While most of his classmates will look for work following their graduation from Duke University, Paulie Harraka will continue his full-time job in NASCAR, one that he started even before his enrollment.
Harraka – who pilots the No. 5 Wauters Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - will graduate with a degree in Markets and Managements on Sunday, May 13 at Wallace Wade Stadium.
"Graduating from Duke is an amazing milestone in my life. It's taken a lot of hard work, but I'd do it all again if I had the chance," said Harraka.
The New Jersey native will return to the track on Friday, May18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the N.C. Education Lottery 200. He sits 20th in the series championship standings.
Congratulations Paul - what an awesome Mother's Day Gift!
NASCAR Race Mom loves NASCAR, loves Jr. and loves helping others. So what could be better than combining the three!
The Dale Jr. Foundation is offering fans the opportunity to do just that. For $25.00 per ticket, you can be in the running to win one of three wonderful prize packets:
Grand Prize: Dale Jr.'s 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Convertible, retail MSRP $37,400. The Camaro has an Inferno Orange Metallic exterior and Black leather-appointed interior, with Inferno Orange Accents on Front and Rear Seats, accent stitching on Steering Wheel, Shift Knob, Door Armrest, Center Console and Seats. Vehicle equipped with 20" x 8" Front and 20" x 9" Rear Flangeless, painted aluminum wheels with midnight silver finish. The 2SS model is equipped with 6.2L V8 SFI engine (L99), six speed automatic transmission with tap shift and remote vehicle start. The vehicle has a Black Convertible Top. As a bonus; TDJF will pay for the federal income taxes related to the Grand Prize up to 28% of the total retail value!
Second Prize: Drawing winner and a guest will enjoy an exclusive track experience at the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series event of their choice (As it fits with the JR Motorsports team schedule on a mutually agreed upon weekend.) The winner and guest will be in the center of the racing action with Pit and Garage access to the NASCAR Nationwide Series event, VIP Treatment by JR Motorsports staff, tour of the JR Motorsports race hauler, time spent viewing the race event from the top of the JR Motorsports pit stall and a VIP Track Gift Bag. The prize includes two round trip coach class airfare tickets to Charlotte, NC from anywhere within the continental U.S. up to maximum amount of $500.00 USD total (not per ticket) (or a $500.00 gift card to a major US Airline at TDJF's sole discretion).
Third Prize: The third prize Drawing winner and a guest are entitled to Pit and Garage Access for two at the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May of 2013. This will also include a VIP Track gift bag and two round trip coach class airfare tickets to Charlotte, NC from anywhere within the continental U.S. up to maximum amount of $500.00 USD total (not per ticket) (or a $500.00 gift card to a major US Airline at TDJF's sole discretion).
SELECTION OF WINNERS: Charity Splits Software® will conduct the Raffle drawing for all three prizes on October 1, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., from all eligible Raffle tickets. Tickets will not be sold after September 30, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The first Ticket drawn will win the Grand Prize, and so forth. Winners need not be present to win. The Grand Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize drawings will be drawn at random and the drawing will be held under the supervision of an independent raffle auditor. Winners will be notified according to the contact information provided to Charity Splits at the time of Ticket purchase.
Only 8,888 tickets will be sold! NRM wanted to be in the raffle and purchased two tickets this morning; one for myself and one for my husband. Now I can dream of that sweet 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Convertible in my garage until the 10/1/2012 drawing.
Wish me luck and please leave a comment if you purchased a ticket for this worthy cause also.
Oh I almost forgot to mention - Each month, there will be a drawing for autographed prize packs- so get your ticket today!
The Dale Jr. Foundation is a charity dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals, with a focus on youth, the resources to improve their confidence and education, and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals. All proceeds from the raffle will go benefit The Dale Jr. Foundation.
Born in 1957 in Belgium, it was after a trip at the age of seven that my love for NASCAR caught hold of me! It was the 1964 World 600 in Charlotte. Since NASCAR it's my life! A large collection of objects and papers make up my personal little NASCAR museum.
Passionate about the history and statistics of NASCAR, I have contributed to numerous magazines and websites mainly in French language (Europe and Canada). One of my greatest pride is my full-time collaboration at racing-reference.info from 2003 to 2021.
Today I continue to write for fun and it's with joy that I join nascarracemom.com as contributor. .
