Special RCR Scheme:For the second consecutive year, the #21 Richard Childress/Brant Motorsports Chevrolet will catch the eyes of everyone at the fall BGN at Darlington Raceway. As part of an annual employee promotion, the primary sponsor has turned the familiar red and white racing machine into a collage of colors and designs created by 16-year old Chris Kettle of Winterville, GA. The Rockwell Automation Racing Paint Shop Contest, held during the month of April at Rockwell Automation facilities across the country, was geared toward the children and grandchildren of company employees. Participants received an outline of the #21 Chevy which they were allowed to decorate as they chose. Over 600 entries were collected in May and the winner was announced on June 25th. Kettle, whose mother Pam works in the winding department at the Rockwell Automation manufacturing facility in Athens, GA, receives a trip for four to Darlington, SC to watch his paint scheme compete in the South Carolina 200 on Saturday, September 1st. He and three members of his family also get the chance to meet Winston Cup veteran Mike Skinner, get their picture taken with the car, and watch the race from the Rockwell Automation suite. Saturday’s race will be the first time Kettle has ever attended a NASCAR event, although he’s been racing cars for some time. The promotion, the largest that Rockwell Automation conducted this season, was a huge success at the facilities and employee participation in the sponsorship is at an all time high. Everyone around the company is looking forward to watching the brightly-colored car hit the track come Saturday. Skinner, scheduled to be in the car for Saturday’s race, is still anxious to get his first win with Team Rock. Since taking over the #21 Chevy at Texas, he has solidified the team in the top-5 in owner points with six top-5 and nine top-10 finishes in 11 races. “The car kind of looks like a bubble-gum machine,” stated Skinner, who participated in his first Busch event at the 1.336-mile track back in 1987. “Rockwell Automation has been great since I took over their car this year. I think it’s neat to see them doing a promotion cool like this for their employee’s children. I know this car won’t get lost on the track on Saturday, especially if we keep it up front.”(Rockwell PR), see the hood of the car on my BGN Paint Schemes Gallery(8-29-2001)
