry's leading bearing supplier. For more information about SKF and Chicago Rawhide aftermarket products visit www.skf.com.