Dealer, Kenda alliance a natural:Tire maker sponsors customer's race car-running on Toyo spec tires

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LEXINGTON, Ohio-What started out three years ago as a supplier-customer relationship for Jeff Courtney and American Kenda Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd. has turned into a mutually beneficial motorsports sponsorship.Mr. Courtney is founder and owner of Badger Tire & Wheel Inc., a Jackson, Wis.-based supplier of mounted tires and wheels to a number of trailer manufacturers. As such, it was natural for him to do business with Kenda, which up until a couple of years ago was known to North American customers primarily as a supplier of trailer, motorcycle, bicycle and other specialty and industrial tires.