Alabama 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 92-1364542 · Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law
In 2008, Hoover resident and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Davis, a member of Team Corvette Alabama, had a simple idea: rent Talladega Superspeedway for a day, let car lovers run laps on the most famous banking in racing, and give the proceeds to veterans. He called it Vettes4Vets.
Word spread from club to club. Within ten years the track day was drawing hundreds of drivers from car clubs across more than a dozen states, and the program had given hundreds of thousands of dollars to veteran causes.
In 2016, Hendrick Chevrolet Hoover offered to cover the full cost of renting the track, without being asked. That gift means every dollar a driver pays goes to veterans. The partnership grew into what is now Hendrick Driven for Veterans, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit carrying the mission forward.
Gary flew Cobra gunships in Vietnam, then spent decades in the cockpit before retiring as a 747 captain with UPS. In 2016 he joined Hendrick Chevrolet Hoover to run its Corvette department, and he has been the driving force behind Track Day ever since.
If you’ve run laps at Talladega with us, there’s a good chance Gary is the one who answered your email, found you a session and thanked you for coming.
