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Pop Artist Charles Fazzino Commissioned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Create Official Artwork for the 2005 Allstate 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race.
INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, July 25, 2005 – Kaitlyn Christopher, Miss Indiana USA 2005, will join famed 3-D pop artist Charles Fazzino, the Official Artist of the 12th annual Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race, at the public unveiling of his Official Artwork for the event, Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced July 24th. The unveiling will take place from 5-9 p.m. (local time) Friday, August 5 at Fazzino's opening reception at Editions Limited Gallery, 838 E. 65th Street in Indianapolis. Fazzino’s artwork has been used to create the Official 12th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Program cover and Official Poster. Fazzino will also sign posters at the track on Saturday, August 6th. The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 7 on the historic 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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“We are excited that Charles Fazzino will be the Official Artist of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard,” said Joie Chitwood, president and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “We are confident that his unique style will capture all the energy of Race Day, just as he did for the 2004 Indianapolis 500.”
Fazzino was the Official Artist and created the Official Artwork for the 88th Indianapolis 500 in 2004.
Charles Fazzino's signed Official posters will be exclusively available on NASCAR.COM. beginning on August 3rd. A portion of the proceeds of poster sales at the will benefit Urban Youth Racing School, which is dedicated to giving disadvantaged inner-city youth more opportunity and a chance to enhance their life skills by using motorsports as the magnet and education as the compass. UYRS is committed to making diversity, educational and youth issues a national priority. For Further Information about UYRS, please visit: www.urbanyouthracingschool.com
“I am so honored to have been selected by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to commemorate the 12th running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard,” Fazzino said from his studio in New York. “I hope that my artwork will capture the magic and thrill of this historic NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. I am also very thrilled to be supporting Urban Youth Racing School with my artwork. Its dedication to giving disadvantaged inner-city youth more opportunity is a significant mission of which I am proud to participate." |
