TSRS visits Childrens Cancer Center

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For Immediate Release

 

 

TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER READIES FOR TEXAS SUPER RACING

SERIES VISIT

 

By Pat Mayberry

 

At 10:30 AM on Friday October 1, 2004, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer

Center will welcome star drivers and officials from the Texas Super Racing

Series. Series drivers and officials will be signing autographs, posing for

pictures, distributing tickets to the race, and assisting children with

various race car art projects during their one hour visit.

 

The Texas Super Racing Series is donating tickets so that more than one

hundred patients and their families from the Texas Children's Hospital

Cancer Center will be the special guests for this year's Space City 125 at

Houston Motorsports Park. "When Brad (Hudak) told me Texas Children's

Hospital was included this year with the Space City 125, I just felt moved

that this was a part of this race that I needed to be involved in. I know

when my son gets sick I get really worried. I can't begin to fathom what it

must be like to know your child is sick with something like cancer," said

series driver Jeff Pollard. "For us to be able to go up there and hopefully

make some of these kids smile and just to spend some time with them is

something we are looking forward to doing. I just think this is a real

opportunity for us to give something back."

 

Family has been a cornerstone of Texas Super Racing Series. When series

founder, Mary Ann Naumann, started the series her goal was to create a

series where the atmosphere was a place for teams to compete as one racing

family. Often times Naumann saw teams and officials show up for events, do

their jobs and then go their separate ways without spending any real quality

time together. "The Texas Super Racing Series family is looking forward to

spending time with all the children and families at Texas Children's

Hospital," said Naumann. "It will be a great time for everyone both Friday

morning at the hospital and Saturday night at the track."