Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the NAPA Toyota in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition, got a chance to be a part of a very special pit stop today in Richmond, Virginia. The pit stop had nothing to do with racing, but everything to do with helping a family whose mother is a remarkable person dealing with breast cancer.
Truex visited Carroll's Auto Services to supervise, and lend a helping hand, to shop employees there who were installing new NAPA brakes, and doing much needed repairs to the 10 year old car of the Smith family, free of charge. The mother of the family, Nanette, has been battling breast cancer for six years all while raising her two teenagers, with her husband Lee, and still working days as a hospice worker.
Much of the family's income is spent on the medical expenses related to radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight her disease. This just didn't leave anything to address the much needed repairs.
Most amazing to Truex, and the others on hand was the fact that she considers herself lucky to have cancer as she said, " Because of the cancer I have had a lot of wonderful things happen to me. I mean that. I've had support from friends, family, my church family, and people I don't even know."
The family will also be special guests in the pits of the NAPA Toyota for the Saturday night race at Richmond. Something tells me if the NAPA team needs an extra hand during the race they may just have to hold this woman back from doing what she does everyday, help others while dealing with her own struggles.
Napa is planning on helping a total of 56( Truex's car number) families or organizations in need of car repairs, in the Richmond area, from now through October.
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