Centenary College NASCAR Kinetics Team to Host Official NASCAR Viewing Party

Hackettstown, N.J. – Centenary College’s NASCAR Kinetics team will be hosting an official NASCAR viewing party of the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 21, 2012.  The viewing party will be hosted at Donaldson Farms in Mansfield and will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at the end of the race.  The event is free, open to the public, and will include plenty of food, activities and giveaways for everyone in attendance.  The event is part of the NASCAR Kinetics program, which offers select college students the opportunity to become a brand ambassador for NASCAR and be awarded a trip to Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The NASCAR Kinetics team at Centenary College is comprised of the following five students: Timothy Adams from Dover, N.J., Christina Carrillo from Glen Rock, N.J., Courtney Pyatt from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jason Verrico from Newton, N.J., and Arden Wright from Coatesville, Pa.

NASCAR developed the NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion program in 2009 with the mission of exposing college students to and educating them about the NASCAR brand.  This innovative, engaging program gives the teams an opportunity to work through real-world business challenges facing the motorsports industry.  Students will leverage techniques and lessons taught in the classroom to complete case studies and projects.  Each student chosen for the NASCAR Kinetics program is tasked with fostering brand awareness throughout their college and the community.  Students who have taken part in the program credit it for giving them a leg up on the competition for internships and jobs in the sports industry.

For more information on this event, or KASCAR Kinetics, please contact the team leader, Timothy Adams, at adamst@centenarycollege.edu or at (973) 262-4233.

Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary College’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.

Centenary College’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County).  The Centenary College School of Professional Studies offers degree programs in three locations: Hackettstown, Parsippany and Edison, and at corporate sites throughout New Jersey.  The School of International Programs recruits international students for study at Centenary and Centenary students