2012 Joe Gibbs Racing Fall FanFest Scheduled for October 12

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Fall FanFest will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its team headquarters in Huntersville, NC on Friday, Oct. 12.

JGR NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers-Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano- will be available to sign autographs.  JGR NASCAR Nationwide and development series drivers will also be available for autographs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

JGR Fall FanFest promises to provide entertainment and fun for every race fan. The event will include the Home Depot Kids Workshop, a raffle with various autographed memorabilia as well as baskets stuffed with NASCAR-related items, live music provided by Dollar General’s house band “The Discounts”, an Interstate Batteries bounce house, a remote control car racing track sponsored by Food Lion, Toyota’s Pit Pass transporter, M&M’s race simulator, appearances by Miss Sprint Cup, a car and motorcycle show and several other family-friendly attractions.  Tours of the race shop floor will be available every thirty minutes; starting at 9 a.m. and will run until 12 p.m.  All entertainment and driver autographs are provided at no cost to fans; food and drinks will also be available for purchase.

In order to receive an autograph from Busch, Hamlin and Logano, you must be one of the first 300 people to receive a wristband.  Each wristband is good for one autograph from each of the three Cup drivers. The Cup drivers are scheduled to sign autographs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and wristbands will be distributed starting at 8 a.m. There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session with the drivers on stage before they sign autographs.  No overnight parking will be allowed on JGR property, neighboring businesses or in the business park. 

The inaugural JGR Fan Fest 2012 Car and Motorcycle Show will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Categories for the show include street rods, muscle cars, original class, custom, motorcycles, pick-ups, best engine and best in show, which will be presented by Joe Gibbs. The judging will be fan based. Participants can preregister at http://joegibbsracing.com/carshow.

Funds raised from JGR Fall FanFest will be donated to Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. Operation Christmas Child distributes shoe boxes packed with gifts to millions of less fortunate children around the globe. Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization with the goal of meeting individuals from around the globe’s physical and spiritual needs.

In addition to supporting Operation Christmas Child, fans will be able to bring their packed shoe boxes to Joe Gibbs Racing to support the program’s national shoe box drive November 12-19.

JGR PR