Nascar Driver Kyle Larson Visits Meeting Street Academy

CHIP GANASSI RACING PARTNER, CREDIT ONE BANK, DONATES $25,000 TO ENHANCE THE SCHOOL'S SCIENCE AND ROBOTICS CURRICULUM

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Aug 04, 2017, 09:00 ET

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, August 2, Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet SS, and Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) team engineers made a pit stop at Meeting Street Academy in Charleston, S.C. to speak to the fourth and fifth grade science classes about the role STEM subjects play in racing. Team partner Credit One Bank was also in attendance and donated $25,000 to the school.

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NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, shows the Credit One Bank No. 42 Chevrolet SS to students at Meeting Street Academy in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.

A Meeting Street Academy student tries on Kyle Larson’s Credit One Bank racing fire suit in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. (Minette Hand Photography)

Credit One Bank president Robert DeJong & SVP of marketing Mamta Kapoor joined by Kyle Larson, present $25,000 to Meeting Street Academy students and principal Dirk Bedford. (Minette Hand Photography)

Kyle Larson, NASCAR driver, shows the Credit One Bank No. 42 Chevrolet SS to Meeting Street Academy students in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. (Minette Hand Photography)

Jeff Price, Chip Ganassi Racing design engineer group leader, speaks to Meeting Street Academy students about STEM subjects on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Charleston, S.C. (Minette Hand Photography)

"I loved meeting with the students of Meeting Street Academy," said Larson. "Getting the chance to talk with kids about what I do is always something I enjoy, and they seemed pretty excited to hear about racing and fast cars. It was also fun to have some of our engineers on hand to explain how they build our cars. Without them, I wouldn't be able to run up front and compete for wins, so it was great for them to tell the kids about the importance of technology in racing," said Larson.

In addition to having Larson and the team engineers on hand, the students got an up close view of the No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet SS, complete with the school's logo on the car. Larson and CGR engineers spoke to the students about the technology associated with racing, how math and science play a role in building race cars, and the importance of STEM topics in motorsports. Credit One Bank also presented a donation of $25,000 to enhance the school's science and robotics curriculum. Larson completed his visit by taking photos and having lunch with the students.

"This incredible donation from Credit One Bank will allow us to expand our STEM curriculum in amazing ways. STEM is about so much more than learning science and computer programming—it really gives our scholars the opportunity to work together to solve complex problems," said Dirk Bedford, principal of Meeting Street Academy, Charleston. "The expansion of the Lego Robotics team will allow for the kind of critical hands-on, minds-on experiential learning that teaches our scholars to think analytically and work logistically to find solutions."

"Credit One Bank is proud to be associated with Meeting Street Academy. Our hope is that this donation will help instill a love of learning and technology in the students for years to come," said Laura Faulkner, vice president of marketing communications, Credit One Bank. "By aligning our partnerships with Chip Ganassi Racing and NASCAR with Credit One Bank's commitment to education and giving back, we created a special opportunity for all of us to come together and provide the kids of Meeting Street Academy a unique approach to learning."

About Credit One Bank
Credit One Bank, N.A. is a U.S. based national bank that specializes in credit cards. Credit One Bank is one of the largest and fastest growing issuers of credit cards in the industry and provides a broad spectrum of credit card products. Credit One Bank offers card members cash back rewards on eligible purchases, credit education tools, and free online access to their credit score each month.

For more information, please visit www.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 four cars in the Verizon IndyCar Series, two cars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, two cars 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 more than 190 victories, including four Indianapolis 500s, a Daytona 500, a Brickyard 400, seven 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, Pa.

For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com

About Meeting Street Academy
Meeting Street Academy is the flagship school of Meeting Street Schools (MSS) – a network of public and private schools that was founded upon the belief that all children deserve an excellent education regardless of their geographic or socioeconomic circumstances, and that all children have the ability to excel in the classroom. Where access to quality public education or affordable private alternatives is severely limited, MSS is providing children with transformational educational opportunities. Opened in 2008, Meeting Street Academy is a private school serving students in grades PK3 – 5^th who would otherwise attend schools that were below average.

For more information: www.meetingstreetschools.org

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