The wonderful women in NASCAR are donating some of there valuable time this month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie, Danica Patrick will debut this weekend in Kansas with a new paint scheme featuring a pink color. The scheme that Danica will carry in Kansas will be the exact scheme she carries throughout the month of October in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
“GoDaddy has been such a strong partner in the fight against breast cancer … the fact GoDaddy wanted to ‘go pink’ for the whole month of October really says a lot about our commitment to this cause,” Patrick said.
Danica unveiled the beautiful pink GoDaddy machine on Tuesday morning, as well as announcing GoDaddy is teaming with the Public Interest Registry to donate $50,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A portion of Danica’s merchandise proceeds will go to the foundation as well.
IndyCar driver, James Hinchcliffe will carry this pink scheme with sponsor GoDaddy this weekend in Houston. In the NHRA ranks, three-time Funny Car winner Courtney Force and Top Fuel’s Brittany Force will be supporting the cause with their paint schemes at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading.
“I’ve been told real men wear pink, so I am all for it,” said Hinchcliffe, who like Danica is wearing pink GoDaddy sneakers today as a visible sign of solidarity. “But seriously, it’s a great opportunity to support a fantastic cause and I’m really happy GoDaddy invited us to be a part of their campaign. They have been tremendous supporters of breast cancer research in the past. It’s great to see GoDaddy keep this effort going and for us to help out in our little way.”
GoDaddy CEO, Blake Irving, is one of many people who’s family has had an encounter with breast cancer. Irving’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently the longest-living survivor of breast cancer in New Mexico.
“My mom is an amazing woman, who not only is surviving breast cancer, but is thriving … living an active lifestyle and giving a lot of inspiration to the people she meets,” Irving said. “Our commitment to the cause right now at GoDaddy is to stand up and do our part financially, but also to inspire more people to join the fight against breast cancer.”
Danica Patrick, James Hinchcliffe and Courtney Force are some of the many trying to help develop a cure for breast cancer through racing. Wear your pink when attending the racetrack this month of October to support the ones who have lost there loved one’s to this disease and to support the one’s experiencing it now, together as a racing community we can throw the checkered flag and find a cure for breast cancer.