Tooele Valley, Utah: May 11, 2007

Lindsey Adams Racing and Team Apex USA are dedicating their 2007 Formula BMW USA racing season to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the programs they support. Last October, Lindsey, a 20-year-old racer from Richardson, Texas, received national recognition as "Person of the Week" on "ABC World News with Charles Gibson" for her work with breast cancer research.

To continue the success of spreading awareness, Lindsey will display the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s logo on the side of her pink-and-black No. 27 Team Apex USA Formula BMW racecar and will kick-start the first race of the season with the introduction of "Survivors Circle," a season-long campaign honoring women from all over the United States who have battled breast cancer.

Beginning with the season opener, the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels at Miller Motorsports Park, Lindsey and her team will honor Kathy Howa.

Kathy is a Physical Education teacher and coach for softball and volleyball at Rowland Hall St. Marks School in Salt Lake City. She is the founder of Swing for Life Inc., a breast cancer Hit-a-Thon established statewide with high schools, middle schools and elementary schools. She and her team have raised over $170,000 for breast cancer research.

Asked about being the first woman to be featured in the "Survivors Circle," Kathy replied, "I can't think of a better honor than, first of all, to be a survivor! I am one of the lucky ones to be given their life back and feeling healthy. I am also honored to be able to represent our state in an event honoring survivors. Wow! The Utah Grand Prix, and getting to meet a racecar driver, I think that is incredibly exciting. I made a promise after my recovery that I would do anything I could to make this easier for someone else who may have to go through it. This event will hopefully open the eyes of a lot of people to get involved as best they can."

The National Breast Cancer Foundation’s mission is to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer through education and by providing mammograms for those in need. Kathy is a perfect example of how one person can help save lives by her commitment to teach young people about awareness and early detection. She has tried to ease their fright with presentations at her school.

Kathy was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in 2002 by a routine check-up mammogram. She had eight treatments of chemotherapy with Dr. John Ward at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and 35 treatments of radiation almost five years ago. A favorite quote that she has lived by is, "Breast Cancer can interrupt your life but it cannot take your future! I make a difference in others lives."

Kathy would like to thank Kendra Tomsic, Athletic Director at Rowland Hall St. Mark's, who was by her side every step of the way, as well as her 82-year-old mother, who is her rock and a cancer survivor of 43 years.

The Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels gets underway on Thursday, May 17, which will be an open house with free admission for everyone. Practice, qualifying and racing will take place on Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19. The Formula BMW USA series will have two races, one on Friday at 1:45 pm and one on Saturday at 11:10 am. The weekend will also include the American Le Mans Series, the SPEED World Challenge Championship, the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, the IMSA GT3 Challenge Cup presented by Michelin, the IMSA Lites presented by Hankook Tires, the Honda Presents the Plaza Cycles Masters of the Mountains Series and the inaugural "Magic of Miller" Celebrity Race.

Photo Caption: Salt Lake City resident Kathy Howa, a breast cancer survivor and founder of Swing for Life, Inc., which has raised more than $170,000 for breast cancer research, is being honored during the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix Presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels at Miller Motorsports Park by Formula BMW driver Lindsey Adams and her "Survivors Circle" program. (Photo courtesy Katy Howa)