The Chase Elliott Foundation will continue its partnership with NAPA Auto Parts and Hendrick Motorsports for an eighth straight season, unveiling its “DESI9N TO DRIVE” art collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Since the collaboration began in 2017, the DESI9N TO DRIVE program has raised and donated nearly $400,000 to Children’s over its first seven years.
Elliott’s race car and uniform, from head to toe, will feature designs by two cancer patients at Children’s for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff event at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 8.
Fans can enter an online sweepstakes fundraiser to win part of Elliott’s race-worn Atlanta uniform or a VIP race day meet and greet experience with Chase, with donations benefitting the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s.
“The DESI9N TO DRIVE schemes are my favorite of the year and I always look forward to
spending time with the patients before the race and hearing their stories and feeling their love for life,” said Elliott. “Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta does so much good for the local community and continues to expand their facilities. To partner at my home track with Atlanta-based NAPA makes this even more special.”
This year’s DESI9N TO DRIVE program received dozens of submissions from patients at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s. The selected designs were sketched by 11-year-old Gavyn Giansiracusa and 13-year-old Logan Lee.
After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022, Gavyn went through surgery, radiation, and chemo treatments for a year. His red, white, and blue celebration design, depicted on Elliott’s Alpinestars shoes and the No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro, showcases his love for music, fireworks, and cake. It also features a fighter jet, sharing a passion for aviation with Elliott.
Logan, now cancer-free after being diagnosed with Leukemia in 2023, has his design depicted on Elliott’s Alpinestars racing suit and Arai helmet. It also features music, fireworks, and cake with a red, white, and blue colored theme.
“Partnering with Chase and his impactful foundation for another year to support Children’s is an honor,” said Emily Schneider, Senior Director of Marketing at NAPA. “We can’t wait to see the designs on the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and look forward to positive impact for Children’s following this year’s sweepstakes.”
The campaign coincides with the September grand opening of Children’s new state-of-the-art pediatric hospital in Atlanta. When the 2-million-square-foot Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens on September 29, it will become one of the largest children’s hospitals in the nation and the new home of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s. September is also Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
“Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is thankful to collaborate with the Chase Elliott Foundation for the eighth year of DESI9N TO DRIVE,” said Beth Buursema, Director of Corporate and Community Giving, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. “We are very excited that two of our patients will have the chance to show off their creativity at an event that they will never forget. The Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is one of the largest pediatric cancer and blood disorders programs in the nation, caring for more than 8,900 pediatric patients every year. This continued collaboration will bring hope to our patients while furthering our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.”
Fans can visit desi9ntodrive.org to learn more and click a link to enter the sweepstakes. The sweepstakes begin today, August 13, and will last nearly two months, closing on October 9.
