TONAWANDA, NY (March 14, 2013) – The year 2013 marks a major milestone for NOCO as it celebrates 80 years in business. In honor of the accomplishment, NOCO race marketing driver Dan Flanigan is excited to announce his drag racing team will feature a special 80th anniversary design for the entire 2013 racing season. This car made its debut at the 2013 Buffalo Auto Show  February 6 – February 10, and will be shown at other automotive shows in both the US and Canada, including the MegaSpeed Custom Car and Truck Show at Toronto’s International Center March 22-24.

I am really excited for next year. Our business partners, dedicated employees, and loyal customers made 80 years in business a reality, stated Flanigan. We had G FORCE RACE CARS build us a brand new 2013 Camaro and we will have a new nitrous oxide assisted 680 CID power plant from JANCEN Racing Engines. I can’t thank NOCO enough for giving us all of the tools necessary to contend for a championship.

Flanigan, who has driven for the race marketing team at NOCO for the past eight seasons, will challenge for the 2013 points title in the Canadian-based Quick 32 Sportsman Series and also plans to run select IHRA, NHRA, and ADRL Top Sportsman events throughout the Northeast.

Since our grandfather purchased his first coal truck in 1933, to our father and uncle expanding our portfolio of products and services, NOCO has grown to become a respective leader, both locally and nationally, in the energy business and one of the largest independent fuel distributors and suppliers in the Northeast, said James D. Newman, president. We mark our 80th anniversary with a continued commitment to the communities we serve through the breadth of services and products we offer – at home, at work, and on the go.

NOCO’s product portfolio includes commercial and residential fuels, lubricants, natural gas, electricity, heating and cooling, and propane. The company now serves more than 50,000 commercial and residential customers in New York, Vermont, Western Pennsylvania, and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. NOCO’s Canadian operations reach customers throughout Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec. NOCO Express stores serve more than 15 million customers annually.

Family owned and locally operated NOCO, headquartered in Tonawanda, NY has been serving the Western New York community for almost 80 years. NOCO is committed to meeting the energy needs of its residential and commercial customers at home, at work, and on the go. NOCO offers a full line of products and services including natural gas, electricity, propane, heating oil, HVAC sales and service, commercial fuels, and industrial lubricants. The company also operates 34 NOCO Express convenience stores throughout the region. NOCO prides itself on quality products at competitive prices. For more information, visit www.noco.com