Colby Howard, JD Motorsports partnering with The NASCAR Foundation

The NASCAR Foundation will partner with JD Motorsports and Xfinity Series driver Colby Howard for this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

“The opportunity to partner with great initiatives such as The NASCAR Foundation and Project Hope Foundation really means a lot to me,” Howard said in a media release. ” Recipients of the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award have made big strides in changing lives of many people through their charitable work, and I am proud to represent the four nominees on the hood of my No. 15 Chevrolet. I encourage everyone to learn more about these special individuals and vote for their favorite candidate to win the award.”

The hood of the car will feature the four nominees of the 10th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award.

The award is a special honor given to NASCAR fans who volunteer for children’s causes in their racing communities.

The finalist for the award are guaranteed a $25,000 donation, with the overall winner, declared by a vote, receiving a $100,000 donation. The nominees are as follows :

·  Daryl Farler from Franklin, Tennessee, a 10-year volunteer with Amputee Blade Runners, an organization that provides free running and sports prosthetics to lower-limb amputees seeking a more active lifestyle;

·  Charlene Greer from Ormond Beach, Florida, a nine-year volunteer with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Volusia / Flagler;

· Larry Jordan from Dacula, Georgia, a 21-year volunteer with Angel Flight Soars, Inc., the original volunteer pilot organization that helps to strengthen families in crisis by eliminating the transportation concern for necessary medical care;

·  Rich Langley from Virginia Beach, Virginia, a nine-year volunteer with Roc Solid Foundation of North Carolina, an organization devoted to using the power of ‘play’ to defeat pediatric cancer.

Fans can visit The NASCAR Foundation’s website and vote daily. Voting will close on November 4th, with the winner been announced online on November 5th.

You can see the No. 15 Camaro hit the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 24th at 4:30PM EST on NBCSN and the NBC Sports App.