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Vickers teams up, takes Adam Petty tribute to new level
ThatsRacin.com Report
When NASCAR driver Brian Vickers won the 2003 Busch Series Championship, he carried a photo of Adam Petty in his driver's uniform to remind him of his close friend and to keep his memory alive.
Now, the 20 year old champion has teamed up with another friend, fellow racer Toby Robertson, and the T. Wayne Robertson Fund to permanently honor Adam and the memory of T. Wayne Robertson by sponsoring a camper cabin at the Victory Junction Gang Camp.
The donation will simply be acknowledged as, "a gift from the friends of Adam Petty and T. Wayne Robertson in their memory."
Vickers and Robertson, son of the late T. Wayne Robertson – former head of RJR's Sports Marketing Enterprises, are both friends of the Petty family and their son, Adam, in whose honor the Victory Junction Gang Camp was founded.
"Our families and the Pettys have enjoyed a relationship for years," said Toby Robertson, "and we're proud that the T. Wayne Robertson Fund can continue giving back to the community by honoring the memory of Adam and my father."
"This is a program very dear to me and it's an honor to support the efforts of the Pettys and everyone at the Victory Junction Gang on behalf of Adam and T. Wayne's friends," said Brian Vickers.
"Toby and I recently toured the Camp as construction enters its final phases – it's going to be an amazing facility!"
"This is a heartfelt gift from the T. Wayne Robertson Fund and Brian that will carry on T.Wayne and Adam's memories forever," said Victory Junction founder Pattie Petty.
"It was enough for us that Brian would continue to mention Adam's name and keep his memory alive, but this gift is truly unbelievable. Brian and Toby have been a wonderful part of our family for so long and their friendship meant so much to Adam.
"I think it is also an amazing commitment by two people who were of Adam's generation. It shows that their commitment to community and understanding of the power of philanthropy began at a very young age."
The funds will be used to underwrite the cost of a camper cabin. Victory Junction will have 16 2,300-square-foot cabins capable of accommodating up to 10 campers and 10 counselors each session. During family weekends and specialized retreats, the cabins will accommodate two families per cabin.
The maximum capacity for the cabins will be 160 during camper sessions or up to 32 families during the weekend sessions.
Founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie, as well 2002 Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart, Victory Junction will be a year-round facility serving children primarily from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The camp will provide sessions to children ages seven to 15 suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
Because of the Petty family's long time prominence in motorsports, Victory Junction is designed with a racing theme, complete with a racetrack. The camp will incorporate the sights, sounds, look and feel of racing that allows campers to begin their experience by entering the camp through a tunnel and crossing a starting line into the world of racing.
When complete, Victory Junction's 75-acre site will have more than 36 buildings, including a dining hall, gym, pool, theater, therapeutic equestrian center, arts and crafts center, race shop, and 16 camper cabins. The Victory Junction Gang Camp, a Proud Charity of NASCAR, is scheduled to open summer of 2004 and will be free to children and their families. For more information, visit www.victoryjunction.org.
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What these two young men are doing in memory of Adam Petty and T Wayne Roberson is really great. What a great way to keep the memory of these two people, who had so much to offer racing, alive.
ThatsRacin.com Report
When NASCAR driver Brian Vickers won the 2003 Busch Series Championship, he carried a photo of Adam Petty in his driver's uniform to remind him of his close friend and to keep his memory alive.
Now, the 20 year old champion has teamed up with another friend, fellow racer Toby Robertson, and the T. Wayne Robertson Fund to permanently honor Adam and the memory of T. Wayne Robertson by sponsoring a camper cabin at the Victory Junction Gang Camp.
The donation will simply be acknowledged as, "a gift from the friends of Adam Petty and T. Wayne Robertson in their memory."
Vickers and Robertson, son of the late T. Wayne Robertson – former head of RJR's Sports Marketing Enterprises, are both friends of the Petty family and their son, Adam, in whose honor the Victory Junction Gang Camp was founded.
"Our families and the Pettys have enjoyed a relationship for years," said Toby Robertson, "and we're proud that the T. Wayne Robertson Fund can continue giving back to the community by honoring the memory of Adam and my father."
"This is a program very dear to me and it's an honor to support the efforts of the Pettys and everyone at the Victory Junction Gang on behalf of Adam and T. Wayne's friends," said Brian Vickers.
"Toby and I recently toured the Camp as construction enters its final phases – it's going to be an amazing facility!"
"This is a heartfelt gift from the T. Wayne Robertson Fund and Brian that will carry on T.Wayne and Adam's memories forever," said Victory Junction founder Pattie Petty.
"It was enough for us that Brian would continue to mention Adam's name and keep his memory alive, but this gift is truly unbelievable. Brian and Toby have been a wonderful part of our family for so long and their friendship meant so much to Adam.
"I think it is also an amazing commitment by two people who were of Adam's generation. It shows that their commitment to community and understanding of the power of philanthropy began at a very young age."
The funds will be used to underwrite the cost of a camper cabin. Victory Junction will have 16 2,300-square-foot cabins capable of accommodating up to 10 campers and 10 counselors each session. During family weekends and specialized retreats, the cabins will accommodate two families per cabin.
The maximum capacity for the cabins will be 160 during camper sessions or up to 32 families during the weekend sessions.
Founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie, as well 2002 Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart, Victory Junction will be a year-round facility serving children primarily from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The camp will provide sessions to children ages seven to 15 suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
Because of the Petty family's long time prominence in motorsports, Victory Junction is designed with a racing theme, complete with a racetrack. The camp will incorporate the sights, sounds, look and feel of racing that allows campers to begin their experience by entering the camp through a tunnel and crossing a starting line into the world of racing.
When complete, Victory Junction's 75-acre site will have more than 36 buildings, including a dining hall, gym, pool, theater, therapeutic equestrian center, arts and crafts center, race shop, and 16 camper cabins. The Victory Junction Gang Camp, a Proud Charity of NASCAR, is scheduled to open summer of 2004 and will be free to children and their families. For more information, visit www.victoryjunction.org.
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What these two young men are doing in memory of Adam Petty and T Wayne Roberson is really great. What a great way to keep the memory of these two people, who had so much to offer racing, alive.
