Ryan’s Mission, founded by driver Ryan Reed, has announced collaboration with the American Diabetes Association for the Drive to Stop Diabetesawareness campaign. Reed will compete in a number of NASCAR Nationwide Series races for Roush Fenway in 2013, driving the #16 Ford Mustang.
Reed has type 1diabetes and his car will feature an American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop Diabetes paint scheme, with his first race currently set for Richmond International Raceway on April 26, 2013. Ryan, a Bakersfield, California native has been racing since the age of four and was diagnosed two years ago at age 17 with type 1 diabetes and was told he would never drive again. This was unacceptable to the young man who has become an advocate for diabetes awareness and had started his own foundation,RyansMission.org, to educate people on diabetes.
Ryan continued to drive and had a successful 2012 season in the ARCA Racing Series, as well as select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events. Fundly will be an associate sponsor on the #16 Drive to Stop Diabetes Ford Mustang and will fully support the crowd-funding mission. (Drive to Stop Diabetes PR)
