Yao and NASCAR? You got it
May 25th, 2008by John
It’s good to see Yao get out and get a break from the depressing news from the earthquake in China — Raymond reports that Yao Ming and two-time U.S. Olympic taekwondo gold medalist Steven Lopez were introduced to the world of NASCAR as honorary pit crew members for Kyle Petty’s No. 45 Coca-Cola team in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Some of the activities included:
* Leading a moment of silence for the Chinese earthquake victims.
* In crew uniforms, Yao and Lopez changing tires and performing other pit crew duties with Petty and the No. 45 Coca-Cola car.
* Yao and the Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers shooting hoops and playing “Around the World” in Victory Lane.
*Lopez providing taekwondo tips to Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers.
* The media shooting baskets with Yao.
Click here for more photos of Yao at these events. Thanks Raymond!
May 26th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
You missed something significant…..Yao Ming led the crowd in a moment of silence for China’s victims before the Coca-Cola 600.
Thanks for that great info. Raymond and I didn’t know that because we weren’t there, and I was traveling most of the day so I missed all of the broadcasts and TV news coverage about it. I’m glad he did that — it’s very consistent with what’s most important to him. I have updated the main post with that fact. Thanks again. — John