 Project
Podium is a program within the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1994 by Lyn
St. James. Each year, up to $50,000 in funds are available to
young women drivers who compete in all forms of motorsports including karting, quarter midgets, drag racing, sports
car and oval track racing.
The overreaching goal of Project Podium
is to provide financial assistance in the form of matching grants
to women drivers to help further their professional careers.
Secondarily, the Project Podium process introduces or further
provides experience for drivers in the very important
business aspect of the racing industry by the matching fund requirement.
In addition to Lyn St. James, all applications
are reviewed by a panel of motorsports and business professionals.
Currently, we are not accepting applications for Project Podium Grants.
The Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation announced Justine Jackson as the recipient of the newly-established Project Podium Scholarship in conjunction with Volkswagen of America Inc. The scholarship was established in partnership with a number of the series sponsors to provide support for female drivers in the SCCA Pro Racing 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series.
The eligible candidates had to compete in the Final Driver’s Selection event, which was held Feb. 7-9 at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa Resort in Las Vegas. Jackson, who was a 2007 Foundation Driver Development Academy driver, earned the scholarship that will enable her to compete in the entire 2010 season.
Jackson was born in 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica, and started competing in go-karts at the age of 12 in the Junior Sportsman Rookie Class, racing for the Jetcon Racing Team. In 2004 she raced in the Junior Sportsman Yamaha class and in 2005 and 2006 in the Junior Rotax Class, finishing third in the championship both years. In 2007 she raced in the ICC 125cc Shifter class, attended the Skip Barber Racing School and the Women in the Winner’s Circle Driver Development Academy. In 2008 she finished second in the Rotax Sr. Championship and fifth in the 125cc Shifter Class. In 2009 she moved to the United States to study Motorsports Management at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina.
May 12, 2010 - Justine along with Ryan Ellis & Jake Thompson of the VW Jetta TDI Cup were featured on SpeedTV.com 's driver diaries from their opening rounds at VIR.
July 12, 2010 - Justine Jackson Mid-Season Review for the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series
Partners
The grants awarded to up-and-coming young women drivers are not possible without the help of individuals, companies, tracks, teams, and series who make financial contributions to the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation. For a PDF of a partnership PowerPoint, please click here. The SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series Project Podium Scholarship has received support from the following: iRacing.com, Arciero Miller Racing, and Pirelli Tires. Other Project Podium partners include: Grand American Road Racing, NHRA Championship Drag Racing, Rolex, Newman’s Own, Toyota, Mazda, and Mike Helton.
To contribute to Project Podium, please call, write
or email:
Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation
P.O. Box 10357
Phoenix, AZ 85064
(317) 244-9790
lsjweb@aol.com
Tax ID # 58-2082858
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