May 18, 2012 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe is campaigning to be the new face on the
Go Daddy and it will be up to a vote by users to decide if he will get his wish.
The 2011 Rookie of the Year began the “Hinch for Homepage” viral campaign in March, and is aiming to replace Danica Patrick as the face of the web hosting and domain name registrations website.
Running in the Top Five of this seasons IndyCar competition, Hinch is also a acknowledged internet “geek” who has frequently engaged with fans via his personal website, and seems to be keen to secure his face on the website.
"Being on the front of the Go Daddy.com website would be great," said Hinchcliffe. "Go Daddy's website attracts millions of visitors every week. All due respect to Danica, she's been great for Go Daddy, she's an exciting driver and iconic personality, but maybe it's time for a change, right? Vote 'Hinch for Homepage’"
The charismatic driver is looking to replace Danica, who has been prominent on the homepage since 2007, with his campaign but the driver who now races full-time in NASCAR has brushed off the talk of a possible replacement.
"I'm keeping an eye on this 'campaign' -- he's a funny guy and a good driver, but I'm not too worried ... I'm even doing a Go Daddy commercial with Hinch,"
Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Go Daddy, Barb Rechterman, spoke of the pleasant rivalry between the two and Patrick’s current relationship with the company.
"Danica and the Go Daddy brand have become synonymous; we're not going to lose sight of that. It's fun to see a young man like Hinch come in and attach to what we do with such gusto. We think it's worth giving him a shot at the homepage."
Hinchcliffe has certainly not been discrete about his intentions with Go Daddy, which were evident after his comments following a recent visit to the company’s Arizona headquarters.
"As a tech guy, it was great to see how Go Daddy handles traffic running to millions of customer websites from its Information Technology Operations Center -- the epicenter of Go Daddy's I-T world," said Hinchcliffe.
"These guys are serving up billions of DNS queries every day on one side of the building, while the 24/7 customer care team is helping small businesses grow on the other side ... and they are racing fans -- what's not to love?"
Hinch’s campaign was even present just prior to the first race of the season when he appeared in a Danica-wig on national television, telling sportswriters he had some “big heels to fill.”
You can vote to put Hinch on the homepage right now at GoDaddy.com/Vote.
Hinch races in the legendary Indianapolis 500 next Sunday, May 27.
Watch "The 96th Indianapolis 500 broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com" Sunday, May 27. Live coverage begins 11 a.m. ET on ABC TV.
Danica's next Nationwide races are May 20 and May 26. She returns to Sprint Cup on May 27.
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