Bridgestone Announces Grand Prize Winner of Dayton™ Commercial Truck Tires Promotion

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Commercial Solutions (a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations),  today announced that Roger Errett of Mount Pleasant, Penn. is the grand prize winner of a special Dayton™ commercial truck tires competition held at the Mid America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY. Errett consumed close to three lbs. of bone-in, buffalo chicken wings in 10 minutes and won the grand prize, a set of ten Dayton commercial truck tires valued at USD $3,000. The buffalo wing eating contest was hosted by Bridgestone in celebration of the new Dayton campaign, Tires for Truckers™, and the introduction of eight new Dayton tire patterns.

"Congratulations to Roger for being our grand prize winner and special thanks to all of the contestants for their participation," said Matt Loos, Director of Truck & Bus Marketing, Bridgestone Commercial. "Bridgestone knows how hard truckers work and we salute all of the drivers that competed today, as well as the drivers in the audience. Today's truckers are focused on getting the job done with as little down time as possible. The new Dayton line keeps truckers moving. We launched eight new patterns, doubling the product coverage of the former lineup in January. Dayton tires are quality-proven, affordable and designed to support small fleets and owner-operators so they can keep focused on the bottom line."

Errett competed against seven other contest participants to win the grand prize. The participants were required to eat all of the meat from every chicken wing on their plate in 10 minutes or less. All contestants are drivers with a valid U.S. commercial driver's license (CDL) who were attending the tradeshow from across the country.  Consolation prizes totaling more than $700 were given to all of the participants including, a $275 Speedco gift card and a $500 truck stop gift card.

"This is great, really great," said Roger Errett, contest winner. "I grew up working around farming and took up driving to stay close to the farming environment. This is the second contest I've ever won and it's great. Thank you Dayton."

The next generation of Dayton tires delivers the affordability and dependability today's truckers rely on to keep them moving day-in and day-out. Truckers have a wide range of responsibilities and must maximize their transportation assets with as little down time as possible. The new Dayton tire lineup delivers a full range of quality products offering excellent value at competitive prices. The lineup features additional size options and ply rating offerings, and three SmartWay^® verified options available across the United States and Canada and supported by the largest distribution network in the industry.

To learn more about the new Dayton lineup and for product availability information, visit www.daytontrucktires.com.

About Bridgestone Commercial Solutions:
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, provides tires and services for trucking, construction, mining, aggregates and industrial operations across the Americas. The division manufactures markets and sells medium and heavy duty truck tires for the original equipment and replacement markets in the United States and in Canada through Bridgestone Canada Inc. Bridgestone and Firestone brand truck tires are available through more than 2,500 dealers and truck stops across the U.S. and Canada. Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, Mining offers products and services to the mining industry. In addition, through its Bandag brand, Bandag retreading dealers have access to industry-leading retreading research and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales expertise. Bandag retreaded tires are sold through approximately 1,600 point of sale locations in North America. This combination of new and retread product offering provides customers with total tire solutions.

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SOURCE Bridgestone Commercial Solutions