Pinwheel, Symbol of "Drive4COPD," circa 2012

Summary

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

Place of Creation

China 

 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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