Jail and Bail event raises $150,000 for Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund

Judge John Darby, right, NASCAR Managing Director of Competition, requests bail for two-time
Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart during the third annual NASCAR Jail & Bail held
at Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C. (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Oct. 26, 2010) – Twenty NASCAR drivers and celebrities joined more than 1,000 fans to help collect $150,000 in donations and pledges at the Third Official Jail and Bail charity event benefitting the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund on Oct. 12 at Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C. Over the three years of the event, more than $300,000 has been raised to provide 30 scholarships for qualified female students.

The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for qualified female students who wish to attend any one of Universal Technical Institute’s 11 campuses across the U.S., including the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.

Alabama Gang members, left to right, Donnie Allison, Bobby Allison and Red Farmer
look for someone to bail them out of jail. (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

The evening included NASCAR drivers and other celebrities being “sentenced” and put behind bars with all of the “bail money” going to support the scholarship fund. Inmates included NASCAR drivers Landon Cassill; Kevin Conway; Denny Hamlin; Brad Keselowski; Travis Kvapil; Joey Logano; Casey Mears; Michael McDowell; Joe Nemechek; Max Papis; Tony Raines; Brian Scott; Reed Sorenson; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Tony Stewart. Others locked up were the No. 11 FedEx Pit Crew, NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Jerry Cook and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison and Red Farmer of “The Alabama Gang.”

Joining “Judge John Darby” were “prosecutors” Jimmy Spencer of SPEED, NASCAR’s Mike Phillips and ESPN’s Marty Smith as NASCAR crew chiefs Kevin “Bono” Manion, Slugger Labbe and Tommy Baldwin Jr. served as the “dream team” defense attorneys. The event was hosted by NASCAR media personalities Matt Yocum and Ray Dunlap.

NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
driver Brad Keselowski signs autographs. (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Legendary country music artists The Charlie Daniels Band was joined by recording artist and hit songwriter Bridgette Tatum to provide memorable entertainment for the event.

Davis, a Universal Technical Institute (UTI) graduate and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series official, died in 2008 at age 28, and is honored by this scholarship created to encourage women to seek careers in the automotive industry.

About the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund
The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for qualified female students who wish to attend any one of Universal Technical Institute’s eleven campuses across the U.S., including the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C. Each year, $10,000 scholarships are presented to three female students who wish to further their education at a UTI campus. Criteria and application information for this scholarship is available on the UTI Foundation website at www.utifoundation.net.

About UTI Foundation:
The UTI Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Arizona nonprofit, is the umbrella organization for all Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) not-for-profit initiatives and is dedicated to raising funds to further its mission and strategic goals. The UTI Foundation supports technical education for the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, marine and NASCAR industries through scholarships, grants, career development and other special programs. For more information, visit www.utifoundation.net.

Martha Nemechek attempts to bail out her son, double-duty NASCAR
driver Joe Nemechek. (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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NASCAR stars to have day in court in third annual Jail and Bail charity event

Country music icon The Charlie Daniels Band to headline Oct. 12 event; proceeds to benefit the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2010) – The third official Jail & Bail charity event supported by Best Buy and Insignia is set for Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C. Money raised throughout the night will go to the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund, which to date has raised enough money to fund 20 scholarships to the Universal Technical Institute to help female students pursue a career in the automotive industry.

Grammy Award winning artist The Charlie Daniels Band will headline the entertainment for the event, which will be open to the public. Daniels, a native of North Carolina, was inducted into the Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2009 and has performed at numerous NASCAR events over the years. Recording artist and hit songwriter Bridgette Tatum will also perform starting at 5:30 p.m. ET

NASCAR celebrities will have their day in court when they get “locked up” and they will have to raise their bail in an effort to raise funds for the scholarship program. Fans from all over the country will convene at the Brickhouse Tavern for a chance to rub elbows with some of the sport’s top names and raise money for one of the industry’s most popular charities.

Davis, a Universal Technical Institute (UTI) graduate and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series official, died tragically in 2008 at age 28, and is honored by this scholarship created to encourage women to seek a career in the automotive industry. The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for qualified female students who wish to attend one of nine Universal Technical Institute campuses across the U.S. including UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.

Tickets for the event are on sale now for $20 at the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C., and NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C. Tickets will also be sold at the gate the night of the event but capacity is limited so buying tickets in advance is strongly suggested.

For more information, visit www.utifoundation.net or the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OfficialJailandBail.

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