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Alpha Show Car Appearing at Perkins Technology Center for National Manufacturing Day on October 1st

The Alpha Energy Solutions No. 88 show car will be appearing at One Southern Indiana’s Metro Manufacturing Alliance National Manufacturing Day on Thursday, October 1st, in the Perkins Technology Center at the Ivy Tech Jeffersonville Campus, 1638 Production Drive in Jeffersonville, Indiana.   Southern Indiana manufacturers support these events to inform and involve the public in learning about this important sector of the economy. Manufacturing Day is an occasion for participating manufacturers to speak directly to their local communities, particularly…

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On Track with Ben Rhodes to Feature NASCAR Humanitarian Award Winner

Daniel Noltemeyer is special. Last fall, NASCAR honored the Louisville native for his work with Best Buddies Kentucky. He received the $100,000 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. He also received a Toyota Camry for his work in leading and promoting the organization that pairs young people with disabilities with “buddies.” This week, Daniel is the featured guest for the On Track with Ben Rhodes TV show. The weekly program, which airs Saturdays at Noon on WBNA-21 in Louisville, is hosted…

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Ben Rhodes and #88 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevy at the Carl Casper Custom Auto Show This Weekend

The JR Motorsports Driver Will be Celebrating his 18th Birthday at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Available for autographs and media interviews LOUISVILLE, KY – Ben Rhodes, driver of the #88 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, will be meeting fans and signing autographs at Carl Casper’s Custom Auto Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb. 20-22. Rhodes, who will be competing in 10 races in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series in 2015, will celebrate his 18th birthday on Saturday…

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New Alpha Energy Solutions #88 Unveiled at Speedway Media Event

For the first time, members of the media and passersby at Louisville’s Fourth Street Live got a chance to see the #88 Alpha Energy Solutions show car on Feb. 5.  Ben Rhodes, the Alpha Energy Solutions driver, will compete in 10 races in the #88 car in the 2015 Xfinity Series. The Southern Media Luncheon, sponsored by Kentucky Speedway, included an appearance by former NASCAR champion and current NBC Sports racing analyst Jeff Burton. Dozens of local and regional media…

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New Season of “On Track with Ben Rhodes” Gets Green Flag

Alpha Energy Solutions is ready to launch a new series of the popular 30-minute TV show “On Track with Ben Rhodes.” The first show of the new season airs Feb. 7 at Noon on WBNA-TV in Louisville. There is a second airing each Sunday on WBKI-TV at 2 p.m.  It features Ben Rhodes, who recently signed on to be a part of the Junior Motorsports driving team for 2015. The show is hosted by Rhodes, who turns 18 this month, and WHAS-TV Sports Director Kent Spencer. The…

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Alpha’s Ben Rhodes to Join All-Star Lineup in JRM’s No. 88 Chevrolet

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2014) – JR Motorsports announced today that Ben Rhodes, the reigning K&N Pro Series East champion, will drive 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races in the No. 88 Chevrolet in 2015.  The 17-year-old Rhodes joins an all-star lineup of drivers for the No. 88 teams, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne in select races.  Alpha Energy Solutions will sponsor the Rhodes-driven races. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Rhodes won the K&N Pro Series East…

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Rhodes Wins Most Popular Driver Vote – 2014 season

Rhodes Wins Most Popular Driver Vote Put another accolade on the board for Ben Rhodes. The 17-year-old NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion was voted by fans the Most Popular Driver in that division in an online election that concluded Nov. 15. Alpha Energy Solutions, Rhodes’ primary sponsor for the 2014 season, encouraged its team members, vendors, and customers to vote in the campaign, and it paid off. Rhodes received more votes than any driver in any division. In a…

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Alpha Energy Solutions in Prominent Position at SEMA Show

When NASCAR chose to show off “hottest new body on the Las Vegas Strip” at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, it picked the slick design of the Alpha Energy Solutions #41 champion Ben Rhodes’ race car for its announcement. The Nov. 4 press conference, held in Las Vegas at the premier automotive specialty products trade event globally, featured the unveiling of a new body style for K&N Pro Series cars. The press event featured Alpha Energy Solutions driver Ben…

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Ben Rhodes Gets National Exposure

A crew from Fox Sports 1 spent Aug. 13 at Holy Cross High School, following Ben Rhodes through a typical day of high school, which included attending class and socializing with classmates. The crew also interviewed Ben’s parents, Joe and Lori, and some of Ben’s teachers. The network will broadcast live the Aug. 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, the UNOH 200, from Bristol, Va. The feature on the 17-year-old Louisville native, who will be competing in only his 3rd Truck Series race…

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Alpha Loves a (Pegasus) Parade

It’s one of Louisville’s richest traditions, and for the first time, Alpha Energy Solutions is participating in the Republic Bank Pegasus Parade. The event began in 1956 and is the Kentucky Derby Festival’s oldest event. WAVE-TV will televise it. The parade marches down Broadway May 1. From the official web site: “This family-friendly annual event showcases some of the nation’s finest marching bands and equestrian units, along with inflatable characters and colorful floats that are designed and decorated to reflect…

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