Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski to Visit America’s Troops and Their Families on NASCAR-USO Tour to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Racing Duo to Visit the Island Nation and Hundreds of Sailors and Coast Guardsmen
During Holiday Season
Twitter Pitch: @JLogano to pair up with @Keselowski on @NASCAR @the_USO tour to GTMO Dec. 12-14!
WHAT: USO entertainment tour
WHO: NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brad Keselowski
WHEN: December 12 – 14, 2011
WHERE: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
WHY: Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge for Penske Racing, will step off the track and onto military bases as part of a NASCAR- USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Dec. 12-14. As part of the NASCAR-USO trip, Logano and Keselowski will share stories of life on the track, sign autographs, pose for photos and spread holiday cheer to hundreds of troops and military families.
Logano and Keselowski have participated in charitable races benefiting America’s Armed Forces and are avid supporters of the military community. Both drivers have also visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center, now known as Walter Reed National Medical Center, and spent quality time with wounded warriors.
The 21-year-old Logano began racing at age six and is the youngest winner in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. He recently completed his third season at NASCAR’s highest level in 2011.
Keselowski, who follows in the racing footsteps of his father and uncle, won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2009 at Talladega and finished fifth in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in his second full season at that level.
This tour of Guantanamo Bay is part of an ongoing partnership between NASCAR and the USO to strengthen a connection to the military and help boost the morale of U.S. troops and their families stationed around the world.
QUOTES:
Attributed to Joey Logano
“I jump at every chance I get to show my appreciation to our nation’s Armed Forces and I look forward to my upcoming USO trip to Guantanamo Bay. Our service men and women and their families are and are doing an amazing job.”
Attributed to Brad Keselowski
“Traveling with the USO and getting the chance to spend time with our troops is something I wish everyone could do. To see what they do day-in and day-out and hear their stories is an opportunity of a lifetime and something I will never forget.”
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For USO - Oname Thompson
(703) 908-6471
othompson@uso.org
For NASCAR - Matt Nordby
(704) 348-9751
mnordby@nascar.com
About the USO
The USO (United Service Organizations) lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide. We provide a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services. We also provide critical support to those who need us most, including forward-deployed troops and their families, wounded warriors and their families and the families of the fallen.
The USO is a private, non-profit organization, not a government agency. We rely on the generosity of our volunteers and donors. In addition to individual donors and corporate sponsors, the USO is supported by President’s Circle Partners: American Airlines and TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Worldwide Strategic Partners: AT&T Inc., BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Procter & Gamble. We are also supported through the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-11381). To join us in this patriotic mission, and to learn more about the USO, please visit http://www.uso.org.