NASCAR DRIVER KERTUS DAVIS TO HONOR A-T CHILDREN'S PROJECT AT FINAL BUSCH SERIES RACE Kertus Davis Continues Efforts to Recognize Deserving Organizations and Individuals
NASCAR Busch series Driver Kertus Davis continues his efforts to honor organizations and individuals who deserve recognition. He will honor the A-T Project at the last Busch series race of the season this Saturday at Homestead, Florida.

/Racecar and Racing News Articles/ - November 16, 2007 - South Carolina-based NASCAR Busch series driver Kertus Davis proudly announced he will carry the A-T Children's Project message on the #01 Chevy at the final Busch Series race at Homestead. Kertus and his family-operated team at Johnny Davis Motorsports received the following message: "The A-T Children's Project is thrilled that Johnny Davis Motorsports and driver Kertus Davis are helping our efforts to find a cure for this disease."

The A-T Children's Project is a nonprofit organization that funds biomedical research, scientific conferences, and a clinical center for children with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare genetic disease that has no cure. A-T causes the relentless loss of muscle control due to brain cell death; like four diseases in one, A-T combines symptoms of cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and cancer. Children with A-T have vibrant minds trapped inside of deteriorating bodies.

The A-T Children's Project was founded by Brad and Vicki Margus, who have two children with A-T. The project raises awareness and funding for research and clinical trials that will benefit all children with A-T. To date, the project's research has led to the development of treatments for A-T symptoms, including feeding tubes and immune therapy, as well as gaining a deeper biological understanding of how a mutated A-T gene causes many severe problems.

"When Jarrett and Quinn were diagnosed, Vicki and I quickly realized research on A-T was limited and needed to be expanded, not just for our boys but for other families as desperate as we were to help their kids with A-T," Brad Margus said. "We started the A-T Children's Project to focus on a simple mission: accelerate research, provide hope, and find a cure."

While scientists estimate one in 40,000 babies is born with A-T, it is not known exactly how many children have A-T because the disease is often misdiagnosed. Dr. Howard Lederman of Johns Hopkins Children's Center believes learning more about A-T could lead to advances in other more common diseases. "A-T's shared traits with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and many forms of cancer suggest a better understanding about A-T could reveal more about those diseases as well."

For Brad and Vicki Margus, nothing less than finding a cure will be a success. "Kids and families are counting on us and we won't give up until we do."

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