PHOTO GALLERY: Earnhardt Jr. co-pilots veteran's blimp flight

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. settles in behind the controls of the Goodyear Blimp for a special flight outside of Daytona, Fla.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. peers through the door of the Goodyear Blimp's gondola.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (right) talks with Paul Siverson (left), a U.S. military veteran Goodyear honored with a special flight in the tire maker's iconic blimp.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) presents a $10,000 check to Paul Siverson, a donation from Goodyear to NCServes, a network of organizations that support military veterans. Siverson works with NCServes and counsels combat veterans.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) poses for a photo with Paul Siverson following a flight on the Goodyear Blimp, which can be seen in the background.

DAYTONA, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2017) — In the days leading up to the Daytona 500, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Goodyear teamed up to surprise one military veteran with the blimp ride of a lifetime — one in which Mr. Earnhardt Jr. served as co-pilot.

Mr. Earnhardt Jr. surprised U.S. military veteran Paul Siverson Feb. 22 by donning a Goodyear Blimp pilot uniform and taking the vet on a short ride in the Goodyear Blimp, which was in Florida to provide aerial coverage for the Daytona 500. 

 

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