First Winners Announced In MRN "Free Pass" Promotion

You won’t find the names of Janice Scafetta and Suzanne Sundstrom anywhere in the official results from the recent Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. 

But just like NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle, who won the June 16 race, Scafetta and Sundstrom have also found their way to Victory Lane as the first two monthly winners in the “MRN Free Pass Presented by Drive to End Hunger and Quicken Loans!” 

In 2013, Motor Racing Network is teaming up with the AARP Foundation, as part of the Drive to End Hunger initiative, and Detroit-based mortgage lender Quicken Loans to give one lucky NASCAR fan a “free pass.” 

The winner of the “MRN Free Pass Presented by Drive to End Hunger & Quicken Loans!” will receive a “free pass” from mortgage payments for one year, valued at $22,000, and $5,000 in groceries – with a matching donation to the regional food bank of the winner’s choice. 

The Grand Prize winner will also be awarded an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the 2014 Daytona 500 that includes a meet-and-greet with four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports. 

Monthly winners – like Scafetta, from Vero Beach, Fla., and Sundstrom, from Horse Shoe, N.C. – will be selected to receive $500 in grocery money and are also eligible for the Grand Prize. 

The “MRN Free Pass Presented by Drive to End Hunger & Quicken Loans!” sweepstakes runs through Nov. 17. Fans can enter by visitingwww.motorracingnetwork.com/freepass. 

“We’re the ‘Voice of NASCAR,’ so it’s a good fit to be associated with two great NASCAR partners – Drive to End Hunger and Quicken Loans – for this program,” MRN President and Executive Producer David Hyatt said while introducing the promotion in March. “Fans are the backbone of our business. This partnership gives us the opportunity to further engage that base, extending the reach of AARP Foundation and Quicken Loans sponsorships.” 

The “MRN Free Pass Presented by Drive to End Hunger & Quicken Loans!” will be regularly promoted during the network’s Sprint Cup Series race broadcasts, through MRN social media channels and on its website at www.motorracingnetwork.com, where additional sweepstakes details are available.