Before a single engine starts, the Brickyard 400 will make history once again this year as the #38 FFA + CSX Living to Serve Ford becomes the first car to represent the 87-year-old, Indianapolis-based agricultural education and youth service organization, the largest of its kind with more than 610,240 student members interested in agriculture, as a primary sponsor in a NASCAR race. The #38 Ford will feature a blue, gold and white paint scheme with the familiar FFA emblem on the hood. CSX, the nation’s third largest railroad, is one of six Platinum Sponsors for the National FFA Foundation, having contributed more than $1 million annually since 2011. Both of the organizations make citizenship and community service top priorities with their shared “Living to Serve” partnership, which is supported by the CSX “Beyond Our Rails” program. In 2014, more than $1.77 million in time was invested as part of Living to Serve and nearly 50,000 community members were served by 84 chapters in 34 states. The two organizations work together on a number of initiatives to improve leadership, development, service-learning and environmental stewardship. CSX will also be the primary sponsor of the #34 Play It Safe Ford driven by Brett Moffitt. FFA will assist in promoting the importance of using caution around railroad tracks to their teen audience, a key demographic in railroad safety education.(Front Row Motorsports), see an image of the car on the #38 team paint schemes page.(7-23-2015)
