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Sunnen Products Company Partners With Hendrick Motorsports

The partnership puts the new Sunnen SV-series honing machine in the Hendrick Motorsports engine operation alongside other Sunnen honing and engine building machines.

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Sunnen Products Company has been named as the official honing equipment partner of Hendrick Motorsports as the team pursues its record-extending fifteenth NASCAR Cup Series championship. The partnership puts the new Sunnen SV-series honing machine in the Hendrick Motorsports engine operation alongside numerous other Sunnen honing and engine building machines. The SV-series is the next generation of the Cylinder King line of honing machines, which offer a variety of features ideal for automotive performance and rebuilding shops. Hendrick Motorsports fields four full-time Chevrolet teams in the elite NASCAR Cup Series.

According to Hendrick Motorsports, Sunnen’s technology will enable it to produce the highest quality and most consistent cylinder bores in its history. The Sunnen partnership will help improve performance on the track and deliver a consistent engine package to Hendrick Motorsports’ teams and external customers.

 “We are thrilled to be contributing to the continued success of this championship racing team,” says Chris Miltenberger, president and CEO of Sunnen. “This partnership is further evidence of Sunnen’s commitment to delivering the highest levels of precision and versatility to our customers.”

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