Leather Jacket, "Drive4COPD," Worn by Danica Patrick, circa 2012
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DRIVE4COPD -- a public awareness campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- became NASCAR's official health initiative in 2010. The partnership included public service announcements, COPD health screenings at NASCAR events, and a specially branded DRIVE4COPD 300 race in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, whose grandmother had suffered from the disease, became a celebrity spokesperson for the COPD Foundation in 2012.
DRIVE4COPD -- a public awareness campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- became NASCAR's official health initiative in 2010. The partnership included public service announcements, COPD health screenings at NASCAR events, and a specially branded DRIVE4COPD 300 race in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, whose grandmother had suffered from the disease, became a celebrity spokesperson for the COPD Foundation in 2012.
Artifact
Jacket (Garment)
Date Made
circa 2012
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2017.41.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Danica Patrick.
Material
Leather
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 24 in (neck to hem)
Width: 16 in (shoulder to shoulder)
Inscriptions
on front, proper left side of chest: DRIVE4COPD on each sleeve: DRIVE4COPD.COM on back: DRIVE4COPD label inside collar: vanson Leather / BOSTON MASS / MADE IN USA
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