Darlingon Raceway, NASCAR Green donates 80 trees to Darlington County School District

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Darlington Raceway and NASCAR have once again partnered to donate 80 trees to the local Darlington, S.C. community through the NASCAR Green Clean Air Tree Planting Program Delivered by UPS.

This year, the recipient of the 80 trees is the Darlington County School District. Darlington Raceway will also plant an additional 10 trees on its property, bringing the total donation to 90 trees.

A ceremonial tree planting took place at Carolina Elementary School in Hartsville, S.C. on Tuesday to celebrate the donation. Several schools throughout the Darlington County School District will receive a part of the tree donation.

“We love partnering with NASCAR Green on this program. It’s a great opportunity to be environmentally friendly by planting trees in our local communities,” Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile said. “Being a green partner with NASCAR is something we take tremendous pride in. It’s important that we continue to participate in these programs and serve as an industry leader with our green initiatives every year.”

Over the past two years, the program has planted over 160 trees in the local communities surrounding the track.

The program was developed to plant trees in various communities around NASCAR-sanctioned racing facilities to help offset the carbon emissions that occur during an event weekend.

Darlington has continued it long-standing commitment to the environment through a variety of different green initiatives over the years. The track Too Tough To Tame was recently honored at the 2013 NASCAR Green Summit in September with the Track Operator Award for its efforts in partnering with Clemson University to plant switchgrass on the speedway property for future use in the production of bio-fuels.

Darlington Raceway PR

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