Disabled veterans take center stage at race weekend-Atlanta.At this year's Golden Corral Golden Corral is a family-style restaurant chain that features a large buffet and grill offering 150 hot and cold items, a carving station and their Brass Bell Bakery. It is a privately-held company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. 500 NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. , the DAV See WebDAV. took center stage and was in for quite a ride. Golden Corral, who has long supported DAV Departments and Chapters throughout the country through Military Appreciation Monday, invited National Commander Paul W. Jackson to wave the flag at the start of the race. The Commander and National Adjutant ADJUTANT. A military officer, attached to every battalion of a regiment. It is his duty to superintend, under his superiors, all matters relating to the ordinary routine of discipline in the regiment. Arthur H. Wilson also took part in opening ceremonies alongside Bench Warmers film stars Rob Schneider This article is about the American actor/comedian. For the musicians, see Robert Schneider or Bob Schneider. Robert Michael Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. , David Spade and Jon Heder. "Golden Corral has been a traditional friend of America's disabled veterans. We're amazed at how they continually reach out and find ways to support our organization and our cause. Their kindness and generosity on our behalf is overwhelming," said Wilson. The day before the Golden Corral 500, the DAV received additional support during the Busch Series Nicorette 300. During that event, Aaron Fike's Curb Agajanian Performance Group The Curb Agajanian Performance Group is a NASCAR Busch Series team. It is owned by record executive Mike Curb and racing personality Cary Agajanian. It fielded the #43 entry for many years in the Busch Series, but is currently inactive. Dodge displayed DAV's logo on its photo panel. "I was impressed with all of the people with Aaron and the folks from Curb Agajanian. If you're not familiar with NASCAR, it's difficult to grasp the visibility they provided the organization," Commander Jackson said. "Hundreds of thousands of fans were there to see our logo as the race car went screaming around that track, and millions at home were reminded of the sacrifices of America's veterans every time the car made the loop." Commander Jackson also had a moment to chat with NEXTEL series driver Kenny Wallace, whose autograph cards feature the DAV logo and a message about the organization. "Kenny was great, as usual. I gave him one of my DAV 'Action Jackson' hats and he wore it during an interview on national television," said the Commander. "Throughout the nation, people who might not have been aware of our organization and veterans who might need our services are being introduced to the DAV thanks to Mr. Wallace." "The more we are around NASCAR, the more opportunities we find to spread our message to a massive audience of patriotic Americans. This isn't the last time you'll hear about DAV being involved in NASCAR. If anything, this might just be the start of bigger and better things," said Wilson. |
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