February 2005              return to the newsletter contents page

The Safety Winds Team Kicks off the Program's 2005 Season at the Daytona International Speedway

The Safety Wins team invites individuals who drive as part of their job to attend free driver safety training at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, on Wednesday February 16, 2005. This full day begins at 8:00 am with classroom defensive driver education conducted by a certified National Safety Council trainer, a session on NASCAR safety by Busch Grand National series racecar driver Jimmy Kitchens, a track tour and tickets after training to watch NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series final practice, Craftsman Truck series practice and Busch Series practice. All Safety Wins events are at no charge. Lunch is on your own

To register you or your company drivers for this event visit www.safetywins.org. For more information Safety Wins or the February event in Daytona please contact Irena Dmitry at 215-953-4225; email irena.dmitry@ceinetwork.com or Ben Langley at 256-747-1575; email blangley@cavalier-homes.com. Seating is limited and is first-come first-serve.

Future Safety Wins Dates and Locations:

• Friday April 15, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

• Friday April 29, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL

• Wednesday May 25,   Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

• Friday July 8, Chicagoland Speedway,  Joliet, IL

About “Safety Wins”

Safety Wins held its first session at the Daytona International Speedway in February 2004. To-date drivers from 129 of the nation’s leading organizations have successfully completed this unique educational program at NASCAR speedways

The goal of Safety Wins is to provide classroom education to professional drivers in order to influence a reduction in the leading cause of work-related death in the United States: motor vehicle crashes.  Safety Wins is funded by a Susan Harwood Training grant (Award # 46E3-HT42) through the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Safety Wins takes an innovative and positive reinforcement approach to awareness and education by holding safety training at NASCAR’s most exciting venues. Safety Wins is a cooperative project among the National Safety Council, The CEI Group/DriverCare, Cavalier Home Builders, and NASCAR Busch racecar driver Jimmy Kitchens.