From the Las Vegas: Richard Petty normally hands over the keys to a race car to driver Aric Almirola.
This week, he handed over the keys to a mortgage free home to an unsuspecting military family.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer partnered with Eckrich to give United States Marine Corps veteran James Wallace and his family the keys to a house located in Bolingbrook.
"I think they were really surprised to see all of us in front of this house," said Petty. "But that was nothing compared to their shock when we handed over the keys and told them that this was their new home. I've been a part of giving away a lot of things in my lifetime, but I don't remember giving away a house. That's a pretty big deal for anyone.
"It just makes it more special because it's a military family who are really worthy of this gift. They are a family who has sacrificed while their loved one served our country. Eckrich and Operation Homefront have been really grgreat in honoring our military families like this all year and it's a really cool deal that they topped it off by giving away a house."
Wallace, a corporal in the Marine Corps, served twice in Afghanistan and was stunned by his new home. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/sep/14/car-blog-nascar-petty-house/
NASCAR shows once again they are they the sport for the military service people and their family's.
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