Baptist Press Sports recently published the third in a series of five NASCAR articles I’m writing for them. The latest one is about the legacy that 19-year-old Adam Petty left behind when he died during practice at the New Hampshire International Speedway in 2000.
He wanted to build a camp in his home state of North Carolina for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. After Adam died, his father—NASCAR driver Kyle Petty—and his mother, Pattie, labored long and hard to make his dream come true.
In 2004 they opened the Victory Junction Gang camp in Randleman, N.C. It’s a NASCAR-themed camp that brings in groups of children ranging in age from 6 to 16 from 24 different disease groups at no cost—including travel to and from the camp—and provides activities specifically suited for them.
Here’s a link to the story: Adam Petty’s legacy lives on
