NEWS RELEASE
Contact: DIS Public Relations
386.947.6782
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 24,
2006
DIS Participating In Inaugural NASCAR Foundation Blood
& Marrow Drive
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., -- Historic Daytona International Speedway will be one
of 13 tracks participating in the inaugural NASCAR Foundation Blood &
Marrow Drive on Monday, Sept. 11.
The inaugural NASCAR
Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive,
in partnership with the Hendrick Marrow Program and the Jimmie Johnson
Foundation, will take place at select NASCAR facilities and the “World Center
of Racing” is among those participating.
The program, which began as
a result of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States,
has been held at International Speedway Corporation’s Michigan International
Speedway for the past four years and the NASCAR Foundation is turning it into a
nationwide project.
Donors may register to give
blood and/or sign up for the National Marrow Donor Program Registry at the
Daytona International Speedway external care center, which is located near the
main entrance of DIS and adjacent to the pedestrian bridge.
Blood donations, which are
being received by Florida’s Blood Centers,
and marrow registrations, which will be handled by Kids Beating Cancer, Inc., will take place between 12:00 noon – 6 p.m.
on Monday, Sept. 11. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment in
advance to donate at www.nascar.com/foundation,
for marrow donation questions visit www.kidsbeatingcancer.com.
Anyone donating blood or
participating in the marrow registration program at Daytona International
Speedway on Monday, Sept. 11 will receive a hat, T-shirt, a visual tour of the
Speedway from the NEXTEL Tower and other free items.
Other tracks
participating in the drive are Bristol Motor Speedway, California Speedway, Darlington Speedway, Dover International
Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead Miami
Speedway, Michigan International Speedway,
Pocono Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway and Watkins
Glen International.
Daytona International Speedway
* 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd. * Daytona Beach, Fla.
32114
www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com