Whelen Engineering Company
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The Whelen Engineering Company, Inc is an American
corporation based out of Chester, Connecticut
that designs, develops, and markets audio and visual signaling devices primarily for fire and rescue, law enforcement, security, and military clients.
The four divisions of the company are as follows:
and is the "Officially Licensed Warning Lights of NASCAR." It also sponsors and promotes the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In the Whelen All-American series, more than 10,000 drivers compete for championship at 55 NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks within the United States
and Canada
. Whelen will sponsor the Modified and All-American tours through 2019.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
corporation based out of Chester, Connecticut
Chester, Connecticut
Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place .-Geography:...
that designs, develops, and markets audio and visual signaling devices primarily for fire and rescue, law enforcement, security, and military clients.
Divisions
The Whelen Company is divided into four divisions and has a subsidiary called Whelen MotorsportsThe four divisions of the company are as follows:
- The Automotive Division- provide lightbars, dashlights, strobe kits, siren boxes, and other public warning systems to be mounted on or within vehicles., rotating sirens, and student alert systems with voice broadcast capability.
- The Industrial Division- provides public alert hardware for clientele in an industrial plant forum.
- The Aviation Division- provides warning equipment specifically for use on aircraft or airport directional lighting.
- The Mass Notification Products Division- provides hardware for mass notification such as omnidirectional sirens ("air-raid" sirens), rotating sirens, and student alert systems with voice broadcast capability.
Motor Sports
Whelen Motorsports is partnered with NASCARNASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
and is the "Officially Licensed Warning Lights of NASCAR." It also sponsors and promotes the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Whelen All-American Series
The Whelen All-American Series is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local racetracks around the United States and Canada....
, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In the Whelen All-American series, more than 10,000 drivers compete for championship at 55 NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks within the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Whelen will sponsor the Modified and All-American tours through 2019.