KU athletes to be plastered on NASCAR car at Kansas Speedway

7 September 2023

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas is taking its NIL game to another level.

In a collaboration between KU, its NIL collective Mass Street Collective, JD Motorsports and one of its drivers Brennan Poole, 11 KU student-athletes will be featured on Poole’s car when he races at Kansas Speedway on September 9.

Poole drives the number 6 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

The left side of the car displays men’s basketball guard Dajuan Harris Jr., running back/Lawrence native Devin Neal and volleyball outside hitter/libero/St. Thomas Aquinas alum Caroline Bien.

The right side features women’s basketball center Taiyanna Jackson, men’s basketball forward KJ Adams Jr. and quarterback Jalon Daniels.


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The trunk area shows five more Jayhawks athletes, including men’s basketball center Hunter Dickinson and guard Kevin McCullar Jr.

The Kansas Lottery 300 begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 9.

For photos of the vehicle, click here.

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