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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series mentors Urban Youth through day at the
races. 05-01-03
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series mentors Urban Youth through day at the
races.
Students to learn aspects of the motorsports industry on
May 30 at Dover International Speedway.
DOVER, Del. - Bring-a-child-to-work day will take on a whole new
look at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover International
Speedway Friday, May 30.
Craftsman Motorsports, in conjunction with NASCAR and Dover
International Speedway, will sponsor "Urban Youth Racing School Day at
the Races." Fourteen students of the Urban Youth Racing School in
Philadelphia will get a special behind-the-scenes look at the motorsports
industry.
The Urban Youth Racing School is a non-profit organization
committed to the education, training and preparation of today's urban
youths through exposure to the automotive and motorsports industry. In
2002, 78 urban boys and girls successfully completed the 10-week
motorsports orientation and training programs.
From turning wrenches on a NASCAR Craftsman Truck to enforcing
rules as a NASCAR official to generating awareness for the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series, these students will get a first-hand look at the
talented people who have driven NASCAR to become the No. 1 spectator
sport in the country.
"Craftsman, as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series and the official partner of NASCAR, believes in playing an active
role in building dreams for young people, and introducing them to
motorsports through the Urban Youth Racing School is a perfect way to do
so," said Toure Claiborne, Sears motorsports marketing manager. "NASCAR
and the folks at Dover International Speedway have been instrumental in
helping us do just that. We at Sears and Craftsman see this as the right
thing to do to continue to build diversity in motorsports."
The Urban Youth Racing School students will have a full day,
beginning with a stop at the Sears and Sears Auto Center in Dover to
learn about automotive technology careers. Following a visit at the
store, the students will travel to the race track where they will spend
the morning before the race talking with and learning a specific
motorsports job from an assigned mentor.
Mentors will include NASCAR officials, public relations and
marketing representatives and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers and
crew chiefs. Featured drivers and teams will include Bill Lester (No. 8
Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge), Tina Gordon (No. 31 Brevak Racing Dodge),
Brendan Gaughan (No. 62 Orleans Racing Dodge) and Terry Cook (No. 29
K-Automotive Motorsports Ford).
"I've supported the Urban Youth Racing School for several years
now, and I think what they do is vital to the diversity movement within
NASCAR racing," Lester said. "I think it's great that our team is going
to have one of the students with us during the weekend. It should be a
lot of fun for him or her, and it will give our guys a chance to talk to
someone about what they do for a living and how they got involved in
racing. All in all, the Urban Youth Racing School is a great program that
we're very happy to help out anytime we can."
The students also will be part of the driver/crew chief meeting and
driver introductions for the MBNA America 200.
"Events like these are the most important for the kids in our school
because they get a hands-on look at what happens on race day," said
Anthony Martin, executive director of the Urban Youth Racing School. "To
have the opportunity to spend time with drivers, crew members, NASCAR
officials and Sears Craftsman executives, the title sponsors for the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, is really fantastic for these kids.
"A lot of these kids dream about this, so to actually be involved for a
day and see what goes on means a whole lot to them and the school,"
Martin added.
In addition to the students who will learn about the motorsports
industry in the garage, other Urban Youth Racing School students will
enjoy the MBNA America 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race from the
grandstand that Friday.
Craftsman, the Official Tools of NASCAR, has sponsored the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series since it began in 1995. According to a 2002
EquiTrend survey, Craftsman is rated the No. 1 brand in the nation among
men for overall quality. Sears sells more than 1,800 Craftsman hand
tools, all made in America and guaranteed forever. Sears offers
Craftsman tools, merchandise and related services nationwide through its
Full-line stores, Sears Hardware stores, Sears Dealer stores and Orchard
Supply Hardware stores, as well as through specialty catalogs and online
at www.sears.com.