The Ultimate Experience, courtesy of IRWIN Tools, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Jeff Hammond, is an opportunity for the high school and post-secondary first place winners of the SkillsUSA Automotive Service Technology competition to go behind-the-scenes and work alongside the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 1 team’s pit crew.
As the IRWIN HANSON Ultimate Experience winner, Minihan will also participate in a “lunch and learn” opportunity with one of NASCAR’s “winningest” crew chiefs, Jeff Hammond, and receive race day exclusives such as an official pace car ride-along experience and the chance to watch the IRWIN Tools Night Race from the No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Pit Box.
“We are really excited to host the Ultimate Experience with IRWIN Tools,” said Jeff Hammond, Fox Sports Analyst and one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest crew chiefs. “This is a great opportunity for us to introduce some young folks, who are just starting out in their careers, to the exciting world of stock car mechanics. It’s a career choice that many Automotive Technicians dream of, but aren’t quite sure how to make happen.”
“The access to the teams, drivers and pit crews in NASCAR is very unique, especially in comparison to other professional sports,” adds Ross Porter, President of IRWIN Tools. “We are thrilled to be able to offer this racing experience, with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Jeff Hammond, to future Automotive Technicians through SkillsUSA. Hammond is a wonderful ambassador for the IRWIN brand and a role model for young professionals beginning their careers.”
IRWIN Tools proudly supports SkillsUSA, a national career and technical education organization that serves more than 300,000 high school and college students in technical, skill and service occupations. SkillsUSA training programs are critical to developing the next generation of leaders and highly qualified professionals in the workforce. IRWIN HANSON ensures that automotive service technology students have the innovative and dependable tools to learn their trade for their future life’s work.For more information, call 1-800-GO-IRWIN or visit www.irwin.com. IRWIN invites the nation to celebrate National Tradesmen Day, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
SkillsUSA instructional programs teach leadership, citizenship and character development to complement technical skill training. For more information visit www.skillsusa.org.
