John Donaldson Joins IHRA Motorsports Team as Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships

 NORWALK, Ohio (November 6, 2013) – IHRA Motorsports™ is pleased to announce that John Donaldson joins the IHRA Motorsports™ Sales Team as Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships. He will primarily be responsible for the sales of sponsorships for both of the IHRA's national touring series – the Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series™ and Thunder Jam™.

Combined with digital experience for the past six years, Donaldson's previous experience includes season ticket sales and promotions for the New Jersey Devils, sponsorship and exhibit sales for Penton Media, trade show sales, marketing and operations for National Business Media, corporate ticket packages and partnerships for Super Bowl XXXIX, and business development and suite sales for the Denver Broncos.

"John offers the IHRA sponsorship division and our corporate partners alike both a proficiency in traditional and contemporary sports sponsorships. His previous success with NFL and NHL properties, combined with his creativity in the digital marketing arena, will be valuable assets to IHRA Motorsports' corporate partners," noted Daniel Carpenter, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for IRG Sports + Entertainment™.

Based in the Jupiter, Florida office of IRG Sports + Entertainment™, Donaldson can be reached at 561.578.5613 or JDonaldson@IHRA.com.