Thu, 27 Aug 2009, 01:04 PM Ford Customer Service Division Announces Finalists in the Second Annual Funny Car Design

Courtesy of Susan Pollack To Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Contest Contest Five finalists have been chosen from more than 300 designs submitted this summer by JDRF children with type 1 diabetes, as part of a charity contest to design the paint scheme for the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car driven by Bob Tasca III.

Voting ended on Friday, August 14, and the top five donation-earning designs are in front of a panel of Ford judges for final selection. The winning design will be featured on Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Shelby during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, on September 18-20.

"Any of the top five designs will look great on the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang, and that will make selecting one very difficult," said Brett Wheatley, Director of Marketing, Ford Customer Service Division. "The goal of the Funny Car Design Contest was to help raise awareness for JDRF. I think we accomplished our goal because our generous race fans donated more than $39,000."

The winning designer will be invited to the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, with his or her parents for an official unveiling of their paint scheme, spend time with the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team and see their design run during qualifying sessions for the race.

The Second Annual Funny Car Design contest raised $39,542.59.

Top Five Designers
Liam Flanagan, age 7, raised $5,200, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Griffin King, age 9, raised $4,150, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Carson Luther, age 7, raised $3,115, Metro St. Louis Chapter
Douglas McGuire, age 11, raised $3,093, Bakersfield, CA Chapter Gerod Harder, age 13, raised $3,020, Indiana State Chapter

To view all the 2009 JDRF designed Funny Cars, visit www.jdrf.org/ford.

Liam Flanagan design.

Griffin King design.

Carson Luther

Douglas McGuire design.

Gerod Harder design.