Whelen celebrates stop for Petty Charity Ride 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 21, 2007) – The 13th Annual Chick-fil-A Kyle
Petty Charity Ride Across America reached its final destination in
Hollywood, Fla. Friday, but not before making several very important
stops along the way.
   One of those stops was in Charlestown, N.H., where the street was
lined for a mile with more than 400 cheering friends, families and
employees of Whelen Engineering as the company hosted the riders last
Saturday.
   More than 250 motorcycles, driven by celebrities and enthusiasts,
rode to the Whelen Engineering plant to raise money for Victory Junction
Gang Camp, a camp established by NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kyle
Petty for seriously-ill children.
   Kyle Petty was joined by his wife Patti Petty and his father and
NASCAR legend Richard Petty, along with football legend Herschel Walker,
former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Steve Park and others to thank
Whelen for their contributions to the charity. 
   "The employees are still talking about it as one of the great
events," said Phil Kurze, vice president of motorsports for Whelen
Engineering. "It always feels good when you participate in something
that helps other people."
   Whelen Engineering is a Connecticut-based company that is the
leading manufacturer of automotive, aviation, industrial and public
emergency lighting and warning systems – including the caution lights
on the track and pace cars at NASCAR events.
   In November 2006, Whelen and NASCAR reached a multi-year
agreement to sponsor the grassroots racing program. Whelen is also in
its third year of a multi-year agreement to sponsor NASCAR's Southern
Modified Tour as well as NASCAR's northeast-based Modified Tour.
   After the motorcycles arrived, more than 582 sundaes were served
to those who attended and donated time and money to the event and the
Victory Junction Gang Camp.
   It was a very festive atmosphere, Kurze said, with kids running
around under shade trees, people eating ice cream and donating to
Victory Junction Gang Camp.
   "Whelen is a family like NASCAR is a family," Kurze said. "It was
a great combination of the two. The NASCAR family once again combined
with the Whelen family." 
   The Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America was formed
in 1995. Since, it has become one of the most successful and popular
charity events in NASCAR. This year, riders started in Bar Harbor, Maine
July 14 and ended in Hollywood, Fla. July 20 after making a stop at the
Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C., on July 18 to meet
campers and tour the grounds. In its history, the Kyle Petty Charity
Ride Across America has logged more than 45,000 miles, encompassed more
than 5,350 riders and donated more than $9 million. 
 

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