ExtenZe Racing Asks Fans to Nominate ‘Local Hero’
Nominate Your Hometown Hero to Serve as ExtenZe Racing’s Honorary Crew Chief at a 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race
‘‘ExtenZe Local Heroes’ Program Celebrates Those Who Go to Great Lengths to Make a Difference in Their Hometowns
STATESVILLE, NC (Tues., March 2, 2010) — If you know someone who has saved lives, put themselves in harm’s way, pushed themselves to their limits or put it all on the line to help others—and who just might be a NASCAR fan–then head to your computer and nominate that person at www.extenzeracing.com for the ‘ExtenZe Local Hero’ program! If selected, he or she will become an Honorary Crew Chief for the No. 37 ExtenZe Ford at one of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season.
In honoring these local heroes, ExtenZe is paying tribute to those people who go to great lengths to make a difference in their hometowns. Each honoree receives a $1,000 check and will have the privilege of sitting on the pit box with ExtenZe Racing Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo, and lending support to Kevin Conway, who will be driving the royal blue and red No. 37 ExtenZe Ford.
“We at ExtenZe Racing feel privileged to be able to spotlight each of these worthy people and to share some of the excitement of racing with them as a way of saying thank you for their service to the community,” said Conway, who will be vying to become the Raybestos Rookie of the Year. “They will continue to inspire me to do my very best each Sunday.”
The program kicked off at Daytona, where Jimmy Johnson, two-time Super Bowl winning coach and Fox Sports broadcaster sat in as the first ExtenZe Racing Honorary Crew Chief. Johnson, who led the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl in 1992 and 93, is currently a commentator on Fox NFL Sunday and the NFL Pre-game Show.
The initial ‘ExtenZe Local Hero’ was Ontario, CA, Police Officer Mike Gonzales, who helped to keep alive an 8-year-old girl after she was attacked and stabbed multiple times, and then went on to support her in her recovery. Officer Gonzales took the spot atop the pit box at the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA two Sunday’s ago.
Fans can go to the www.extenzeracing.com website to nominate a candidate for the ‘ExtenZe Local Hero.’
