AAA Texas Presents Top Funny Car Drivers for Youth & Education Day.Sports Editors/Auto Racing Writers HOUSTON--(BW SportsWire)--March 21, 2001 They are an intricate part of the number one racing team in the country. They are funny car drivers Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city. Densham and Tony Pedregon -- top drivers on John Force's Racing team. Although they are in town to compete in the O'Reilly Nationals, it is what they are doing in their spare time that has teens listening up. Both are using the attraction of their motorsports career to motivate young students and assist them in preparing for life after graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . Densham, a former school teacher, is considered the "World's Fastest School Teacher," with three Winston top 10 finishes to his credit. Pedregon who drives second car on Force's Racing team, has posted the quickest quarter mile time in Funny Car history at 4.779 seconds. Densham and Pedregon are travelling throughout the Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. area on March 22 to encourage students to stay in school and get a good education. Densham serves as chief spokesperson for AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas' youth and education initiatives, which are focused on encouraging young people to make wise decisions in their personal lives. Densham has been assisted by Pedregon for the past several years in expanding the initiatives into the Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere community. AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1905. Today, AAA Texas offers its members a full service travel agency, auto-related and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , as well as public safety programs and legislative advocacy. Youth & Education Day (Agenda) Guest Speaker -- Tony Pedregon ------------------------------ 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Edison Middle School 6901 Avenue I Houston, TX 77011 Gymnasium 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. George I. Sanchez High School 6001 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX Contact: Robert Lopez 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Chavez High School 8501 Howard Houston, TX 77017 Mini-theater Guest Speaker -- Gary Densham ------------------------------ 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Dobie Middle School 11111 Beamer Pasadena, TX 77089 Contact: Robert Scarberry 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. San Jacinto College 8060 Spencer Highway Pasadena, TX 77501 Contact: David Norman (Auto Shop students) 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Pasadena High School 206 S. Shaver Pasadena, TX 77506 (DeLahoussaye Annex) |
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