I ran a story on this and posted the address for students to send application in, so I thought it was appropriate to post this, thanks to SpeedNet for the info: Joshua Waring has been selected as the recipient of the 1998 Alan Kulwicki Memorial Scholarship. The four-year, renewable scholarship is awarded to an outstanding high school graduate who has an affiliation with NASCAR. Waring will receive $1,500 annually for as many as four years while he attends the University of North Carolina, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. He has established himself as one of the mid-Atlantic regions top young Legend-car drivers. He finished runner-up at Concord Motorsports Park and fifth in the Central Carolinas region points standings. “I’ve learned a lot about setting up a car and what makes one work through racing and working in an engine shop in Concord (NC),” Waring said. “I want to be able to make a car work by myself and not rely on anyone.” The scholarship, awarded through an endowment given by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, was established to honor the late Winston Cup driver, the first college graduate to win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship. He died in a plane crash in April 1993.(SpeedNet Notebook)(7-16-98) – The recipient of the Kulwicki scholarship will be attending The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Mechanical Engineering (as have all recipients, starting with Ryan Zeck in 1994). UNC-Charlotte is making a big push in motorsports. We now offer a motorsports minor as part of the Mechanical Engineering degree. In May we won the first ever national championship in the Intercollegiate Auto Racing association (ICAR) in our Legends car, beating such schools a Duke, The University of Virginia, NC State, The University of Tennessee, The University of South Carolina and North Carolina A&T. We also compete each May against 120 other engineering schools with our Formula SAE car which our students design, build and drive. From: Dr. Jerre M. Hill, Motorsports Program Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.(thanks, clears it up), information on the program can be obtained by emailing Dr. Hill at
