Mars Inc. Leaving Joe Gibbs Racing and NASCAR Following 2022 Season

My appreciation for the entire Mars family is eternal. With 55 wins & 2 Cup titles together, we’ve built friendships that will last way past 2022. The Mars family has always accepted me for who I am and I’ll always be thankful for that. Here’s to many more trips to VL in ‘22! pic.twitter.com/GrWvU86E3V

— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) December 20, 2021

.@MarsGlobal — maker of @MMsChocolate — is set to exit NASCAR and JGR after the 2022 season, after a longtime run in the sport.

🗨@Pernski: "I hope in 2022 we can focus on thanking them, and we’ll be really excited to announce who will be on the car with Interstate in 2023.” pic.twitter.com/K7EUiBo4Te

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 20, 2021

.@Pernski said that while the deal was returning a good ROI, @MarsGlobal "wants to try some new things."

🗯: "If you had told me in '07, when we started talking to them for the '08 season, that they’ll be a 15-year primary sponsor … we all would have taken it and run with it." pic.twitter.com/VECZgS7K6Z

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 20, 2021

Some key members of Mars Wrigley's executive team have changed since the last time @JoeGibbsRacing earned a renewal from the company (negotiated in 2018/announced in Feb. 2019).

➖ Mars President Anton Vincent joined in May 2019 and Mars got a new CMO in June 2020 in Sarah Long. pic.twitter.com/GUUGpcIcbs

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 20, 2021