#88-Dale Jarrett is scheduled to drive a car with a childhood image of Dale driving Ned Jarrett’s race car at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7th in honor of his mother for Mother’s Day which is May 8th.(12-20-2004)
UPDATE: #15-Michael Waltrip and #45-Kyle Petty have been added to the Mother’s Day special paint scheme program at Darlington.(RacingOne)(1-7-2005)
UPDATE 2 – This weekend, drivers take a moment to remember Mom in Darlington Last year, several NASCAR drivers teamed up with Action Performance Companies Inc., to wish their “NASCAR Dads” a Happy Father’s Day via a race day program at Michigan International Speedway. Now, some “NASCAR Moms” are getting their due. Veteran drivers #88-Dale Jarrett and #45-Kyle Petty will pilot Happy Mother’s Day-edition race cars during the 500-mile NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series at Darlington Raceway. Jarrett’s #88 UPS Ford Taurus will include a nod to his mother, Martha, while Petty will roll out the #45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge Charger with a Happy Mother’s Day dedication to his mom, Lynda. In keeping with NASCAR’s long-standing tradition of no stock car races held on the actual Mother’s Day holiday, the cars will run on Saturday night, May 7, 2005. Martha Jarrett, Lynda Petty and several other NASCAR Moms will be on hand to announce racing’s most famous tagline with an appropriate twist: Sons and Gentlemen, start your engines. This year’s participants in the Happy Mother’s Day program also are eligible for a $10,000 cash bonus. The prize will be awarded to the highest finishing driver, who then will present it to his mother or her favorite charitable organization. A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of the Happy Mother’s Day die-cast have been earmarked to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The collectibles will be available through Action’s usual distribution channels, including the Action Racing Collectables distributor network and Racing Collectables Club of America. To locate an ARC distributor, please call 1-800-411-8404. To join RCCA, call 1-800-952-0708 or visit www.goracing.com.(Action Performance) or see my Collectible Links page for places to buy them. And looks like Waltrip was droped from the program or never part of it.(5-7-2005)
