NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic, a leader in high-performance, rugged consumer products, announced today a multi-event sponsorship of the 2014 US Spartan Race Series beginning this weekend at the Spartan Race World Championship in Killington, Vermont.  Panasonic will have awards sponsorship of the short-course sprint event in Vermont and official sponsorship of the Dunk Obstacle featured in the main-event – the Reebok Spartan Beast World Championship – as well as other on-site activities.