Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will run a special, Autism Speaks puzzle piece paint scheme on his car throughout the May 30-June 1, 2014 NASCAR race weekend at Dover International Speedway.
This marks the fourth straight year Hamlin will sport a unique paint scheme at the spring Dover event, headlined by the June 1 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. This year’s design allowed fans to make donations to Autism Speaks and in return have their first name and last initial displayed on a puzzle piece in the car’s design.
The campaign was a one-of-a-kind opportunity for fans to help in raising funds for the autism community while having something personal take part in the racing action at the Monster Mile. Fans donated $11 and more to have their names featured on the No. 11 FedEx Toyota throughout the Dover race weekend.
And while Denny Hamlin and his ride may be on track all weekend, an exact replica of the No. 11 Toyota Camry will be on display Sunday morning prior to the race in front of the Monster Monument in Victory Plaza, giving fans the chance to get an up-close view of the specialized scheme and, if they donated, their name displayed on one of the puzzle pieces.
In addition to Hamlin’s specialized car design, drivers across all three series — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series — will show their support for Autism Speaks throughout the weekend by displaying a puzzle piece decal on their cars.
In total, 28 drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 19 drivers from the NASCAR Nationwide Series and 20 drivers from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series are participating. They include:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Cessna Chevrolet
Austin Dillon, No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet
Michael Annett, No. 7 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet
Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford
Danica Patrick, No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet
Casey Mears, No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
Clint Bowyer, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Nationwide Insurance Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota
Alex Bowman, No. 23 Dr. Pepper Toyota
Cole Whitt, No. 26 BK Racing Toyota
Paul Menard, No. 27 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet
David Ragan, No. 32 Dockside Logistics Ford
Reed Sorenson, No. 36 Delaware Office of Highway Safety/Click It or Ticket Chevrolet
David Gilliland, No. 38 The Pete Store Ford
Kurt Busch, No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet
Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield Ford
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 47 SCOTT Products Chevrolet
Justin Allgaier, No. 51 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet
Brian Vickers, No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet
Ryan Truex, No. 83 BK Racing Toyota
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Subway Ford
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Brian Scott, No. 2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet
Ty Dillon, No. 3 Bulwark/Airgas Chevrolet
Blake Koch, No. 10 Support Military Foundation Toyota
Elliott Sadler, No. 11 OneMain Financial Toyota
Eric McClure, No. 14 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota
Ryan Ellis, No. 15 Chevrolet
Ryan Reed, No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop Diabetes presented by Lilly Diabetes
Mike Bliss, No. 19 TriStar Motorsports Toyota
Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota
Josh Reaume, No. 23 Chevrolet
Dylan Kwasniewski, No. 31 Rockstar Energy Chevrolet
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target/Cartwheel Chevrolet
Dakoda Armstrong, No. 43 WinField Ford
Paulie Harraka, No. 44 Delaware Office of Highway Safety/Click It or Ticket Toyota
Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Busch, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota
Chris Buescher, No. 60 Ford EcoBoos Ford
Brendan Gaughan, No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
James Buescher, No. 99 Rheem Toyota
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Ryan Ellis, No. 0 Koma Unwind Chevrolet
Tyler Young, No. 02 Chevrolet
John Wes Townley, No. 5 Zaxby’s Toyota
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 8 Toyota
Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet
Jeb Burton, No. 13 Carolina Nut Co. Toyota
Timothy Peters, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota
Tyler Reddick, No. 19 Reese Towpower Ford
Ryan Blaney, No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford
Ron Hornaday, No. 30 Rheem Chevrolet
Ben Kennedy, No. 31 Delaware Office of Highway Safety/Click It or Ticket Chevrolet
Ben Rhodes, No. 32 Alpha Energy Chevrolet
Brandon Jones, No. 33 Exide Chevrolet
Mason Mingus, No. 35 Call 811 Before You Dig Toyota
Kyle Busch, No. 51 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award/ToyotaCare Toyota
Norm Benning, No. 57 Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
German Quiroga, No. 77 NET10 Wireless Toyota
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Rip-It/Menards Toyota
Johnny Sauter, No. 98 Nextant Aerospace/Curb Records Toyota
Bryan Silas, No. 99 Bell Trucks America Chevrolet
This marks the eighth straight year that the Monster Mile is partnering with Autism Speaks, and the fourth year in a row that FedEx has been involved. Autism Speaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, to help raise funds and awareness for the cause throughout the weekend.
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