Garth Brooks Becomes the Face of NASCAR
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Coming out of retirement sure gets a guy a lot of gigs. Garth Brooks has released his Ultimate Hits album (including some new songs), had a string of 10 concerts in Kansas City, did his part to help with fundraising for the California wildfires, and now he’s going to be the face of NASCAR for 2008. The announcement was made this afternoon from Daytona by NASCAR President Mike Helton, along with Brooks. There is just no rest for a non-retired guy!
The year 2008 marks the fifth year for the NASCAR Foundation’s “NASCAR Day”. Over the past five years, the NASCAR Foundation has raised almost five million dollars on NASCAR Day, celebrated annually on the third Friday in May. The day finds fans all across the country donating $5 to The NASCAR Foundation and receiving a commemorative pin to raise funds for the NASCAR Family of Charities. This year’s NASCAR Day will take place on Friday, May 16th. If you would like to donate and become a part of a worthy cause, head on over to the Official NASCAR Day Website.
Garth Brooks will become the face of the campaign, appearing in print, radio, and television ads promoting NASCAR Day. The ads will begin at the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February and run through May. Past celebrities involved with NASCAR Day include Will Farrell and Kelly Clarkson. Once I can get my hands on the print campaign ads and the video clips of the television commercials, I will be sure to post them here, so stay tuned for more information about Garth Brooks and NASCAR Day 2008.
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January 8th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
[...] were lots of press conferences with different drivers and of course, as I told you yesterday, a special announcement about NASCAR Day 2008 featuring Garth Brooks. There was also a teleconference for NASCAR media with Matt Kenseth this morning. I have the [...]