Fort Worth First-Responders to be honored during NASCAR All-Star weekend
Courtesy of TMS Media Relations
FORT WORTH, Texas – The pairings have been made between the drivers competing in the June 13 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway and the “All-Stars of the Fort Worth Police & Fire Departments.
A total of 22 of the city’s finest, 11 each from the Fort Worth Police Department and Fort Worth Fire Department, will be honored during pre-race ceremonies and throughout the NASCAR All-Star Race (live coverage begins at 7 p.m. on FS1, the Motor Racing Network, Sirius/XM NASCAR Ch. 90, 95.9 The Ranch.
The honorees will be assigned to a specific driver and in the race, have their names affixed to the race car, be introduced with the drivers and teams during pre-race ceremonies and shown on Big Hoss TV and the race broadcast on FS1. Fort Worth police and fire department vehicles will also be included in pre-race ceremonies.
Click HERE to read more about the All-Stars of the Fort Worth Police & Fire Departments.
The pairings are:
Pace Car/Joe Boggs/Fort Worth Fire
No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing – Kurt Busch; Lisa Bunch – Fort Worth Police
No. 2 Team Penske – Brad Keselowski; Elisa Guerrero – Fort Worth Police
No. 3 Richard Childress Racing – Austin Dillon; J.R. Barron – Fort Worth Police
No 4 Stewart-Haas Racing – Kevin Harvick; Ray Russell – Fort Worth Fire
No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports – Kyle Larson; Benjamin Wright – Fort Worth Police
No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing – Ryan Newman; Sherri Hauch – Fort Worth Fire/EMS
No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports – Chase Elliott; Derrick S. Simpson – Fort Worth Police
No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing – Denny Hamlin; Macario Hemosillo – Fort Worth Police
No. 12 Team Penske – Ryan Blaney; Joey Johnson; Fort Worth Fire
No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing – Kyle Busch; Brian McClenny- Fort Worth Police
No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing – Martin Truex Jr.; Matthew Grant – Fort Worth Fire
No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing – Christopher Bell; James McAmis – Fort Worth Fire
No. 22 Team Penske – Joey Logano; Tracy Darty – Fort Worth Police
No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports – William Byron; Joel Clifton III – Fort Worth Fire
No. 34 Front Row Motorsports – Michael McDowell; Domingo Martinez – FW PD
No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing – Cole Custer; Curtis Caldwell – Fort Worth Fire
No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports – Alex Bowman; Chelsea Gossett – Fort Worth Police
NASCAR All-Star Open Round 1 Winner; R.M. McClellen – Fort Worth Police
NASCAR All-Star Open Round 2 Winner; Rogdena Williams – Fort Worth Fire
NASCAR All-Star Open Winner; Billy Ward – Fort Worth Police
NASCAR Fan Vote Winner; Harold Rogers – Fort Worth Fire
The Fort Worth Police Department has shown support for the exclusive event with its personnel wearing NASCAR All-Star Race lapel pins while Fort Worth Fire Department personnel have been wearing NASCAR All-Star Race T-shirts in the weeks leading up to the race.
Sunday’s activities begin with the NASCAR Open (5 p.m. CT on FS1, MRN and 95.9 The Ranch) followed by the $1 million NASCAR All-Star Race (7 p.m. CT on FS1, MRN and 95.9 The Ranch).
TICKETS:
Tickets for Texas Motor Speedway’s 2021 major event season, including the June 13 NASCAR All-Star Race, are on sale now at http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com.
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