NASCAR Legend Rewards High Schools for Food Drive

Published April 25, 2014

NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip paid a recent visit to Williamson County to present two high schools with prizes for winning the second annual Drive Away Hunger Challenge.

The Drive Away Hunger Challenge is an annual competition hosted by Darrell Waltrip Automotive Group for all nine public high schools in Williamson County. Between the nine schools, over 11,000 students participated collecting 19,730 pounds of food that has gone straight into the GraceWorks Ministries food pantry.

Franklin High School won the prize for the highest total number of pounds of food collected, and Middle College High School won the prize for the most pounds of food per student. On April 16, Waltrip presented each principal with a check for $1,250 and a trophy to keep until the winner of next year's competition is crowned.