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Artie Kempner attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY, and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2013. [1] He graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a degree in Journalism and Communications. He also played varsity football while at Florida. Kempner now lives in Wilmington, Delaware.
Kempner is a 12-time Sports Emmy winner, most recently in the category of "Best Sports Series," as director of Fox Sports coverage of NASCAR, which he has won four times: 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2014.
Artie Kempner is the founding president of Autism Delaware. Along with a dedicated group of parents, Autism Delaware has gone from an all-volunteer organization based in Kempner's home to a lifespan service agency. The adult services arm of the organization, known as POW&R, is a program that currently serves over 145 individuals on the autism spectrum. Kempner has been passionately advocating for the autism community since 1998, when his son Ethan was diagnosed with the disorder. He helped to establish the Fox Supports program and established the Autism Speaks 400, now known as the "AAA 400 Drive for Autism" at Dover International Speedway. Kempner received the 2015 OM Foundation Award in February 2015 in Cincinnati at The National Sports Forum, the largest cross-team sports sales and marketing conference in North America.
Robert Charles Wright is an American lawyer, businessman, lobbyist, and author. He is a former NBC executive, having served as president and CEO from 1986 to 2001, and chairman and CEO from 2001 until he retired in 2007. He has been credited with overseeing the broadcast network's expansion into a media conglomerate and leading the company to record earnings in the 1990s. Prior to NBC, he held several posts at General Electric in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. He served as President and CEO of GE Capital, GE Financial Services 1983 to 1986 and served as GE's vice chairman until he retired from that role in 2008.
Lee Roy Selmon was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive tackle at the University of Oklahoma, the youngest of three brothers to play football there.
Cortez Kennedy was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for his entire 11-season career with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. He redefined and expanded the possibilities of how a large-bodied interior lineman could be used. In 1992, he won the Defensive Player of the Year award despite his team finishing 2–14.
Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held annually at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware since 1969. The race is currently named Würth 400 for sponsorship reasons, and is held in the spring.
John William Rollins was an American businessman and politician from Greenville, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. He founded or acquired nine companies, mostly in the automotive and communication sectors, all traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Ulysses Samuel "Ukee" Washington III is an American news co-anchor for the weekday evening newscast on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently anchors CBS News Philadelphia on CBS 3 at 5pm alongside Natasha Brown and solo anchors 6 & 11pm on KYW and 8pm on sister station WPSG-TV.
Alexander Timothy McKee is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic silver medalist. He was a successful medley and backstroke swimmer, and is often remembered for being a part of the closest Olympic swimming finish in history and the resulting rule changes regarding the timing of international swimming events.
Derrick Martin Hall is an American sports executive currently serving as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Patrick Livingston Murphy Williams was an American sports executive, who served as senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. Williams began his career as a minor league baseball player, and later joined the front office of his team. In the late 1960s he moved into basketball, with his biggest achievements being the 1983 title of the Philadelphia 76ers and being a partner in the creation of the Orlando Magic.
The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Heroes & Legends building on Merritt Island, Florida, honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall. Exhibits include Wally Schirra's Sigma 7 space capsule from the fifth crewed Mercury mission and the Gemini IX spacecraft flown by Gene Cernan and Thomas P. Stafford in 1966.
The 2007 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa was the thirteenth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It was scheduled to be run on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, but was postponed due to rain as a result of the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry and was run on Monday, June 4. The race marked the halfway point to the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup, the sixth race to use the Car of Tomorrow template, and the final race to be telecast on Fox for the season.
Jamie Earl Williams is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers. After his NFL career, along with years as a management consultant in Silicon Valley and a collegiate athletic administrator, Williams launched Team81 Inc., a professional and IT services company. Williams serves as president and CEO of Team81 Inc.
Steven Michael Mesler is an American bobsledder. He is the co-founder, President and CEO of the international award-winning non-profit education organization Classroom Champions. Mesler previously served on the Board of Directors for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee from 2015-2022.
Anthony Eugene Anderson is a former professional American football running back. He played for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he won a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XIV against the Los Angeles Rams, and also played with the Atlanta Falcons. Anderson played for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 1983 season.
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The 2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! was the thirteenth points race in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, marking the halfway point to the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and was held at the 1-mile (1.6 km) Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital city May 31 of that year, consisting of 400 miles (640 km).
The 2011 FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks was held on 15 May 2011 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, it was the eleventh race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Matt Kenseth for the Roush Fenway Racing team with Mark Martin second ahead of Marcos Ambrose.
The 2015 FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 31, 2015, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 405 laps – extended by five laps due to a green-white-checkered finish – on the 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his fourth win of the season and tenth at Dover, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Kyle Larson finished third. Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five.
Marcia Mitchell is the founder of Little Light House, a faith-based mission to assist children with a wide range of developmental disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy. The program is not only a facility for students, but also serves as a training ground for professionals and volunteers throughout the United States and other countries who are learning to reach out to special needs children in their communities. Mitchell continues to serve as CEO of the Little Light House and published a book on her journey, Milestones and Miracles. Mitchell was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2011.
John "Jackie" Barrett, ONL is a Canadian powerlifter. Barrett, who has autism, has won thirteen gold medals competing for Canada in the Special Olympics World Summer Games and retired after setting three Special Olympics records at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.