Driver PR Report

Martinsville, VA(October 2, 2012) – Veteran stock car racing champion and cancer advocate Corey Agee loves nothing more than pulling his #83 vintage modified into victory lane on any given Friday or Saturday night after a feature win in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

But after losing an uncle in 2005 to melanoma, having an aunt currently in remission of breast cancer and being diagnosed with dysplastic nevus syndrome (which increases the chances of developing melanoma) himself in 2010, the thrill of victory also includes finding a cure for cancer.

The 29 year old Agee who was born into a racing family has been wheeling and working on race cars for almost fifteen years now. Agee has collected several dozen feature wins and four championships between tracks in Virginia and North Carolina. In early 2012 Agee teamed up with the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life program in Martinsville and Henry County and formed the Corey Agee Motorsports Relay For Life team to inform, educate and raise awareness of the many faces of cancer through the racing community.

“Teaming up with the Relay For Life program was one of the best things we could have done here at Corey Agee Motorsports,” Agee said. “It gives us a chance to reach out to the public and get people more involved and aware of the local level of racing while educating them more about the different kinds of cancer.”

The Relay For Life event which is held annually in communities across the globe gives people the chance to come together and honor cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones and fight back against the deadly disease. Consisting of Relay teams that camp out over a 24 hour period, each team takes turns walking, jogging or running around high school tracks, parks or fairgrounds. The family-friendly event also has food vendors, games, entertainment and other activities provided throughout the entire event. The next Relay For Life event for Martinsville and Henry County is scheduled for June 14, 2013 at the Smith River Sports Complex in Axton, VA.

Agee and his family owned race team set up souvenir booths at each of the tracks they compete at and sell team merchandise such as awareness wristbands, Relay For Life team t-shirts, driver t-shirts and hats. They also collect donations for their Relay team, hand out pamphlets on cancer and setup diagrams on different types of cancer. When not competing at a race track, the race team attends local car shows and cruise-ins around the area with their race car and souvenir booth.

The team also sells and collects donations at the team’s website http://www.coreyageemotorsports.com/.