NASCAR driver, Indiana native Chase Briscoe gives away 700 bikes

NASCAR driver and Indiana native Chase Briscoe gives away 700 bikes to hometown kids

STORY. REPORTER MITCHELL, INDIANA NATIVE NASCAR DRIVER CHASE BRISCOE SAYS HE USED TO RIDE HIS HUFFY BIKE ALL THROUGH THE STREETS OF MITCHELL, SO WHAT BETTER WAY TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR HOMETOWN THAN BY GIVING AWAY 700 OF THEM? IT’S WILD. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT 700 BIKES WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT’S CRAZY. THEY’VE HAD THEM STUFFED IN CLOSETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BRISCOE SAYS THE IDEA CAME TO HIM A FEW MONTHS AGO TO GIVE EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT IN HIS HOMETOWN A BIKE FOR CHRISTMAS, SO HIS TEAM, STEWART-HAAS RACING AND HUFFY, MADE IT HAPPEN. I WANT KIDS TO BE ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT. SO HOPEFULLY THEY’RE ALL ENJOYING IT AS MUCH AS I DID. ON MONDAY, BRISCOE AND HIS TEAM FILLED THE MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL GYM WITH BRAND NEW BIKES AND AND HAPPY FAMILIES. IT’S LIKE A SEA OF THEM OUT THERE. THEY’RE ALL COLORS AND I MEAN JUST SO SHINY AND BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN, SHE’S NOT HAD A NEW BIKE IN PROBABLY EVER SO THIS IS REALLY COOL. I’VE GOT THIS FEELING MITCHELL IS GOING TO TURN INTO HUFFY U-S-A. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MITCHELL SCHOOLS, DOCTOR BRANT COMER, SAYS THE ENTIRE CITY CAME TOGETHER TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS FROM PUTTING THE BIKES TOGETHER FOR TO DISTRIBUTING THEM. THEY ASSEMBLED 700 BICYCLES IN PROBABLY LESS THAN THREE DAYS. TO DO THAT IS REMARKABLE. AND IT’S JUST WHAT A GIFT TO THIS COMMUNITY. WHERE ELSE IS THIS HAPPEN LIKE THIS? I MEAN, THERE’S BIKES GALORE IN HERE AND THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME VERY HAPPY KIDS. CHRISTMAS. AND YEAH, I WILL CHASE, YOU KNOW? BRISCOE SAYS ALTHOUGH HE NOW LIVES IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, HIS SMALL HOMETOWN IN INDIANA, STILL HAS HIS HEART AND HE’S PROUD TO GIVE BACK TO IT. SOME SOME OF THESE KIDS MIGHT NOT EVEN EVER HAVE A BIKE, SO TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THEIR FIRST BIKE AND LET THEM KIND OF HAVE SOME OF THOSE SAME MEMORIES I HAD, IS REALLY SPECIAL FOR MITCHELL, INDI

NASCAR driver and Indiana native Chase Briscoe gives away 700 bikes to hometown kids

There are more than 700 happy children in Mitchell, Indiana, thanks to a hometown hero's generosity. NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe, a native of Mitchell, gave each elementary school child in the Mitchell School District a brand new Huffy bike on Monday."Some of my best memories in Mitchell were actually riding a bike throughout town. My buddies and I would get on bikes and would just cruise around," said Briscoe. "I want kids to be active and outdoors and things like that, and I feel like this is a great way to do that. So hopefully, they'll enjoy them as much as I did."Briscoe was able to give the bikes away with the help of his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, and partner Huffy. On Monday, the Mitchell High School gym was filled with more than 700 bikes. Families were able to pick up their child's bike. " has not had a brand new bike probably ever. So, this is really cool!" said Leann Taylor, mother of a fifth grader."Everybody's really happy for their kids that they get this for Christmas. I mean, I just keep saying it's overwhelming and exciting, and I can only imagine how the kids are going to feel," said Samantha Miller, the grandmother of a third grader.Brent Comer, the superintendent of the Mitchell School District, said the community rallied to make this happen. Students from local high schools helped to distribute the bikes, while local businesses sent employees to help assemble the 700 bikes over the weekend."To do that is remarkable. What a gift to this community," said Comer. "For a lot of my students, this will be the nicest Christmas gift they might ever get. For them to not only have a gift, but a bike that they can be active and start exploring the world and get off the couch and and do some things. It's just it's incredible."Briscoe said he's ecstatic to get to give back to his hometown, which means so much to him."This community, ever since day one when I started racing on the national stage, has gotten behind me, whether it was a good day or bad day. For me, I'm really just prideful to be from Mitchell, Indiana," said Briscoe.

There are more than 700 happy children in Mitchell, Indiana, thanks to a hometown hero's generosity.

NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe, a native of Mitchell, gave each elementary school child in the Mitchell School District a brand new Huffy bike on Monday.

"Some of my best memories in Mitchell were actually riding a bike throughout town. My buddies and I would get on bikes and would just cruise around," said Briscoe. "I want kids to be active and outdoors and things like that, and I feel like this is a great way to do that. So hopefully, they'll enjoy them as much as I did."

Briscoe was able to give the bikes away with the help of his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, and partner Huffy.

On Monday, the Mitchell High School gym was filled with more than 700 bikes. Families were able to pick up their child's bike.

"[My daughter] has not had a brand new bike probably ever. So, this is really cool!" said Leann Taylor, mother of a fifth grader.

"Everybody's really happy for their kids that they get this for Christmas. I mean, I just keep saying it's overwhelming and exciting, and I can only imagine how the kids are going to feel," said Samantha Miller, the grandmother of a third grader.

Brent Comer, the superintendent of the Mitchell School District, said the community rallied to make this happen. Students from local high schools helped to distribute the bikes, while local businesses sent employees to help assemble the 700 bikes over the weekend.

"To do that is remarkable. What a gift to this community," said Comer. "For a lot of my students, this will be the nicest Christmas gift they might ever get. For them to not only have a gift, but a bike that they can be active and start exploring the world and get off the couch and and do some things. It's just it's incredible."

Briscoe said he's ecstatic to get to give back to his hometown, which means so much to him.

"This community, ever since day one when I started racing on the national stage, has gotten behind me, whether it was a good day or bad day. For me, I'm really just prideful to be from Mitchell, Indiana," said Briscoe.

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