JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AND 23XI RACE TEAMS COME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN NASCARNIVAL NIGHT AT VICTORY JUNCTION CAMP
Following the Ally 400 race weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB and 23XI Race Team’s came together to participate in ‘NASCARnival’ at Victory Junction Camp, a NASCAR-themed carnival.
Victory Junction was the dream of Adam Petty, a fourth-generation race car driver from the famous Petty family and a rising star in the sport. Adam’s passion for racing was equaled only by his compassion for others, especially children. Between races, he often visited children in pediatric hospitals. After his tragic death in a racing accident, Adam’s family and friends came together to realize his dream of a camp to serve children with serious medical conditions. Adam’s vision sprung to life when Victory Junction opened its gates in 2004.
On Monday evening, nearly 20 team members including LEGACY M.C. driver, John Hunter Nemechek, enjoyed a night with the more than 70 campers. During the evening, the 27-year-old and his teammates had dinner with the campers in the Fuel Stop, which was then immediately followed by a dance party with the kids. Once the dance party concluded, the teams and campers made their way out to Adam’s Race Shop for a pit stop demonstration. Nemechek hopped behind the wheel of Adam’s No. 45 race car and drove to the attention of the LEGACY M.C. and 23XI pit crew where they performed to the kids’ delight - a four-tire pit stop.
“We came to Victory Junction to hang out and be able to enjoy this experience with the kids; there is nothing like it. It was my first time at Victory Junction, it was an amazing experience. So many people have helped to provide camp for the kids to be able to come out, have a good time, to be a kid and enjoy life experiences. Thank you to the Petty’s and everyone that is involved and putting NASCARnival on and to the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB and 23XI Racing teams for coming out and having a good time,” said John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 42 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB entry.
To conclude the evening, more fun and games were had as the teams, drivers and campers played soccer, corn hole, went up in the hot air balloon, and some of the race team members got wet by volunteering to be dunked in the dunk tank.
“My favorite thing about NASCARnival for me is certainly two things, the teams and the balloons. Between those two things, those make it beyond anything that camp can ever produce. We say a lot of times around [Victory Junction Camp] it takes a village to provide these camp experiences for children with serious medical conditions and there is no better example than a race team showing up to do pit stops for the kids or the folks that travel from all over North Carolina to put on the hot air balloons rides for the kids as well. All this makes the night as special as it can be,” said Chad Coltrane, President and CEO at Victory Junction Camp.
Victory Junction’s mission is to enrich the lives of children with serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, at no cost to children or their families. Victory Junction is located in the hills of Randleman, North Carolina and is a place that gives children to do what they do best— be kids, make new friends and enjoy life experiences through camp.
For more information on Victory Junction Camp and learn how you can support, visit https://victoryjunction.org/.
