Peck Motorsports announced today a collaboration with the Arthritis Foundation during the team’s five-race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule this season to promote awareness of juvenile arthritis, the leading cause of childhood disability and one of the most common chronic childhood illnesses affecting 300,000 children. The announcement was made during Juvenile Arthritis Month in front of more than 1,000 children and their families attending the 2011 Juvenile Arthritis Conference in Washington D.C. Driver Todd Peck was on hand as the team unveiled its No. 96 Arthritis Foundation “Kids get Arthritis Too” paint scheme that will debut next weekend during the Iowa 200 at the Iowa Speedway. After the team makes its debut at Iowa, they will plan to host children and families at the AAA Insurance 200 at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. on July 29 and the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24. The final two races on the team’s schedule will be the F.W. Babb 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24 and the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29. The Arthritis Foundation is committed to raising awareness and reducing the impact of this serious, painful and unacceptable disease, which can severely damage joints and rob people of living life to its fullest. The Foundation funds life-changing research that has restored mobility in patients for more than six decades; fights for health care policies that improve the lives of the millions who live with arthritis; and partners with families to provide empowering programs and information.(Peck Motorsports PR) [Image of the #96 Arthritis Fdn Chevrolet is posted on the #96 NCWTS Paint Schemes page.](7-7-2011)
