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Middletown Native NASCAR Driver Joey Logano Surprises Fans
The Sprint Cup driver, who pilots the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion, stopped by a Shell station in Mooresville, N.C., to fill fans' tanks.
Middletown native and racer Joey Logano, 23, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, who pilots the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion, stopped by a Shell station in Mooresville, N.C., Wednesday to surprise fans and fill their tanks.
As part of a promotion, any time Logano wins a race this season, Shell Saver Card holders save 22 cents per gallon on the following Wednesday as part of the WINsday program. On Wednesday in North Carolina, all those who stopped by enjoyed the discount.
Fans can learn more about WINsdays here.
Shell kicked off April by teaming up with the Common Ground Alliance for a fifth consecutive season to raise awareness for 811, the national “Call Before You Dig” hotline, by leveraging the Shell-Pennzoil sponsorship with Penske Racing at seven races this season.
The No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion carried the 811 logo on its deck lid during three races in April, as well as the Talladega race on May 5. Additionally, the logo will run on the deck lid of the car during the June 23 race in Sonoma, California. Logano previously displayed the logo on the TV panel during races in Phoenix on March 3 and Las Vegas on March 10.
On April 10, leading up to the race in Texas, Logano “dug in” – literally – to drive the ‘811’ message home at Texas Motor Speedway. Logano met with media at the track to discuss the initiative, and then temporarily traded in his racecar for a 125,000 pound hydraulic excavator to demonstrate the importance of safe digging as part of the Highway 114 Construction Project in front of the Speedway. The demonstration garnered significant media attention for the cause.
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A week later, Logano continued to spread the 811 message as he traveled to New York City to conduct a series of national media interviews. Logano kicked off the day on the national morning program FOX & Friends, competing in a fierce go-kart race with the show’s anchor while sharing safe digging tips. Logano also appeared on SPEED TV, FOXSports.com and SI.com during the media tour.
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