The first official Jail and Bail charity event benefitting the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund, is set for Oct. 8 at the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C.
NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Stremme, Ron Hornaday, Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Michael McDowell and a number of NASCAR celebrities will all have their day in court when they get “locked up” and have to raise their bail in an effort to raise funds for the scholarship fund.
Davis, a Universal Technical Institute (UTI) graduate and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series official, died tragically earlier this year at age 28, and is honored by this scholarship created to encourage women to seek a career in the automotive industry. The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for a qualified female student who wishes to attend the NASCAR Technical Automotive Program at the UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.
The event will feature the Jail and Bail portion with NASCAR celebrities, a live auction of the “convicts” autographed uniforms, food, beverage, a demonstration by the Burnout Bike, and a performance by local artists From A Seed and ShowDog Recording artists Flynnville Train.
The Burnout Bike, built by The Cycle Xchange (TCX) in Matthews, N.C., sports a custom chassis with a monster NASCAR tire on the rear, and has performed ground-shaking, crowd-pleasing smoking burnouts at more than 250 national bike shows and other major events across the country. The Burnout Bike Pit Crew performs NASCAR-style pit stops and tire changes during the demonstrations.
Tickets for the event are free in advance online to the first 1,000 people or $5 at the gate the night of the event. To register for tickets or to learn more, please visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/foundation.
An online auction featuring autographed NASCAR memorabilia will go live Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. ET and run through Oct. 15 and will benefit the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund. For more information visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/foundation.
About the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund
The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for a qualified female student who wishes to attend the NASCAR Technical Automotive Program at the UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C. Each year a $10,000 scholarship will be presented to one student to attend NASCAR Tech. Criteria and application information for this scholarship is available on the UTI Foundation website at www.utifoundation.net.
About UTI Foundation:
The UTI Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Arizona nonprofit, is the umbrella organization for all Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) not-for-profit initiatives and is dedicated to raising funds to further its mission and strategic goals. The UTI Foundation supports technical education for the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, marine and NASCAR industries through scholarships, grants, career development and other special programs. For more information, visit www.utifoundation.net.