NASCAR | Autism Speaks

The World of Motorsports Lights It Up Blue for Autism Awareness

The world of motorsports has been making a lot noise to raise awareness and help us Light It Up Blue during Autism Awareness Month. We’ve seen everything from awesome Autism Speaks paint schemes to car crushing monster trucks sporting our pu... More...

FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Announced

For the third straight year, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), Autism Speaks and Dover International Speedway will team up, as FedEx will serve as the title sponsor for the “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on S... More...

Autism Speaks, The Gillen Brewer School and NASCAR Raise Close to $1.2 Million for Children with Autism and other Special Needs at Speeding for a Cure

Autism Speaks and The Gillen Brewer School teamed up with NASCAR at the Speeding for a Cure gala on Tuesday, March 12 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The evening event raised close to $1.2 million for children with autism and ... More...

Speeding for a Cure

On Tuesday, March 12, Autism Speaks will host "Speeding for a Cure,"... More...

Lorri Unumb Wins NASCAR Humanitarian Award

LAS VEGAS (November 30, 2012) -- Lorri Shealy Unumb, Autism Speaks' vice president for state government affairs, was named the winner of the NASCAR Foundation's second annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award,... More...

Congratulations to Denny Hamlin

Congratulations to Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Fedex car from Joe Gibbs Racing for their win on Sunday at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Hamlin drove the Fedex #11 at the... More...

FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks

Tune-in to FOX on Sunday, June 3, at 1 p.m., ET, for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks,” taking place at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. Watch as Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx... More...

'NASCAR embraces families grappling with autism'

Read The News-Journal (Wilmington) OpEd by Artie Kempner, lead director for NASCAR on the Fox network, and a member... More...

“Autism Speaks Day at the Races” to Offer First-Ever Autism-Friendly NASCAR Race Experience for Families

NEW YORK, NY (May 15, 2012) -- Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, Dover International Speedway, NASCAR and FedEx have teamed up to create “Autism Speaks Day at the Races,” an unpreced... More...

FedEx and Autism Speaks team up again for June 3, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway

DOVER, Del. (March 12, 2012) FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), Autism Speaks and Dover International Speedway are pleased to announce that FedEx will return as the title sponsor for the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover Interna... More...