LAS VEGAS, NV – NASCAR Angels TV show, along with its presenting sponsor partner Goodyear Gemini, will feature an unprecedented gift of new tires, oil changes and fluid checks to 65 teachers and staff members’ vehicles of Dr. C. Owen Roundy Elementary School in an upcoming episode. The “spring car care” day-long repair fest will be filmed on Sun., Feb. 24 at Scher’s Tires in Las Vegas. The episode is scheduled to air mid-April in 88 percent of the country, in more than 200 television markets.

Roundy Elementary was chosen to be featured in the episode because of its year-long racing theme, “On the Road to Success,” carried throughout the school’s programs. A year-round school, Roundy has 700 students, and a 90 percent Hispanic population with a 100 percent free lunch program.

“Goodyear Gemini is very honored to recognize the outstanding efforts of educators and staff through this gift of new tires and vehicle servicing,” said Mark Boswell, Gemini program manager. “Our society owes a great debt of gratitude to the men and women who embrace our children across America every day. We are proud that an episode of NASCAR Angels will spotlight educators in this manner, and that we have this opportunity to show our appreciation for their commitment and dedication.”

An integral part of Roundy’s school-wide racing theme is a fifth-grade “Race to Success” reading program launched at Roundy and Sewell Elementary last September by H-Town Racing, a Nevada State Bank Race Team that competes primarily at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) on the “Bullring” short track. The program, which will be highlighted in the episode of NASCAR Angels, focuses on mentoring and teaching students how to set and achieve goals, with an emphasis on enhancing their reading skills. This program will culminate at the “Race to Success Reading Program Night” at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 10.

Henderson’s Jim Petrie, reading program coordinator, drives a Whelen Series Super Late Model which competes in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. He will spend more than 150 hours at the two elementary schools this year, visiting fifth grade classes to mentor and read to students, and to present prizes earned by the students. Racing is the focus that keeps the students interested and working toward their goals. They earn individual prizes, including tickets donated by LVMS, while also earning class prizes. At the conclusion of the program, H-Town Racing will make a $500 donation to each school.

“It is a very big honor for us to be included in the filming of NASCAR Angels,” Petrie stated. “The students at Roundy Elementary have earned this national recognition by their hard work and dedication to the program, and have done a wonderful job achieving their reading goals. I look forward to the monthly visits and interacting with the students, because I can see how much they have grown as students, making it even more special to our race team.”

NASCAR Angels is hosted by former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion and current ABC/ESPN broadcaster Rusty Wallace, and NASCAR.COM spokesperson Shannon Wiseman. Following Vegas, NASCAR Angels will head Atlanta, Phoenix and Charlotte. NASCAR Angels is produced in partnership by NASCAR and MagicDust Television and is distributed nationally by Litton Entertainment. For more information or to view NASCAR Angels episodes, visit: http://www.nascar.com/auto/angels.