Siteman Cancer Center Makes NASCAR Debut

Collaboration with Front Row Motorsports and driver Michael McDowell aims to promote cancer screening

Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is teaming up with Front Row Motorsports and driver Michael McDowell to promote cancer prevention and early detection.

Siteman will be the primary sponsor aboard McDowell’s No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology (WWT) Raceway in Madison, Ill., on June 2. The qualifying session is June 1.

This is Siteman’s first such collaboration involving NASCAR and is an extension of the cancer center’s presence as a track sponsor of WWT Raceway and of community outreach and education efforts aimed at reducing the burden of cancer in Missouri and Illinois. By promoting awareness of and access to screening tests for breast, colon, lung and prostate cancer, Washington University physicians at Siteman are improving earlier detection, when cancer is most treatable.

“Cancer prevention and early detection are vitally important to the health of individuals, families and communities,” said Lannis Hall, MD, an associate professor of clinical radiation oncology at Washington University, director of Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Research and vice chair of the Clinical Research Committee at Siteman Cancer Center. “Whether it’s on Michael McDowell’s No. 34 car or at GetScreenedNow.com, Siteman Cancer Center is here to remind everyone about screening tests that can, and do, save lives.”

To further drive home the prevention message, Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which is the pediatric cancer program of Washington University and Siteman Cancer Center, will promote sun safety at WWT Raceway with on-site sunscreen dispensers.

McDowell shares in the excitement of bringing a new sponsor on board his Ford Mustang Dark Horse.

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Siteman, especially to raise awareness about cancer prevention and early detection,” he said. “Siteman and the many dedicated Washington University physicians who provide cancer care are committed to improving the lives of individuals and communities, including race fans. I hope, together, we can save lives and bring home a win on race day.”

WWT Raceway has proven to be a good track for McDowell. He led 34 laps in the inaugural race in 2022 and finished ninth last season.

The Siteman Cancer Center Ford Mustang Dark Horse will debut during the qualifying session June 1. The race is scheduled for June 2 at 2:30 p.m. Central time. Fans can watch the action live on FS1 or listen to the Motor Racing Network.