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“NASCAR and Midget Driver Excited about Purpose Driven Season”

Mooresville, NC– Racing 2 Cure (R2C) a 501c3 non-profit announced today that it has named NASCAR and Midget up-and-coming race car driver, Jeremy Frankoski to its elite Ambassador program. Racing 2 Cure’s founders reached out to Frankoski after meeting him at a recent event and being impressed with his determination and overall good character. As an Ambassador, Frankoski will help promote and carry the mission of R2C throughout his racing season in the north east. In addition, he’ll provide feedback and support to R2C’s unique new social network style fund-raising website, which is being launched later this year. Frankoski was recently called on by Adam Cantor Racing in the NEMA Midget Series to pilot the IGA Reichert Group midget car that will also carry the Racing 2 Cure logo.

“We are very pleased to have Jeremy [Frankoski] come aboard Racing 2 Cure as an Ambassador,” said Todd Stewart, Co-Founder and President of the non-profit organization, which supports families in need while undergoing the hardships of Cancer treatments. “When we developed this program we set a criteria that Ambassadors would need to have traits of determination, positive attitudes, professionalism and passion. As we started talking to Jeremy he had all those characteristics and more. He really is an outstanding young man, determined and talented. We couldn’t be more pleased to have him supporting Racing 2 Cure.”

In addition to a winning attitude, Frankoski has also shown he can win on the race track. In 2009, he won the USAC Ford Focus Carolina Championship with 5 wins, 10 top five finishes and 6 pole qualifications. He was subsequently honored by USAC with a Rookie of the Year title. In NEMA, where Frankoski began racing midgets in 2007, he was also honored as the Rookie of the Year when he placed 6th in points and scored his first win at Beech Ridge. In two consecutive years with NEMA, Frankoski totaled 1 win, 8 top five and 17 top ten finishes.

“I know how hard it can be to have a parent going through cancer as I’ve been there with my own family,” said Frankoski. “I was 11-years old (1998) when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She battled it for two years. Despite all the sickness and hardship she was always at my sporting events, racing, hockey, baseball and also at her three other kids events. She would still take us to school and pick us up everyday even though she wasn’t feeling well. She almost always packed a cooler of food and drinks to the races and prepared meals for the family. She kept things as normal as possible even though she was literally battling for her life.”

“Racing 2 Cure is really doing some great things for people going through Cancer to ease some of the everyday life stresses,” said Frankoski. “When I heard their story and how Hunter started this whole thing at just 7-years-old, I could relate to his situation and I wanted to help. I was surprised and honored when I was asked to be part of their Ambassador program. It’s going to give me a little extra motivation to get into the winners circle this year.”

Racing 2 Cure is currently in the final stages of launching their new website www.Racing2Cure.org which will be the home of “Race-A- Thon”. This online fund raising program will provide racers from all forms of motorsports at any age with a fully automated, turn-key, cause-marketing campaign. The funds raised will help parents undergoing treatment with everyday life needs and provide children undergoing treatment special activities. In the social network style website racers will have the opportunity to promote themselves and their sponsors while conducting their fund raising program. Racers are encouraged to pre-register at www.Racing2Cure.org.

For more information on Jeremy Frankoski visit: www.JeremyFrankoski.com

RACING 2 CURE began as a simple act of then 7-year old Hunter Stewart. Hunter was just starting his off-road racing career when he received troubling news. Just a few weeks before his first-ever race, his Mom at just 34-years old, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. In order to maintain a positive focus, the family decided to continue racing. After attending an event held by Susan G. Komen for the Cure (R), Hunter was inspired to take action. He carried the Komen logo on his race truck, wore pink shoe laces, and gave one-week’s worth of his allowance for every race lap he completed.

This one-race effort inspired others to take action. Hunter’s story was largely covered by the media and recognized by public officials, including a guest appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. After several treatments Hunter’s Mom (Alycia) went into remission (for three years.) Unfortunately Alycia has been diagnosed again with Breast Cancer. She is currently undergoing surgeries, Chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. Alycia’s cancer has taught the Stewart family the first hand hardships that Cancer brings to families. It was ‘families’ in need while undergoing treatment that inspired the formation of Racing 2 Cure Non-Profit Organization.

- Racing 2 Cure Press Release

- RACING 2 CURE Press Release