FISHING & RACING NEWS
Joey Coulter’s Big Weekend Continues with Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament Championship, Nov. 19
Coulter adds Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament Championship to his trophy case after garnering “Rookie of the Year” Honors
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A day after clinching NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Rookie of the Year” honors by finishing 5th in the Ford 200, NASCAR Driver Joey Coulter continued his big weekend by winning the Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, November 19. The Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament with NASCAR Drivers annually benefits the Darrell Gwynn Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to SUPPORT people with paralysis and PREVENT spinal cord injuries.
Coulter’s team of Tim Nichols, Steve Marcus, Haithan Mustafa won the tournament by catching bass with a combined weight of 6.10lbs.
“It was great to be here and great to support Darrell,” said Coulter. “This is such a cool event to fish on the infield lake. We really had a great time.”
Coulter drives the No. 22 Darrell Gwynn Foundation Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping Word Truck Series which sports the Darrell Gwynn Foundation logo on the hood. He and his family are great supporters of the foundation.
Richard Childress caught the biggest fish of the day, catching a 4.08lbs. bass in the tournament.
The annual Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament pairs foundation supporters with NASCAR Drivers and personalities for a day of bass fishing on the infield lake at the Homestead—Miami Speedway. The annual event benefits the Darrell Gwynn Foundation and offers companies an opportunity to entertain clients and reward employees during Ford Championship Weekend.
You can learn more about participating in the next Hot Rods & Reels tournament at the Daytona International Speedway at the Daytona 500 by visiting www.hotrodsandreels.com. Boats and sponsorships are available.
Despite a scheduling change due to inclement weather Friday night to Sprint Cup Practice that conflicted with this year’s fishing tournament Saturday morning, several NASCAR Drivers still made time to attend the event and participate including: Ryan Newman, Joe Nemechek, Greg Sachs, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex and Joey Coulter. Team owner Richard Childress also fished along with FOX NASCAR analyst Larry McReynolds. NASCAR President Mike Helton also visited the tournament.
At the Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, on behalf of its donors, donated a $10,000 power wheelchair to Tyron Cunningham of Miami Gardens, Fla. The wheelchair donation was made through the foundation’s national Wheelchair Donation Program. You can help support the foundation’s wheelchair donation program and Give the Gift of Mobility by donating today: https://darrellgwynnfoundation.org/the-gift-of-mobility.php.
Sponsors who made the event possible include: Hot Shot, United Industries, Bass Pro Shops-Outdoor World, Sprint, Hook & Tackle, Bass Online, Coca-Cola, Rolltisserie by Southern Pride and Plano.
Give the Gift of Mobility: https://darrellgwynnfoundation.org/the-gift-of-mobility.php
About the Darrell Gwynn Foundation
Founded in 2002 by Champion Racer Darrell Gwynn and his wife, Lisa, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide SUPPORT for people living with paralysis and PREVENT spinal cord injuries. The foundation’s primary support program is its national Wheelchair Donation Program. With this program the Darrell Gwynn Foundation has donated custom built wheelchairs to hundreds of individuals in need. The foundation also maintains a Patient Assistance Fund offering support services and tools at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado with aspirations to expand this model to several hospitals nationwide. The Patient Assistance Fund also supports the Betty Jane France Pediatric Center, at Halifax Hospital in Daytona, Fla. and Homestead Hospital in Homestead, Fla. Additionally, the Patient Assistance Fund provides financial support through its Fast Track Laboratory with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis aimed at finding a cure for paralysis. The foundation operates an Education & Prevention Program directed to high school students to educate them on the dangers of risky behavior that can lead to spinal cord injuries. This rapidly growing program reaches over 10,000 students annually at over 50 high schools. In an effort to create more awareness about spinal cord injuries, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation successfully lobbied for and established National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month with a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate in 2011 sponsored by both Florida Senators. With tremendous fundraising partners such as Barrett-Jackson, the NHRA, NASCAR, Rolltisserie by Southern Pride and many more generous sponsors, individual supporters and donors, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation continues to evolve as a leading foundation for those with spinal cord injuries. For more information please visit www.darrellgwynnfoundation.org or www.facebook.com/darrellgwynnfoundation.