SELLERS SLATED TO PILOT CAR TO HONOR VETS FOR FINAL WINSTON WEST RACE

Source: Jack Sellers Racing
Date: 11/10/2000

Roseville, CA ( Nov. 10, 2000) -- Veteran NASCAR Winston West Series driver, Jack Sellers, guided by team manager and veteran driver, John Krebs, will be recognizing veterans this Saturday, November 11, 2000 for the Home Depot 300 at Irwindale Speedway in Los Angeles (Calif). But it won't be the veterans of motor sports that they will be honoring, they will be honoring the veterans that through sacrificing a time of their life, and sometimes sacrificing their very life have kept America free.

The No. 15 AllSeasonsMall.com/RacingWest.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo will feature an American theme with "Thank You Vets!" on the hood for this weekend's 12th and final race of the season. Said Krebs, "Just like Christmas, Veterans Day falls on the same day of the year every year, November 11th. Being that we are racing on Veterans Day, everyone on the team wanted to do something for the Vets to say thank you. If it wasn't for all those guys (the Vets) that fought for us, we might not be heading out to Irwindale and racing this weekend. The veterans gave and continue to give allowing us to continue enjoying our freedom. A tribute to the vets was the right thing to do, actually it was the least we could do."

Both Sellers and Krebs had fathers that were vets. Krebs' father was active during W.W.II in the Navy and served on a LST (transport ship of tanks, equipment) ship, that was in Pearl Harbor on JV Day to end the war in the Pacific. Sellers also had a father that served during W.W. II.

Said Sellers, "I grew up as a military brat. My dad was a pilot and instructor in the Naval Air Force. He was a lieutenant in the Korean War, but primarily he served in World War II. Everything the vets have done for us is important and I think right now it is important to remember the men and women on the USS Cole."

Supporting Jack Sellers Racing is the AllSeasonsMall.com. Michael Vasquez, a partner of the online store, is a combat veteran that saw active duty as a Marine in Vietnam. He will be on hand Saturday along with retired Navy Seal, Jimmie D Keener. Vasquez went out of his way to help assist the team to find an organization that could benefit from the exposure the car will provide. Vasquez contacted the American Legion Post 339 out of Ventura County (Calif.) that will be displayed on the rear deck of the No. 15 Monte Carlo. The American Legion is Americas largest Veterans Organization and a visit to their site not only gives the visitor a better understanding of the organization's purpose, it also provides the user an online card they may send to one of the nearly 26 million veterans in our country today.

Please join Jack Sellers Racing, John Krebs Racing Inc., AllSeasonsMall.com, RacingWest.com, the American Legion Post 339 and patriotic Americans everywhere in taking time to remember our Vets, what they stand for and what they have given and continue to give for our freedom.

Jack Sellers is currently running a top-fifteen in the NASCAR Winston West Series standings. He has been competing in the Series since 1985 and was one of the first in NASCAR to field multiple cars. John Krebs has been involved in the Series since 1977, first as a driver and most recently as a consultant and team manager.

The final event of the 2000 Winston West Series schedule at Irwindale Speedway will be televised taped delay on Speedvision, December 2nd at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

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