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Alpine Partners Extends Kalitta Motorsports Partnership, Deploys Aflac Branding

Alpine Partners extended its Kalitta Motorsports partnership and will sponsor Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel Dragster at the upcoming Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., the team announced. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes May 30-June 1 at the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.

Alpine will deploy Aflac branding on Kalitta’s car for the race set for the Tennessee mountains June 6-8, 2025. Alpine Partners and Aflac, the leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.1, will host their clients and guests at the Kalitta Motorsports VIP hospitality area during the Thunder Valley Nationals as well as many of the remaining races on the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing schedule.

In addition, company executives from both Alpine and Aflac will join other Kalitta Motorsports partners at the team’s annual Business-to-Business Summit at the Kalitta Air headquarters in Ypsilanti, Mich., in late June. 

“We joined Kalitta Motorsports last year because it is an iconic NHRA team led by a true legend in the sport, Connie Kalitta,” Alpine Partners President Neil Browder said. “We extended that partnership this year because of this team’s strong business-to-business focus. Their successful B2B program is right in our wheelhouse of growing our Employee Benefits industry business, and we look forward to attending the summit late next month. We are also thrilled to deploy the Aflac brand with primary placement in Bristol, and this race is just the beginning. We look forward to additional partnership in the near future.”

“It’s great to have Alpine Partners back with us this year,” Team Kalitta General Manager Chad Head said. “We were able to introduce them to NHRA Drag Racing last year, and they had a good experience so we’re happy they’re back with their partners from Aflac this year. We look forward to a growing, mutually-beneficial partnership in the future.”

Alpine Benefits was established using its 50+ year experience in group benefits to bring high quality employee benefits to brokers, agencies and employers. With a commitment to service excellence and cutting-edge technology, Alpine helps companies create benefits programs that attract and retain top talent, all while reducing administrative burdens. Alpine’s client-first approach ensures that its clients receive the personalized attention and tailored solutions necessary to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

This story was originally published on May 22, 2025. Drag Illustrated

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