Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the #88 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevy this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. The special paint scheme features the Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) logo as well as the names of fans (on the hood) who donated to the hospital through a special fundraising platform. The blue car will be adorned with butterflies, as they are recognized as the hospital’s ambassadors of hope and optimism. As America’s largest pediatric hospital and research center, NCH is dedicated to making sure that all patients are given the care they need, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. Families travel from around the nation – and some even come from other countries – to gain access to the Columbus, Ohio-based hospital’s life-saving treatments. On race day, Earnhardt and Nationwide will host the Patient Champions and their families at the track to show appreciation for the bravery the kids show as they battle their illnesses. As previously announced, The Dale Jr. Foundation has partnered with Nationwide and NCH on the Driven to Give Gloves program and has dedicated four pairs of Earnhardt’s gloves to four different Patient Champions at NCH. The money raised from those four pairs of gloves will go to NCH to support their mission of helping kids everywhere. More than 1,000 Nationwide associates will be in attendance at Kentucky Speedway on July 9 to support the Patient Champion Program.(HMS), see image of the scheme on the #88 Teams Schemes page.
