Pinwheel, Symbol of "Drive4COPD," 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
Toy (Recreational artifact)
Date Made
circa 2012
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2017.41.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Danica Patrick.
Material
Plastic
Color
Blue
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
molded into lower part of handle: MADE IN CHINA
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