PHILADELPHIA — In Fairmount Park, you might have heard the rev of engines Friday. It was the Philadelphia Grand Prix featuring NASCAR champions.Truck Recovered In Hit-And-Run That Left Bicyclist Dead In West PhiladelphiaIt’s all for a good cause, introducing inner-city youth to motorsports in the blazing heat, the first ever Grand Prix benefitting the Urban Youth Racing School.
“Getting them involved in the industry, being a part of it,” Urban Youth Racing School founder Anthony Martin said. “A lot of our students are engineers, technicians.” The organization gives Philly kids an opportunity to enhance their education and learn about STEM in the motorsports industry.“I was always a racing fan from West Philly,” Martin said, “and racing is a multi-billion-dollar industry that our kids if they don’t have access, could never be a part of.”“To be able to give back to the kids and do something with the kids and show them that you can make it if you dream of it, it’s pretty cool,” Scott said.“Racing is what we do.