Goodyear made a presentation spanning multiple sports Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, providing select Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers with a special throwback gift.
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Goodyear offered vintage-style basketball jerseys to Denny Hamlin, plus members of his recreational hoops league — Ryan Blaney, Ty Dillon and Bubba Wallace — to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Akron Wingfoots.
The team began its life as a recreational club among Goodyear factory workers, but later grew into the professional ranks. The Wingfoots captured the 1938 championship in the National Basketball League, a predecessor to today’s NBA.
Goodyear chairman, president and CEO Rich Kramer presented the four drivers with the personalized jerseys after the drivers’ and crew chiefs’ meeting before Sunday’s First Data 500.