Message machine: Caputo cheese sponsors race team

MELROSE PARK, Ill.—Wiscon Corp. and its Caputo cheese brand have signed on as the 2006 title sponsor for a race car driven by Timmy Megenbier in the Skip Barber Formula R/T 2000 series.

The Caputo Skip Barber racer piloted by Timmy Megenbier.

The series is viewed as a major stepping stone to the top open-wheel racing leagues in the United States.

According to a news release, Megenbier, who is only 14, has 10 years of experience in kart racing.

"We are proud to support Timmy in his exciting racing career," said Nat Caputo, president of Wiscon. "He is such a young talent with many successes ahead of him. He is a great representative of our Caputo brand."

Wiscon manufactures Italian cheeses and specialty foods including a full line of Caputo cheese such as fresh mozzarella, Parmesan, Asiago and Romano.