Editing Citgo (section)

==Sponsorships==
[[File:Citgo boston.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Boston Citgo sign]] as seen from Lansdowne Street in Boston]]

Citgo has sponsored several [[motorsport]] ventures. The company was a sponsor of the No. 21 [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers racing]] team in [[NASCAR]] for many years, with drivers such as [[Michael Waltrip]], [[Elliott Sadler]], [[Kyle Petty]], [[Neil Bonnett]], [[Morgan Shepherd]] and [[Dale Jarrett]]. They also sponsored the No. 99 [[Roush Racing]] team of [[Jeff Burton]] from late 2000 until pulling out of the sport in 2003. The company sponsored the Citgo [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]-[[Riley Technologies|Riley]] of Venezuelan car driver [[Milka Duno]] in the [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]. Duno has three overall wins in the Rolex Series and finished second at the 2007 [[24 Hours of Daytona]], becoming the highest-finishing female in the history of the famous race. Midway through the 2007 season, Citgo sponsored the No. 23 [[SAMAX Motorsport]] entry in the [[IndyCar Series]] for Duno. In 2008 and 2009 this sponsorship went with Duno to the [[Dreyer & Reinbold Racing]] No. 23 entry. She took the sponsorship to [[Dale Coyne Racing]] in 2010. Citgo was the major sponsor of [[E. J. Viso]] of [[KV Racing]] (2012) and [[Andretti Autosport]] (2013), and remained with Viso when he began racing in the [[Stadium Super Trucks]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stadiumsupertrucks.com/gordon-wins-traxxas-race-at-long-beach/|title=Gordon Wins TRAXXAS Race At Long Beach|work=[[Stadium Super Trucks]]|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>

Citgo is a major sponsor of the Bassmaster Fishing Tournaments, and is also the sponsor of a charity [[golf]] tournament benefiting the [[Muscular Dystrophy Association]] (MDA).  The company's relationship with the MDA goes back to its 1983 purchase by Southland, an existing MDA sponsor.  Citgo is MDA's biggest corporate sponsor, and its executives have appeared on the [[Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mda.org/publications/Quest/q141citgo.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927034952/http://www.mda.org/publications/Quest/q141citgo.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=2007-09-27| title=CITGO: On the Road to a Cure| last=Wechsler| first=Kathy| magazine=Quest| date=January–February 2007| volume=14| issue=1}}</ref> Consistent with its former sponsorship of the [[Boston Marathon]], Citgo has for the past few years sponsored an elite level multisport team that competes in both adventure racing and triathlon events throughout the United States.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}

A [[Boston Citgo sign|Citgo billboard sign]] overlooking [[Kenmore Square]] in Boston is widely associated with the [[Boston Red Sox]] baseball team, as it is visible from within [[Fenway Park]] overlooking its left field wall, the [[Green Monster]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tench |first=Megan |date=March 16, 2005 |title=Kenmore Sq. sign gets high-tech makeover |newspaper=The Boston Globe |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/03/16/kenmore_sq_sign_gets_high_tech_makeover/ |access-date=September 24, 2006}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Buell |first=Spencer |date=November 14, 2018 |title=The Citgo Sign Will (Probably) Finally Become a Landmark |language=en-US |work=[[Boston Magazine]] |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/11/14/citgo-sign-will-probably-become-landmark/ |access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="veto">{{cite news |last=Logan |first=Tim |date=November 29, 2018 |title=Citgo sign will stay, but not as a landmark |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/11/29/tentative-deal-reached-citgo-sign/QwIW2Ll3aErdA5rFOYZm7L/story.html |url-access=limited |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The sign's association with the team has also led to similar signs being installed at other baseball parks, including the [[Houston Astros]]' [[Daikin Park]] as part of their sponsorship of the team (until 2012, the sign was also in left field, much like the Red Sox; [[Occidental Petroleum]] now holds the placement).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Astros, Citgo reach three-year agreement |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-citgo-reach-three-year-agreement/c-34014430 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=MLB.com |date=27 June 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |date=2018-10-12 |title=For the Astros and the Red Sox, a Playoffs Reunion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/sports/baseball/astros-red-sox-alcs.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and [[Whataburger Field]], home field of one of the Astros' minor league affiliates, the [[Corpus Christi Hooks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Heather Ann |date=April 29, 2007 |title=Hooks team gets its own landmark Citgo sign |newspaper=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2007/apr/29/hooks-team-gets-its-own-landmark-citgo-sign/ |access-date=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

=== Donald Trump inauguration ===
According to filings with the [[U.S. Federal Election Commission]], Citgo donated US${{formatnum:500000}} (US${{formatnum:524180}} in 2020 dollars) towards Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39648675| title=Venezuela state oil company gave cash to Trump inauguration| work=[[BBC News]]| date=April 19, 2017| quote=Citgo Petroleum, a US-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, is named in papers filed with the Federal Election Commission.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FEC Report of Donations Accepted {{pipe}} (page 21 of 508)|url = https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/286/201704180300150286/201704180300150286.pdf|date=18 April 2017 |access-date=19 January 2020 |website=docquery.fec.gov |publisher = United States Federal Election Commission }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wernau |first1=Julie |title=Venezuela's Citgo Donates $500,000 to Trump Inauguration - MoneyBeat - WSJ |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/04/20/venezuelas-citgo-donates-500000-to-trump-inauguration/ |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=[[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]] (via [[Dow Jones & Company]]) |date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cash-strapped Venezuela a major funder of Trump inauguration |url=https://apnews.com/835a25142094487d9788d8937f7350fd/Cash-strapped-Venezuela-a-major-funder-of-Trump-inauguration |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=19 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Karen |title=Venezuela donated $500,000 to Trump fund amid spiralling economic woes and rising death toll |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/20/venezuela-donated-500000-to-trump-inaugration-amid-economic-woes-rising-death-toll.html |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[CNBC]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal Television Group#NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News|NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News]] |date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Associated Press |title=Cash-strapped Venezuela a major funder of Trump inauguration {{pipe}} Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/cash-strapped-venezuela-a-major-funder-of-trump-inauguration |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[Fox News]] |publisher=[[Fox Corporation]] |date=19 April 2017|author1-link=Associated Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Associated Press |last1=Fox News|title=Venezuela's government donated $500G to Trump's inauguration, report shows {{pipe}} Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/venezuelas-government-donated-500g-to-trumps-inauguration-report-shows |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[Fox News]] |publisher=[[Fox Corporation]] |date=20 April 2017|author1-link=Fox News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Calfas |first1=Jennifer |title=Donald Trump: Venezuela Donated Thousands to Inauguration {{pipe}} Fortune |url=https://fortune.com/2017/04/20/venezuela-donated-donald-trump-inauguration/ |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |publisher=Fortune Media Group Holdings |date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Campoy |first1=Ana |title=FEC report: Venezuela's Citgo donated $500,000 to Donald Trump's inaugural committee — Quartz |url=https://qz.com/963702/fec-report-venezuelas-citgo-donated-500000-to-donald-trumps-inaugural-committee/ |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]] |publisher=[[Uzabase, Inc.]] |date=19 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Borger |first1=Julian |title=Socialist Venezuela chipped in $500,000 to Trump's inauguration {{pipe}} World news {{pipe}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/19/venezuela-donation-donald-trump-inauguration |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 April 2017}}</ref>