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Schiller-Pfeiffer Inc., a maker of outdoor lawn, turf care and gardening products, will sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Marc Davis in 15 NASCAR Camping World Series races in 2008. The Southampton, PA-based company will rotate its Little Wonder, Mantis as well as its affiliated Bob-Cat brands on Davis’ No. 18 Toyota Camry as the 17-year-old competes for a second season in the Camping World Series.

Schiller-Pfeiffer and its brands made their collective NASCAR debut on April 10 at Phoenix International Raceway in the Camping World Series West division. Davis will then rotate the logos of Little Wonder, Mantis and Bob-Cat during the entire 13-race Camping World Series East schedule, as well as during a return visit to the ranks of the Camping World Series West on June 21 when Davis competes at the Infineon Raceway road course in Sonoma, CA.

An African-American who has ascended from racing Late Model stock cars at Carolina bullrings to campaigning full-fledged stock cars in the regional Camping World Series East and West divisions, Davis has made the most of his opportunity with Joe Gibbs Racing’s driver development program.

Davis won multiple races at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway in the Limited Late Model and Late Model ranks, and when he won his first race on March 25, 2006, he became just the second African-American to win a stock car race at Hickory, joining former Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Chris Bristol.

Davis moved with his father, Harry, to Mooresville, NC, from Silver Spring, MD, to pursue a racing career, and he used his success at Hickory to move into the Camping World Series East division, the regional NASCAR touring series that features a 13-race schedule at tracks predominantly based in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. With backing from Joe Gibbs Racing, Davis scored five top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 2007, including a season-best runner-up effort on April 19 to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano in the West Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.