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Photo by Dave Sink
 (April 16,
2013) - Officials of the United
States Speed Association and Anderson
Speedway have scheduled the “Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer 50” to close out the
2013 USSA Sprint Car Challenge Series
Season. The event will be run in conjunction
with Anderson Speedway’s Fall Festival Event
October 4 and 5. The event will promote the
American Cancer Society’s Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer efforts and kick-off
2013’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The two day event will
feature qualifying and heat races on Friday
night October 4th and the 50 lap feature for
the popular non-wing sprint cars will be
held on Saturday October 5th.
“I am very excited to be
joining forces with the Women of the UAW,
USSA and Anderson Speedway to Make Strides
Against Breast Cancer. The American Cancer
Society is the world’s leader in the fight
to end breast cancer. Together we can do the
most for people with breast cancer today to
end the disease tomorrow.” said Beverley
Austin, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Manager in Central Indiana.
The UAW’s Danny Ernstes
explained “We in the UAW are proud of this
partnership with Anderson Speedway, USSA and
the Making Strides Campaign. This event is a
witness to all who have battled cancer. It
represents the UAW’s commitment of our
members and our families to help eliminate
breast cancer while providing a means of
support.”
"Anderson Speedway is
very proud to partner with the UAW and USSA
for this special event" said Rick Dawson,
President of Anderson Speedway. "It is very
important that bring awareness to this
effort and we are looking forward to
assisting in the cause"
“As we build the Sprint
Car Challenge Series along with our
partners, the men and women of the UAW, it’s
important that we are good citizens and a
part of the communities we race in,” said
USSA VP Eric Bunn. “I think our race fans
will be excited when they see what Rick
Dawson and Anderson Speedway has planned for
this special race,” Bunn continued.
The next event up for
the Sprint Car Challenge Series Built by the
UAW is the 65th Pay Less Little 500 May 25.
USSA races in the Pay Less Little 500 in
cooperation with Must See Racing Xtreme
Sprint Series.
For additional information contact Anderson
Speedway at (765) 642-0206.
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