Joey Hershey Needs Your Help

Joey Hershey Needs Your Help

By Brad Vores March 13, 2008

It’s time for the racing community to come together.

And Joey Hershey needs your help.

Hershey, just 25 years of age has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease, a cancer of the Lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system.

In Hodgkin's disease, cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and may spread beyond the lymphatic system. As Hodgkin's disease progresses, it compromises your body's ability to fight infection.

Hershey races the No. 44 Hershey’s Racing Engines, Wagner’s Painting sprint car at Lincoln and Port Royal Speedway’s. He is the son of motor builder Curtis Hershey.

Hershey is a full time construction worker but has no health insurance. He has received some medical help but not near what it takes for his medical attention.
He has been undergoing chemotherapy for three months and will be continuing treatment with radiation for the next several months. Joey’s ability to work has been limited due to his cancer treatments.

This is where the motorsports community can make a difference and help this young man.

Mike and Ellen Wagner, owner’s of Wagner Motorsports and longtime friends of the Hershey family are trying to help out where they can.

They have come up with the idea of a candle fundraiser. Candles are made by Keystone Kandles of Harrisburg and are available in 20 different flavors. There will be two options for purchasing a candle. Candles in 26 ounce jars will be $15.00 while 64 ounce jars cost just $25.00 each.

The candle fundraiser will run through the end of April.

Please visit www.ijustwannarace.com for ordering via PayPal or just by making a donation to the Joey Hershey Fund. Complete delivery information will be available on that website. Folks without internet may email me at Bvores@aol.com if you are interested in helping out.

Let’s see the racing community step up as you always do in times like this and at least make a small difference to offset some of his medical expenses.

CAR SHOW
Lawrence Chevrolet, located along the Carlisle Pike will be hosting a race car show Friday and Saturday at the dealership.

Super Sportsman, limited late models, street stocks, go karts and micro sprints will be on display.

The No. 71 sprint car of Brian Leppo will also be on display at the show.

Lawrence Chevrolet will be sponsoring many events this season at Lincoln Speedway.

PIT STOPS
Selinsgrove Speedway will join the racing action this weekend with a Friday night 410 Sprints program paying $4,000 to win. The track will be back in action Saturday evening with a Race of Champions modified program also paying $4,000 to win…

Lincoln Speedway will hold one final Saturday afternoon program this weekend with 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints beginning at 2pm…

Hagerstown Speedway is presenting a late model/big block modified program Saturday afternoon at 2pm while Williams Grove speedway has one final Sunday afternoon show of 410 Sprints at 2pm before switching to Friday night racing next week…

Trail-Way Speedway is set to open up with Micro Sprint competition on Saturday afternoon at 1pm with a Sunday afternoon raindate…

Adam Wilt and the Wide Open Motorsports 358 sprint car team are ready for another season of competition in Central PA with the No. 15 sprint car. Wilt will be a regular at Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedway and will also get some seat time in a new 410 powered sprinter at several Lincoln Speedway shows this season. For more information on Wilt and his team, visit www.adamwilt15.com…

Applications are now being accepted for the eighth annual Kevin Gobrecht Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, in honor of the late sprint car driver will be $2,000 and awarded annually to a local student/race fan enrolled at an accredited college, technical or business school. Information can be found at www.kevingobrecht.com…