| Location: |
The Urban Youth Racing School (UYRS) is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Attendance: |
Urban boys and girls ages 8 through 18 |
Facilities:
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Complete full service race shop and office complex (at headquarters) |
| Programs: |
UYRS Build A Dream Program - 10 weeks orientation & training sessions (5 in-class sessions, 5 track sessions)
UYRS Driver / Team Development Program - Super minicup cars are used for the advanced students that race competitively up and down the east coast. The race season spans from April - November |
Cost:
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The racing school is free for all participants |
| Major events: |
UYRS Annual Kids Day, UYRS Annual Awards Ceremony, UYRS Annual Race that Counts Challenge, Urban Youth Racing School Grand Prix of Philadelphia and an annual UYRS Official Fundraiser |
| Media Coverage: |
The Urban Youth Racing School has been featured in and on such media outlets as, Good Morning America, CNN, ESPN, USA Today, NASCAR.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, RPM 2Night, and the ABC, NBC and CBS News, to name a few. |
| National Spokesmen: |
National Spokesmen and supporters of UYRS have included professional racecar drivers, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Bill Lester and Brendan Gauhan and Jimmy Johnson, among others. |