RALEIGH – Continuing its 10-year tradition of support for racing in North Carolina, the Education Lottery is partnering with Jeffrey Earnhardt and Go Fas Racing for upcoming races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“The lottery is excited to sponsor Jeffrey Earnhardt and Go Fas Racing in the #32 car in the Sprint Showdown and Coca-Cola 600,” said Frank Suarez, the lottery’s deputy executive director of brand management and communications. “Visible partnerships like this have helped support ticket sales and increase earnings for education for 10 years. And we hope Jeffrey feels that having the lottery behind him will put good luck on his side as he races.”

The lottery has a decade-long partnership with Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will once again host the NCEL 200 Camping World Truck Series Race. The green flag will drop Friday at 7 p.m., following the conclusion of the Sprint Showdown. Should Earnhardt win the Showdown, he would advance to Saturday's All-Star Race. The Coca-Cola 600 will take place Sunday, May 29.

“I’m really excited to help celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the North Carolina Education Lottery during this weekend's Showdown and next week’s Coca-Cola 600,” said Earnhardt. “They’ve been supporting our sport for a long time and raised more than $4 billion dollars for education. So while it’s a lot of fun to play, it’s also giving back in a huge way to our state. I’m going to be signing autographs and meeting people at the lottery booth on both weekends and look forward to some extra luck for all of us.”

Jeffrey Earnhardt has a long lineage of racing history. He is the great-grandson of 1956 NASCAR Sportsman Champion Ralph Earnhardt, grandson of seven-time Sprint Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt – and nephew of 26-time winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., an icon in the sport and beyond. Now Jeffrey intends to make his mark as a fourth-generation racer from this legendary family.

Fans who would like to meet Jeffrey Earnhardt can visit the lottery booth in the Charlotte Motor Speedway midway in front of the Avenue of Flags on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and again on Sunday, May 29 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The lottery will be on-site for the entirety of both race weekends. Fans ages 18 and up can buy tickets and spin the prize wheel to win bonus items like T-shirts and caps.

Ticket sales and marketing partnerships will help the lottery earn more than half a billion dollars for education this year. To see how lottery funds have made a difference for specific education programs in each of North Carolina's 100 counties, visit the "For Education" page on the lottery's website.