After finishing 11th in Saturday’s final practice session at Phoenix International Raceway, Kasey Kahne shifted his focus to another role: Playing tour guide. Kahne escorted his friend Russell Wilson – the quarterback of Kahne’s beloved Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks – on a tour of the Sprint Cup Series garage and showed Wilson the detailed interior of the # 5 Chevy. The Washington-born Kahne is teaming with Wilson for a charity golf event and concert called ‘The Drive’ (June 23-24) that will raise money for a Seattle-area Boys and Girls Club. Several NASCAR drivers and NFL players are expected to attend. ‘With Kasey being from the Washington area and all that, he’s a big Seahawks fan and we have a connection,’ Wilson told USA TODAY Sports. ‘We wanted to do (the charity event) together. It’s kind of cool. We’re in different sports worlds, but at the same time, we have a great appreciation for each other. It’s really exciting.’ Wilson, in the Phoenix area to attend spring training with the Texas Rangers beginning Monday, watched practice from the top of a hauler and then spent time with Kahne afterward.(USA Today)(3-2-2014)
