Racing Star Denny Hamlin and Six-Year-Old Boy Help Rev Up March for Babies®

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Apr 12, 2012, 12:01 ET

FedEx Driver and National Ambassador Spread the Message for Healthy Moms and Babies

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FedEx Racing driver Denny Hamlin and 2012 March of Dimes National Ambassador Kieran Wittstruck, age six, will team up at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend to help "rev up" revenue and awareness for the March of Dimes top fundraising event, March for Babies.

"I'm so proud to help support the effort of the March of Dimes again this weekend," said Hamlin, a two-time Texas race winner. "This is the fifth time we have had their logo on the hood of our race car, and each year it gives our FedEx team the extra boost it needs to try to get to victory lane."

The #11 FedEx Office/March for Babies® Toyota will be raced this weekend by Hamlin, under the guidance of pro football Hall of Fame team owner Coach Joe Gibbs, and young Kieran, who was born at 31 weeks, weighing just three pounds, one ounce. Thanks to March of Dimes-funded treatments and the medical care Kieran received, he's thriving today and traveling the country with his parents.

"Kieran, his family and FedEx are long-time supporters of our mission to give all babies a healthy start in life," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of the March of Dimes. "We are grateful to FedEx for their help to fund our research and programs that give children like Kieran a chance for a healthy, productive life."

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $42 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

SOURCE March of Dimes