As Alex Bowman was
touring the Giving the Basics warehouse on Oct. 9, he saw carts with boxes of
products on them, and his first question was one typical of a race car driver,
“Can we race these?”
After
the tour, Bowman was put to work helping load boxes of essential need products
into vehicles that were headed to one of the many local school districts who
request them so students can have the basics.
As part of their
mission, Giving the Basics provides personal care products to 350 schools and
over 140 organizations. Bowman also helped sort and box products that will go
out to over 250,000 people each month.
Between
his “work” duties, Bowman took some time to talk about the upcoming Kansas
Speedway race.
“I’m
excited to get back to Kansas Speedway. I had a good run in May (where he
finished second) and this has been a fun track to come to,” he said. “Since the
repave, I don’t know what they used but the track keeps widening out and makes
for great racing. Also, with Kansas being an elimination race, fans are going
to see a lot of action on the track.”
Bowman
and the rest of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series return to Kansas Speedway
on Oct. 20 for the Hollywood Casino 400.
Kansas Speedway, a premier
motorsports facility in the Midwest, holds two NASCAR race weekends a year, in
addition to hosting approximately 200 other events throughout the year. Kansas
Speedway’s first race weekend of the season is in May with the NASCAR Gander
Outdoors Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series under the lights. In
the fall, the NASCAR playoffs return in with the NASCAR XFINITY Series and
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. For ticket information, call 866-460-RACE
(7223) or log onto www.kansaspeedway.com.
General parking is free at Kansas Speedway and fans can bring in
one 14x14x14-inch soft-sided cooler with their favorite food and beverages.
- Story from Kelly Hale, director of public relations, Kansas Speedway
