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Race
Bush’s Beans 150 - NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) at Bristol Motor
Speedway
Driver
Todd Szegedy will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet for Rob Fuller Motorsports.
Szegedy has 18 career wins and 10 pole positions in
the NWMT. In five career races at Bristol Motor
Speedway, Szegedy has secured five Top-5 finishes
and has led 140 laps during those events. His
average starting position at the half-mile track is
3.8 with an average finish of 3.2. He was the
runner-up in 2012 and 2013.
Car
This LFR Chassis has run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Thompson
Speedway this season.
Sponsor
15-40 Connection is raising awareness of the fact that cancer survival
rates in teens and young adults ages 15 to 40 have
barely improved since 1975 in large part because of
delays in diagnosis. It is empowering individuals
with knowledge that will save and improve lives
through early cancer detection.
Honorary Crew Member
Stephanie Corliss, a 28-year-old thyriod cancer survivor and a 15-40
Connection representative, will be featured on the
No. 15 Chevrolet at Bristol. She is sharing her
story to empower others to advocate for their
health. Stephanie’s full story can be found at:
http://bit.ly/1540steph.
Rob Fuller Motorsports and 15-40 Connection teamed up to feature young
cancer survivors throughout the 2014 NWMT season in
an effort to raise awareness of the obstacles teens
and young adults face to diagnose cancer at earlier
stages.
Quotes
Rob Fuller, Owner of Rob Fuller Motorsports and LFR Chassis
“Bristol is one of my favorite tracks to race at and we’ve always run
well in the Truck and Modified races. Todd has a
great record there and I think with the way these
past few races have gone with the LFR Chassis, we’ll
run well as long as everything goes right.”
Todd Szegedy, Driver of the No. 15
15-40 Connection Chevrolet
“I like Bristol a lot -- I like the way the track drives and the speed of
it. It’s got a great top and bottom groove and you
can really go anywhere and pass. There’s no
advantage if you’re on the top or the bottom and
that’s a great race track to me. I wish there were
more like it. The speeds are fast enough to where it
scares everyone a little bit and the drivers give
each other respect on the track. It’s been a
pleasure to drive for 15-40 Connection these past
few weeks. Stephanie Corliss came to the race in
Thompson with her father and uncle and it was a
pleasure to meet them and give her a signed
checkered flag to remember that experience.”
Tricia Laursen, Executive Director at
15-40 Connection
“Stephanie Corliss has an amazing story to tell and we’re proud to have
the honor of working closely with her at 15-40
Connection and have the opportunity to share her
story with NASCAR race fans. Stephanie is a cancer
survivor who experienced what many young adults
unfortunately go through – delayed diagnosis. The
good thing is she had a slow growing cancer which
gave her time to develop the courage to stand up for
herself, seek another opinion and ultimately secure
the proper diagnosis. Improvements in cancer
survivor rates among teens and young adults lag
behind all other age groups. So sharing experiences
such as Stephanie’s is highly important to
empowering young adults with information that could
save their lives.” |
