Tom Hammonds, NHRA Pro Stock Car driver/owner and retired NBA player,
will take his national school program, Tom Hammonds Race for
Achievement, to Vance Middle School in Bristol, Tenn., on Wednesday,
May 14, at 12:45 p.m. EST in conjunction with O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals.
Tom Hammonds Race for Achievement allows Hammonds to interact with
students through message. Vance Middle School students will
participate in an assembly where he will speak about the importance of
education, sportsmanship, and leadership. After the assembly, fifty
students will view the NHRA Pro Stock Chevrolet Cobalt and
transporter.
During the assembly, Hammonds and Vance Middle School will be presented
with a proclamation declaring it "Tom Hammonds Race for Achievement
Day" in the city of Bristol, Tenn. Fifty students meeting set criteria
will be chosen to receive an O'Reilly Auto Parts® Race Pack, filled
with goodies supplied by program supporters (GM, Goodyear, and
MacTools®), Tom Hammonds Hero Card, and two tickets to Friday's
O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals race at the Bristol Dragway.