WATERTOWN, MA – Exergen® Corporation announced the second year of its “Up to Speed: Fast and Accurate” sponsorship program with INDYCAR and NASCAR, on behalf of its Exergen TemporalScanner thermometer. The promotion launches this Memorial Day weekend as part of The Indianapolis Motor Sports Network’s exclusive national coverage of The Indianapolis 500 Race. The promotion runs through the end of race season in November.
Each week, fans will have a chance to win an Exergen TemporalScanner Thermometer by properly guessing or coming closest to guessing the outside temperature at the time the Green Flag is waved at the start of the race. All participants will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a VIP dream trip for four to the 2014 Indianapolis 500 race. Exergen will provide temperature reports at various points during the race, including temperatures taken at starting time, and through temperature readings of tires, engines and other racing mechanisms. Exergen “Smart and Accurate Race Updates” will be broadcast throughout the race from pit reporters in the Exergen Pit Crew.
“Racing is America’s number one spectator sport and a huge draw for families. We are pleased to once again support our family of retailers by sponsoring this event through our partnerships with Adlarge Media, Indycar Radio, and PRN Radio,” said Exergen Corporation founder and CEO Francesco Pompei, Ph.D., who will serve as Honorary Pit Reporter providing commentary during an interview.
Exergen markets two models of the TemporalScanner thermometer: a professional version for doctors’ offices and hospitals, and a consumer model sold in major retailers including Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen’s, Rite Aid, Costco, Sam’s Club, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, and BJ’s. More than one billion temperatures are taken each year with the TemporalScanner. Used in thousands of hospitals, clinics, and pediatricians’ offices in the country as well as in millions of homes, it is the #1 retail brand, and is also the only thermometer manufactured in the United States. The performance of the Exergen Temporal Scanner is supported by more than 50 peer-reviewed published studies covering all ages from preterm infants to geriatrics and all care areas from hospitals to homes.
Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. The company holds more than 60 U.S. patents for non-invasive temperature measurement devices. Its products are used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com.