Kendrick Meek to Sponsor Mike Wallace’s #01 Race Car at NASCAR Nationwide Series Race
Miami Gardens, FL - U.S. Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek will be the lead sponsor of Mike Wallace's #01 race car at the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race in Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 13, 2010.
"I'm thrilled to sponsor the race car driven by Mike Wallace, a member of one of America's top racing families. The NASCAR Nation experience is a family affair, and my family will be together on pit road cheering Mike onto victory in Daytona," said Kendrick Meek. "NASCAR has deep roots in Florida, and the NASCAR family is hurting right now, as are Florida families. I'm running for the Senate to get Florida's economy working again for the NASCAR Nation and all families throughout this state."
A longtime NASCAR supporter, Kendrick Meek attended NASCAR's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2007, and he also attended the final NASCAR Sprint Cup race of 2009 at the same track.
In the Florida state legislature and now in Congress, Meek sponsored legislation supporting this Florida industry, including the recently passed tax extender package that includes the 7-year accelerated depreciation schedule for motorsports entertainment complexes that cleared the House of Representatives in late 2009. The legislation will have a positive direct economic impact in the Daytona Beach area and throughout racing communities in Florida.
Supporters of Kendrick Meek are invited to log onto www.kendrickmeek.com to participate in an online contest, with the winner receiving a pit pass to join Kendrick, his wife and two children, as well as Mike Wallace, and his J-D Motorsports #01 Chevrolet team on pit road during race day.
"I am especially proud to sponsor a man of faith who is dedicated to community service. I know that Mike Wallace supports Double Harvest and the charity/relief work they are performing in Haiti. These relationships make my involvement in this race all the more significant," said Meek, who recently returned from a trip to Haiti days after the earthquake struck to assess the recovery effort on the island nation.