Hankook Tire Wins Opening Race of '2020 CJ Super Race'

2020 CJ Super Race Round 1 Winner 'Atlas BX Motorsports' Driver Kim Jong-gyeom's Vehicle (Photo by Hankook Tire & Technology)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Kim Jong-gyeom, a driver for Atlas BX Motorsports sponsored by Hankook Tire & Technology, won the opening round of the country’s largest motorsports competition, the ‘2020 CJ Logistics Superrace Championship (CJ Superrace)’ Super 6000 class. As a result, vehicles equipped with Hankook Tire have secured first place for 10 consecutive rounds since the opening round of the 2019 season.

Hankook Tire announced on the 21st that Kim Jong-gyeom took first place in the Super 6000 class opening round of the CJ Superrace held on the 20th at Yeongam Korea International Circuit (KIC). Jang Hyun-jin of Seohan GP, also equipped with Hankook Tire, finished in third place.

Atlas BX Motorsports, sponsored by Hankook Tire, achieved double championships in both the team and driver categories of the Super 6000 class for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. In the 2019 season, they demonstrated overwhelming tire performance by securing the team championship title and the top three positions in the driver championship.

Additionally, in the 2019 season, an unprecedented record was set where every winner from rounds 1 through 9 was equipped with Hankook Tire without exception.

Meanwhile, Hankook Tire supplies racing tires and sponsors participating teams in prestigious global motorsports competitions such as F3 Americas and Formula Renault Eurocup. Furthermore, as the first in the domestic automotive industry, Hankook Tire has taken the lead in developing motorsports culture by specially producing motorsports trailers to provide strategic meeting and rest spaces for sponsored teams.

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