Fri, Nov 19, 2010
Logo On Joe Nemechek's NASCAR Entries Part Of Sprint Cup,
Nationwide Sponsorship Package
The EAA Young Eagles program will be a featured sponsor on Joe
Nemechek's entries in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series
races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami.
The NEMCO Motorsports entries in the season-ending Ford 300
Nationwide Series race and the Ford 400 Sprint Cup series event
carry the logo of the EAA's youth program, which has introduced
aviation through free flights for more than 1.6 million young
people since its founding in 1992.
The sponsorship was donated by Nemechek for the annual
"Gathering of Eagles" fundraiser auction during the EAA AirVenture
fly-in in Oshkosh, WI, last July. Florida businessman and EAA
supporter Bill Bachschmidt won the bidding and donated the race
sponsorship to Young Eagles. "We truly appreciate Joe Nemechek and
Bill Bachschmidt for their efforts to make this sponsorship
possible," said Steve Buss, Young Eagles program executive
director. "NASCAR events provide tremendous visibility for
companies and programs throughout the country, and we hope that
this recognition will inspire even more young people to discover
Young Eagles and the possibilities within the world of flight."
The Young Eagles program began in 1992 with an original goal of
flying 1 million young people free of charge by 2003's centennial
of the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903. After
successfully reaching that goal, Young Eagles has continued with
more than 43,000 EAA-member pilots providing their time and
aircraft to fly young people. Thousands of Young Eagles have
advanced to collegiate aviation programs, military academy flight
training and even into professional pilot careers.
"I'm just honored to be a part of Young Eagles through this
sponsorship," said Nemechek, who visited the EAA AirVenture fly-in
in Oshkosh with his 13-year-old son last July. "I owned aircraft
for more than a decade and know how important aviation is to the
entire country and to what we do in the racing community. Any
opportunity to showcase aviation education for young people is
important and I'm very happy to represent Young Eagles at
Homestead."
Nemechek will run the No. 87 Chevrolet in the Ford 300
Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 1600 EST, which
will be shown on ESPN2. He will also drive the No. 87 Toyota in the
Ford 400 Sprint Cup race on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 1300 EST, which
will be broadcast on ESPN.
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