Austin Dillon Drives the No. 3 Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to Victory Lane at the Daytona 500

Dow delivers materials science, R&D capabilities, testing and
analytics for No. 3 Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Richard Childress Racing

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Any NASCAR fan will tell you about the legendary Daytona 500, an iconic
race that has seen some of the most grueling and exciting action. On
Sunday, Cup Series driver Austin Dillon drove the No. 3 Dow
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to victory lane in one of the most exciting races
in the event’s storied history.

The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) is a sponsor of the No. 3 Dow Chevrolet
Camaro ZL1 and a partner with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Together
they develop new technologies in the lab that are then tested by Austin
Dillon on the race track, ultimately speeding implementation in
transportation technologies. Dillon’s
historic win at the Daytona 500 demonstrates how the power of
advanced materials, technology manufacturing and in-lab and on-track
testing help drive the science of speed.

“Dow has been with me since the beginning of my Cup career – I’m very
thankful for that and I’ll never forget it – and we just brought them a
win,” Dillon said. “I said after my first win that nothing could beat
it, but this does.”

Dow
and RCR’s partnership has enabled scientists and engineers to test
transportation systems and technologies in one of the most extreme
operating environments—the race track—to ensure they deliver in the real
world. Some of the solutions developed from this collaboration include
sealants, carbon fiber and lubricants. These solutions that can make the
difference between a winning and failing engine.

“Our partnership with Richard Childress Racing extends from the
racetrack to the lab,” said Louis Vega, vice president for Dow Olympic &
Sports Solutions and president of Dow Australia & New Zealand. “We have
been working collectively to develop the transportation technology to
achieve this success, and we’re looking forward to the next win.”

The benefits of this collaboration at the intersection of sport and
science extends beyond NASCAR to the transportation industry as a whole,
with the ability to accelerate widespread technology and system
adoption, auto manufacturers can meet evolving consumer and regulatory
demands for passenger vehicles. On and off the track, Dow’s partnerships
such as with RCR produce research and help drive the development of
innovative solutions in the transportation market and beyond.

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge
to develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to
human progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in
the industry, with robust technology, asset integration, scale and
competitive capabilities that help it to address complex global issues.
Dow’s market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of advanced materials,
industrial intermediates, and plastics businesses deliver a broad range
of differentiated technology-based products and solutions for customers
in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, and consumer
care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE: DWDP), a holding
company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form three
strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture, materials
science and specialty sectors. More information can be found at www.dow.com.

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Contacts

Guillaume Artois
The Dow Chemical Company
+1 (989) 633
4573
[email protected]
or
Linda
Lim
Dow Olympic & Sports Solutions
+65.9626.7662
[email protected]
or
Gabriella
Bello
G&S Business Communications
+1.312.648.6700
[email protected]