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BRAD KESELOWSKI'S CHECKERED FLAG FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED AS FINALIST FOR 2017 COMCAST COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARD

10/26/2017

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Annual Award to Recognize Philanthropic Efforts by NASCAR Industry Members
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​PHILADELPHIA (10.26.2017) Comcast announced today the finalists for the 2017 Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award, which was created to recognize the charitable efforts of individuals associated with the NASCAR industry. Comcast’s Xfinity brand has been the Official Entertainment Provider of NASCAR® and entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series™ since 2015.
The 2017 finalists are:
  • Jimmie Johnson,Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ driver and founder of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation
  • Brad Keselowski,Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver and founder of the Checkered Flag Foundation
  • Chip Ganassi Racing Pit Crew Department, a team that has invested in a number of philanthropic efforts led by pit crew coaches Shaun Peet and Mike Metcalf

.@Comcast is proud to honor @keselowski as a #ComcastCommunityChamp finalist because of his passion to give back to veterans through @BKCFF. pic.twitter.com/0m0grYoSAI

— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) November 16, 2017
​Comcast is committed to community investment and we are thrilled to once again celebrate, through our NASCAR partnership, the true spirit of the individuals that make this sport what it is today,” said Matt Lederer, Executive Director of Sports Marketing at Comcast. “The annual Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award has proven to be a great platform for us to uncover and honor the selfless heroes inside the NASCAR family we are so fortunate to be a part of."
This year’s winner will be selected by a panel comprised of Comcast and NASCAR executives, as well as former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Petty, NASCAR.com reporter Holly Cain and 2016 Comcast Community Champion Wade Jackson. Comcast will award $60,000 on behalf of the overall winner to his designated charity, and $30,000 on behalf of the two remaining finalists’ selected charities. The 2017 winner will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Loews Hotel in Miami as part of NASCAR Championship Weekend. Wade Jackson, the 2016 Comcast Community Champion of the Year, was awarded $60,000 to help accelerate the growth of Camp LUCK (Lucky Unlimited Cardiac Kids), which provides children with heart disease a place to gather and have fun. The camp was inspired by Jackson’s son, Jacob, who suffered from a congenital heart defect and passed away at the age of 17 due to complications from open heart surgery.
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“It has been a great honor to be recognized as a Comcast Community Champion of the Year, and my family and I couldn’t be more grateful for everything that Comcast has done for Camp LUCK since the nomination,” Jackson commented. “I know first-hand what this award means to those who are fortunate enough to receive it, and I am honored to be a part of the award process.”
Comcast has a long track record of community service, aiding in the advancement of local organizations, developing programs and partnerships, mobilizing resources to connect people and inspiring positive and substantive change. To learn more about the Comcast Community Champion of the Year award, please visit: ComcastCommunityChampion.com.

ABOUT COMCAST
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and
Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

ABOUT BRAD KESELOWSKI’S CHECKERED FLAG FOUNDATION
Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation honors and assists those who have sacrificed greatly for our country. Since 2010, the foundation has supported over 50 organizations and individuals in order to help veterans and first responders during their road to recovery. There are numerous ways for those interested to become involved. Visit www.CheckeredFlagFoundation.org for details.
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