AARP - Drive to End Hunger

Yup we had that much fun! While attending the Nationwide race in Fontana, stopped by the Drive to End Hunger mobile experience!

Nearly 9 million older adults struggle with hunger related issues every day in America. If you would like to learn more about Drive to End Hunger or make a gift to help those in need please go to: www.DrivetoEndHunger.org.

Jeff Gordon hopes you will help spread the word about this important issue. Please share your support for Drive to End Hunger and Jeff Gordon on Facebook and Twitter to help us reach even more people.

Hey Jeff - I shared on both Facebook and Twitter - and of course blogged about my fun experience!

Penske Race Shop Visit

Lucky kids!

CHARLOTTE, NC – Penske Racing engineer Alex Sinoyannis recently shared his racing experience on stock cars, like the new Gen 6, with a new generation of engineers from James B. Dudley High School, who will enter their concept car (pictured) in April’s Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. This initiative challenges students to develop vehicles that can travel the farthest on a gallon of fuel, and is one way Shell connects people who are interested in the energy challenges of today and tomorrow.

Lucky kids! What a creative way to interest them in both education and conservation!

Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in both the IndyCar Series and NASCAR.   The organization, a division of Penske Corporation is owned and chaired by Roger Penske.

Kwasniewski Conquers Bristol

Dylan Kwasniewski wins the DRIVE4COPD 125 at Bristol Motor Speedway
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Reigning K&N Pro Series West Champ Claims First East Victory

By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
 

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The sign reads, ‘Welcome To The Last Great Colosseum’ at the tunnel entrance of Bristol Motor Speedway.

Dylan Kwasniewski, 17, bested the legendary .533-mile high-banked oval and the other 35 competitors on Saturday to win the DRIVE4COPD 125 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship season opener.

Kwasniewski, the reigning K&N Pro Series West champion out of Las Vegas, Nev., took the lead on Lap 30 after pole sitter and race leader Michael McGuire got tangled up with lapped traffic under caution. Kwasniewski – behind the wheel of his No. 98 Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet – was able to hold off Brett Moffitt on seven restarts to pick up his first East victory in his fifth series outing.

POS	DRIVER
1	Dylan Kwasniewski
2	Brett Moffitt
3	Ryan Gifford
4	Michael McGuire
5	CJ Faison

Moffitt was followed by Ryan Gifford – racing out of the Rev Racing stable – in third. McGuire rebounded from the early incident to finish fourth while CJ Faison came home in the fifth position.

Gray Gaulding, Eddie MacDonald, Jimmy Weller, Ben Rhodes and Ben Kennedy rounded out the top 10.

Kwasniewski, who led a race-high 96 laps, is competing for a K&N East championship in 2013 with Turner Scott Motorsports in its first full season of competition. It’s his sixth overall K&N Pro Series triumph in 29 career starts.

The race was slowed due to caution eight times for a total of 37 laps and there was just one lead change.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to action on Saturday, March 23 for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 125 presented by G-Clean at Greenville (S.C) Pickens Speedway.

RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | DYLAN KWASNIEWSKI POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE AUDIO | BRETT MOFFITT & RYAN GIFFORD POST-RACE AUDIO

Dylan Kwasniewski en route to his DRIVE4COPD 125 victory
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