Fedex Racing Press Materials 2017 Corporate Overview
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FedEx Racing Press Materials 2017 Corporate Overview FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $58 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000 team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com 2 Table of Contents FedEx Racing Commitment to Community ........................................................ 4-6 Denny Hamlin - Driver, #11 FedEx Toyota Camry Biography ........................................................................... 7-9 Career Highlights ................................................................... 10-13 Monster Energy Cup Series - Season Highlights ‘By the Numbers’ (2006-2016) ...........14-24 Monster Energy Cup Series - Career Results by Track .....................................25 #11 FedEx Racing Team Season Results (2005–2016) ............................................26-37 Mike Wheeler - Crew Chief, #11 FedEx Toyota Camry Biography ............................................................................38 Joe Gibbs Racing ................................................................................39 2017 FedEx Racing Crew Roster. 40 #11 Racing History ...............................................................................41 3 FedEx Racing® - Commitment to Community Since its founding in 2005, the FedEx Racing program has made a commitment to community service a priority and team hallmark. Through national initiatives with organizations such as the March of Dimes, The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross, and in cooperation with local human service organizations, FedEx Racing has touched the lives of thousands of individuals and offered much needed support in the form of charitable contributions and the volunteerism of FedEx team members. 2016: Denny Hamlin drove a special #11 FedEx Cares paint scheme at the event in Sonoma Raceway in June. The car fea- tured five charitable organizations — JA Worldwide, Safe Kids Worldwide, National Urban League, the USO and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation — and the special design was unveiled via 360 virtual reality video during a luncheon in downtown San Francisco. Additionally, Hamlin joined FedEx Team Members and San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde for a special cleanup project in conjunction with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation at Battery East, a park adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge. Denny Hamlin drove the #11 FedEx Cares Toyota to a second-place finish at Sonoma Raceway. 2015: The #11 team helped FedEx celebrate a variety of charitable organizations during the 2015 season. As part of the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks weekend at Dover International Speedway in May, Hamlin drove a special #11 FedEx Cares paint scheme that highlighted 10 organizations: the American Red Cross, Autism Speaks, Direct Relief, the March of Dimes, Safe Kids, JA Worldwide, United Negro College Fund, FIRST, Arbor Day Foun- dation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In the fall, Hamlin visited Memphis and teamed up with the NBA’s Grizzlies point guard — and fellow #11 — Mike Conley for a basketball shooting con- test on Veteran’s Day to raise money for the USO. Hamlin also stopped by the Target House, a long-term housing facility in the St. Jude network, to meet with children for a fun afternoon of painting. Hamlin do- nated $11,000 to St. Jude through the Denny Hamlin Foundation as part of the program. 2014: 2014 marked the seventh-consecutive season that Hamlin and the FedEx Racing Team Denny visited children at the Target House in Memphis, raised awareness for the March of Dimes and part of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. March for Babies initiatives. The special #11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes paint scheme raced at Texas Motor Speedway in April, and the team hosted 2014 March of Dimes national ambassador Aidan Lamothe at the track. Additionally, during the fourth annual FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover (Del.), the entire #11 team filled a FedEx truck full of toys from a nearby Toys “R” Us and donated them to Autism Delaware for use during the race weekend inside a special hospitality area designated for families with children with autism. The toys were selected from the Toys “R” Us “10 Toys that Speak to Autism” list that the company establishes each year with Autism Speaks. FedEx also helped raise funds for Autism Speaks through a special program allowing fans to have their names printed on the #11 FedEx Freight/ Autism Speaks Toyota for an $11 donation. 4 2013: Denny Hamlin and the FedEx Racing Team again used the NASCAR platform to raise awareness for charitable organizations in 2013, including special #11 paint schemes for the March of Dimes at Texas in April and Autism Speaks at Dover in June, in conjunction with the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks race weekend. In September, the March of Dimes recognized Hamlin with its highest honor, the prestigious “Champion for Babies” Award. Hamlin became just the fourth recipient of the award, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Namath, golf legend Arnold Palmer and veteran broadcaster Greg Gumbel. Hamlin accepted the award at the March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference and Gala in Washington, D.C. Joining the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross, FedEx, Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs helped spread the message of disaster preparedness around the annual America’s Small Business Summit. Speaking to news media and The FedEx Racing Team helped rebuilding efforts in small business owners, Hamlin and Gibbs provided critical information for small Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the devastating tornado in 2011. business owners to better respond to emergencies and ensure the safety of employees and customers. 2012: The FedEx Racing Team highlighted immediate relief and ongoing recovery efforts following major disasters that struck different parts of the country. Prior to the race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in May, Hamlin and #11 FedEx crew members visited nearby Tuscaloosa, Ala., on the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the area in 2011. FedEx helped donate and deliver appliances to the first house rebuilt in the Alberta City neighborhood, and made a $10,000 donation to the local chapter of The Salvation Army. In the fall, ‘Superstorm’ Sandy caused extensive damage along the east coast, including major flooding and power outages in New York City and surrounding areas. In addition to the tireless efforts of FedEx team members, who volunteered their time to get much-needed supplies into the area, Hamlin and the #11 crew flew into Newark, N.J., prior to NASCAR’s season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, to pitch in. The team helped unload a truck full of supplies donated by FedEx to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, volunteered at the facility and delivered a truck full of frozen turkeys to a food shelter in the area one week before Thanksgiving. Also during the NASCAR season, FedEx helped raise awareness for the March of Dimes with a special #11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes paint scheme at Texas in April, and Autism Speaks through its title sponsorship of the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover (Del.) International Speedway in June. 2011: Disaster preparedness was again the program’s focus in 2011, as the “Race to Prepare” initiative reached local communities near San Francisco, Louisville, Kansas City and Dallas. FedEx made $10,000 donations to each of the local chapters of the American Red Cross in those markets, and to date, more than 1,000 children have participated in the program. At Texas Motor Speedway in April, Hamlin ran a specially-designed #11 FedEx/March of Dimes Toyota to raise awareness for the organization. The car was designed by Dallas-area twins and healthy survivors of the March of Dimes program, who traveled to Denny and the #11 team raised awareness for the March of Dimes Joe Gibbs Racing in Huntersville, N.C., and with the help of at Texas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin, designed the car from a blank white canvas. 5 2009/2010: With disaster relief and preparedness as the program’s focus, Hamlin and the #11 team joined FedEx to present new Disaster Response Units (DRU) to the Salvation Army chapters in Washington, D.C. and Boston, and then worked with the American Red Cross for “Race to Prepare” workshops with school-aged children in Indianapolis, Richmond, Philadelphia, Chicago and Atlanta. The events focused attention on the simple steps families can take to prepare themselves for disasters of all types, while featuring fun racing-themed activities. 2010 also marked another year working with the March of Dimes. In addition to racing a special #11 March of Dimes Toyota at Phoenix International Raceway in April, FedEx and Hamlin worked to raise awareness for “Wear Your Heart on Your Helmet” supported the the March of Dimes by encouraging financial support Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude. of the March for Babies walks. 2008: FedEx supported community service agencies in Boston, Washington