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RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS


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                                                                       Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) and World Wide
                                                                       Technology (WWT), a market-leading technology
                                                                       solution provider, announced today an extension of
                                                                       their official partnership that began in 2018 naming
                                                                       WWT the Technology and Analytics Partner of RPM.

                                                                       As part of the extension, WWT continues to be a
                                                                       primary sponsor of the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro          TEAM PREVIEWS
                                                                       ZL1 team and will be a major associate sponsor
                                                                       throughout the 2019 season. In addition, WWT will
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                                                                       continue to provide RPM with data analytics, consulting
                                                                       and technology solutions. This past season, WWT
                                                                       embedded a team of its data scientists within the
                                                                       organization to analyze information to optimize the
                                                                       team’s performance on the track. The result was a
                                                                       one-of-a-kind, proprietary dashboard used late in the
                                                                       season by the team. Showcasing improvements early
                                                                       on, initial results included a seven percent increase in
                                                                       Average Running Position, a 10 percent increase in
                                                                       Average Finish, and improved strategy decision-making
                                                                       by the crew chief and race engineers. Additionally,
                                                                       the dashboard featured artificial intelligence (AI) for
                                                                       visual data classification and combined more than
                                                                       five data sources onto one screen for improved
                                                                       data visualization, allowing for better performance
                                                                       comparison (e.g., tracking speed against the other cars).
                        FOLLOW ONLINE                                  WWT and RPM will continue to develop this and other


                                                                       technology solutions in 2019 to compete and win on
                                                                       the track. New features in 2019 will include the addition
                                                                       of deeper analytics functionality to the application,
                                                                       expanded AI to gather and analyze visual data, and
               @RPMOTORSPORTS       /RICHARDPETTYMOTORSPORTS           predictive analytics for race strategy.






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