The 2008 Star Mazda Championship was filmed and chronicled for a movie. We have just received the trailer. Edited from over 140 hours of footage shot across the United States and Canada, this feature length, documentary follows a dozen drivers from around the world including John as they compete in the Star Mazda race series, a dividing line between the aspiring and the truly professional race car driver.

The drivers compete for the one thing that will move them closer to a career in professional racing: a $750,000 Grand Prize providing a full season ride in the Formula Atlantic Championship. Driven to Race pulls no punches as it tells the stories of these remarkable young people. It is a wonderful story of the competition leading to John's 2008 championship!

John and Newman Wachs Racing (NWR) have partnered with The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and Entergy Nuclear to promote the "Nuclear. Clean Air Energy" public awareness program. The goal is to make the public aware of environmentally clean ways to produce energy. In addition is the use of motorsports to promote recruiting efforts to college students about possibilities for careers in the nuclear power industry. NWR has created an innovative program with Entergy and NEI to aid in the industry’s recruiting efforts.

The first event for 2009 will be this year’s American Nuclear Society Student Conference, April 1-5 in Gainesville, Florida. John, along with his Swift 016 "Nuclear. Clean Air Energy" race car, is participating in the conference held at the University of Florida. John will discuss both the 2009 racing season and career opportunities in the nuclear energy industry. Scott Peterson, Vice President, Nuclear Energy Institute: "At a time when students across college campuses have a lot of concern about getting into the work force, nuclear engineers are in great demand as the nation begins designing and building advanced nuclear power plants."

Eddie Wachs, Team Owner, NWR: "Today, the majority of Americans believe that we should expand the use of nuclear energy in America. The renaissance has begun. There is no question we will see a new nuclear involvement in the U.S. to match what many other countries are doing in the rest of the World. This is all good. We can’t take the credit for this, but Paul Newman was, and I am, a big advocate of nuclear energy. If Paul were here today he’d be standing right beside me as we continue to support this important initiative."