NASCAR Series Drivers to Speak at 20th Annual Black Heritage Celebration.ATWATER, Calif. -- Riverside Motorsports Park Riverside Motorsports Park [1] is a proposed 1200-acre, motorsports-themed family entertainment park approved in December 2006 for construction in Merced County, California. , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announces that it is sponsoring two speakers from the motorsports industry's nationally acclaimed Drive for Diversity (D4D D4D Downtown for Democracy (New York) D4D Direct for Diesel ) program at the 20th Annual Black Heritage Celebration hosted by Merced College, Merced, Calif., on February 27, 2005. Drive for Diversity is an initiative endorsed by 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. and managed by Access Marketing & Communications of Charlotte, N.C., to create a pipeline of talented diverse and female drivers and pit crew members for the racing industry. At the Black Heritage Celebration event, Mr. Morty Buckles and Ms. Allison Duncan will speak about their personal experiences as D4D drivers in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series (NDWS NDWS No Drop Weapon Scoring NDWS National Drinking Water Standard ). Morty Buckles, a resident of Stone Mountain, Ga., began racing in World Karting, which led to his racing NASCAR stock cars. During the 2004 inaugural season for Drive for Diversity, he drove the Number 54 National Guard Ford for Belnavis Racing. Splitting the season between Southampton Motor Speedway in Capron, Va., and Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., Morty posted five top-five and 15 top-ten finishes in 19 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car events. Allison Duncan, of San Rafael, Calif., has a successful history of sports car and endurance racing, including being the highest-finishing female in the history of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, a feat she accomplished in 2000. During 2004 with Drive for Diversity, she drove the Number 94 Miller Lite/Sunoco Chevrolet for BH Motorsports at Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". . Allison finished the 2004 campaign with six top-five and 16 top-ten finishes in 18 races. During 2005, she will drive the Number 20 Bill McAnally Racing/Richard Childress Racing Development Program (BMR/RCR) Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird), it has gone through six generations as of 2007. in NDWS events at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, California. "We are pleased to sponsor the D4D speakers in this event in Merced and introduce both the benefits of the Drive for Diversity program and the talents of these drivers to Northern and Central California," commented John Condren, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Riverside Motorsports Park. "Motorsports is an industry that is proactively creating opportunities for minorities and women in every capacity and aspect of the business." The Black Heritage Celebration, sponsored by the Merced College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS EOPS Extended Opportunity Programs and Services EOPS Executive Office of Public Safety (Massachusetts, USA) EOPS ERBE Operational Processing System EOPS Engineer Operations System EOPS Early Orbit Pass Summary ) and University of California, Merced Organization and governance UC Merced is headed by a chancellor. The position was held by Carol Tomlinson-Keasey from 1999 until she resigned on August 31, 2006. She returned to teaching and research in psychology in 2007. , will take place Sunday, February 27, at the Merced College Theater starting at 2:00 p.m. The celebration is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. About Riverside Motorsports Park Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC is a California corporation dedicated to the development of a world-class motorsports and regional family recreation center in California. Since 2003, the company has filed a Notice of Preparation and has initiated an Environmental Impact Report for development of a 1,200-acre, eight-venue motorsports park in Merced County. For more information, see the company's Web site at www.RMPracing.com. About Drive for Diversity Drive for Diversity is a diverse driver and crew member development program created and managed by Access Marketing & Communications, a Charlotte-based multicultural marketing firm founded in 2003 by The Radiate Group and Calhoun Enterprises. In 2005, the program will support up to eight drivers in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series and 12 crew members in the NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Grand National Division. Drive for Diversity is an initial step in a long-term solution to diversify NASCAR's participant and audience base. For more information, see the program's official website at www.DriveforDiversity.com. |
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