A special guest will ride along with Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher and the #60 team in this weekend’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Six-year-old Luke Benner’s face appears on the #60 as part of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Patient Champion program. On New Year’s Eve 2012, Benner’s parents noticed that his Lymph Nodes were very large and bulging from his neck. An emergency room trip, a doctor’s visit and an antibiotic did not show any improvement, so blood work was completed. Based on the results, Benner was immediately sent to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for evaluation where further analysis showed that he had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Benner quickly began chemotherapy treatments, including a schedule that would average an every other day visit to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for six to eight months, with a full treatment term of up to three-and-a-half years. The Mount Gilead, Ohio native has not skipped a beat since his diagnosis. The charismatic six-year-old still enjoys swimming, Legos, superheroes, dolphins, all food (especially watermelon) and race cars.(Roush Fenway Racing), see an image of the car on the #60 team paint schemes page.
