NASCAR Driver Kyle Larson Shares Story for Nevada Reading Week to Communities In Schools of Nevada Students at Halle Hewetson Elementary
Credit One Bank-sponsored NASCAR driver, Kyle Larson, celebrated Nevada Reading Week by sharing his children’s book “Kyle Loves Racing” to a group of Communities In Schools (CIS) of Nevada case-managed students and Hewetson Elementary School first grade students on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Surrounded by students in the library, Kyle shared his book, longtime love of racing, answered questions about being a NASCAR driver, received countless hugs from students, and donated signed copies of his book to the library. Larson is the driver of No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Chip Ganassi Racing, and will race Sunday, March 4, in the 2018 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
About Communities In Schools of Nevada
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Nevada is the local affiliate of the nation’s largest and most effective K-12 dropout prevention organization. Working with both schools and the surrounding community, CIS of Nevada does whatever it takes to help kids stay in school and succeed in life. Based directly inside schools, CIS of Nevada connects students and their families to basic and critical educational and community-based resources, tailored to each student’s specific needs.
Operating in 63 school sites in Western Nevada, Southern Nevada, and Northeastern Nevada, CIS of Nevada serves over 63,000 students. Nationally, CIS provides services in more than 2,200 schools in 26 states and the District of Columbia, serving 1.3 million young people and their families every year. As the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, CIS is the only program proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. For more information, please see our website http://www.cisnevada.org [engine.pitchengine.com] and follow on Facebook [facebook.com], Twitter [twitter.com] and Instagram [instagram.com].
About Credit One Bank
Credit One Bank, N.A. is a U.S.-based national bank that specializes in credit cards. Credit One Bank focuses on providing a full range of credit card products with cash back rewards that suit consumers’ everyday needs. Credit One Bank is one of the top Visa issuers in the U.S. as well as the Official Credit Card of NASCAR and the Vegas Golden Knights. For more information, please visit CreditOneBank.com [creditonebank.com].
About Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for over 30 years and is considered one of the most successful as well as innovative owners the sport has anywhere in the world. Today his teams include two cars in the Verizon IndyCar Series, two cars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, one car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, two factory Ford GT’s in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and two factory Ford GT’s in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Overall his teams have 18 championships and 200 victories, including four Indianapolis 500s, a Daytona 500, a Brickyard 400, eight Rolex 24 At Daytonas, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ganassi boasts state-of-the-art race shop facilities in Indianapolis, and Concord, N.C., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh. For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com [chipganassiracing.com].
