NASCAR’s favorite “sons” take a drive with their biggest fans-their Dads:
June 20, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Action Performance Companies is ensuring NASCAR Dads will have a Happy Father’s Day with a special race day program at Michigan International Speedway on June 20, 2004. Several NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will showcase special paint schemes that honor their favorite “NASCAR” Dads-their own. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series entrants will compete during the 400-mile race in Brooklyn, Mich. on Father’s Day Sunday. Action Performance helped create the program as a vehicle for drivers to share the NASCAR experience this Father’s Day and to thank “Dad” for all of his unending support in making their racing dreams come true. Each race car in the program will incorporate Father’s Day-oriented slogans among its standard paint scheme. Each driver also will share the race day spotlight, as his father’s name will be featured above the passenger-side door. In addition to the Happy Father’s Day motif, Kyle Petty and the #45 Georgia-Pacific team are using the opportunity to create a full-fledged tribute to Petty’s noteworthy father, seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard “King” Petty. Each driver who participates in the Father’s Day program also is eligible for a $25,000 bonus. The prize will be rewarded the highest finishing driver, who will then present it to his father or Dad’s favorite charitable organization. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers participating in the Father’s Day event include: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr./Dale Earnhardt #33-Kerry Earnhardt/Dale Earnhardt [DNQ] #48-Jimmie Johnson/Gary Johnson #18-Bobby Labonte/Bob Labonte #5-Terry Labonte/Bob Labonte #40-Sterling Marlin/Coo Coo Marlin #42-Jamie McMurray/Jim McMurray #41-Casey Mears/Roger Mears #45-Kyle Petty/Richard “King” Petty #20-Tony Stewart/Nelson Stewart #25-Brian Vickers/Clyde Vickers #2-Rusty Wallace/Russ Wallace #15-Michael Waltrip/Leroy Waltrip Action Performance is producing the commemorative die-cast replicas of all 13 Father’s Day edition NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race cars. A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of these Father’s Day collectibles have been earmarked to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The die-cast will be available through Action’s usual distribution channels, including the 17-member ARC distributor network and the exclusive RCCA collector club.(Williams Company PR), for images of the cars, see my 2004 Cup Paint Schemes page.(6-20-2004)
