Hooah, 01!

We’ve got to get him qualifed first. The new superintendent at Fishburne Military School, Col. Roy F. “Rick” Zinser, grew up in Florida just down the road a bit from Daytona, so he knows the drill in NASCAR.
Fishburne has what you might call a rooting interest in the goings-on at Daytona this race weekend, specifically regarding the No. 01 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday’s Camping World 300. Continue reading “Hooah, 01!” »

How the Wallace, Fishburne partnership came to be

Wanna know how the Fishburne Military School sponsorship of Mike Wallace’s No. 01 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday’s Camping World 300 at Daytona came to be? It’s simple, really. Somebody knew somebody, in this case Mike Wallace.
“That was pretty neat how we were able to get them involved. I am friends with one of their board members and we got to talking about how they could get involved in racing awhile ago. When this opportunity came up, we talked and then he talked with their board, and we all agreed this would be a great deal,” Wallace said. Continue reading “How the Wallace, Fishburne partnership came to be” »

Fishburne sponsoring NASCAR entry at Daytona

NASCAR. Fishburne. Daytona. A marriage made in heaven.
“Fishburne Military School is proud to sponsor Mike Wallace and wants to thank him for his dedication and devotion to Fishburne Military School,” said T. Nelson Saunders Jr., chairman of the board of Trustees of the Fishburne Educational Foundation, announcing the news that the Waynesboro-based prep military academy will be sponsoring Wallace’s car for the NASCAR Nationwide Camping World 300. Continue reading “Fishburne sponsoring NASCAR entry at Daytona” »