2/12/16 12:47 PM HOFFMAN AUTO RACING DESIGNATED AS A PURPLE HEART RACE TEAM

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HOFFMAN AUTO RACING DESIGNATED AS A PURPLE HEART RACE TEAM

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Hoffman Auto Racing has announced that they have been designated as a Purple Heart Race Team by The Military Order of the Purple Heart.

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Chartered by an act of Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart medal for wounds suffered in combat.* Although the membership is restricted to the combat wounded, the MOPH supports all veterans and their families with a myriad of nationwide programs by chapters and national service officers.

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“We have always supported our veterans, but in recent years, through Tim Waechter, our VP of Marketing, PR and Social Media, we have had the opportunity to meet and entertain veterans who were awarded the Purple Heart,” Hoffman Auto Racing owner and president Richard Hoffman said.* “They are our heroes and it is an honor for us to be recognized as an official Purple Heart Race Team.* We will proudlycarry The Purple Heart logo on our race car, t-shirts, autograph cards and banners.”

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“The Military Order of the Purple Heart is proud to make the Hoffman Racing Team a Purple Heart Racing Team,” added Tony Kohl, national finance officer of the MOPH.* “MOPH is very honored to ally with a team of this caliber.”

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“As a combat veteran of Vietnam and an honorary member of MOPH #3620 in Cheviot, Ohio, I have experienced the brotherhood and dedication that we have for our country and the fierce dedication we have for fellow veterans,” Waechter said.* “If any race fans wish to support our veterans with financial help, I cannot think of an organization more dedicated to helping veterans.”

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2014 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma will be behind the wheel of Hoffman Auto Racing team's number 69 in the upcoming "Winter Dirt Games" at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida on Feb. 18-19-20.* Bacon and the Hoffman team were victorious on the second night of last year's "Winter Dirt Games" in Ocala.

Congrats to Richard and the entire Hoffman team. What a patriotic honor. You guys are awesome.

As a veteran and sprint car racing fan I want to say thank you to the Hoffman organization.
Tracks and teams show far more respectful to our veterans than most walks of life and I'm grateful for that respect.
Again Thank You to the Hoffmans and the entire organization.

Can anyone provide more info on their time in Indycars? I'd like to know all I can (just curious on it). Thanks!