NABC® Revs Its Engines with NASCAR to Join Members GEICO and Faulkner Collision Center to Donate Refurbished Cars to a Pennsylvania Military Members Through the NABC Recycled Rides® Program

Presentation Took Place June 21 During NASCAR Weekend at Pocono Raceway

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL  (June 22, 2025) – On Saturday, June 21, one deserving veteran and one Pennsylvania National Guard member experienced a life-changing event – the presentation of a vehicle to provide them each their independence – thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donor GEICO and collision repair partner Faulkner Collision Center of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The vehicle presentation on Saturday was part of the NASCAR Weekend at Pocono Raceway, and their salute to our military in Veterans Village before the start of Saturday’s featured event– the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race.

GEICO donated both vehicles, a 2020 Hyundai Elantra, and a 2020 Nissan Maxima. Faulkner Collision Center of Lancaster’s technicians fully refurbished the vehicles, and Enterprise provided a generous gift card to each recipient for gas and other vehicle expenses. The recipients were Dylan Clark, U. S. Army and National Guard member, nominated by the Pennsylvania National Guard Family Readiness Program, and Roland Cooper, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, nominated by Valhalla Veterans Services.

SPC Dylan Clark, who received a completely refurbished 2020 Hyundai Elantra, was deployed to Kuwait in 2020. He has been serving in the PA National Guard since. He had a vehicle that required a major repair and due to the age of the vehicle and amount needed to make repairs, the vehicle was scrapped.  SPC Clark has been struggling to get transportation to medical appointments, drill weekends, employment and pick up his daughter for regular visits. SPC Clark has found a new job and has the support of his unit to continue his progress both personally and professionally. A vehicle would allow him to attend regular treatment appointments, travel to his new job, schedule regular visits with his daughter, and travel to his monthly drill weekends at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA. This soldier was nominated by his Chain of Command for being a dedicated soldier that would benefit from a hand-up that reliable transportation can provide him.

“Thank you all for everything you have done to make this happen,” said Clark. “I can’t put into words how appreciative I am of the NABC and it’s partners and everyone in my unit who came here today to support me.”

Roland Cooper, a Vietnam era veteran, received a beautifully refurbished 2020 Nissan Maxima SL. Cooper recently lost his car because it needed more than $5,000 in repairs. Living in rural area with no public transportation as Cooper does, creates an extreme hardship to get to medical appointments and daily tasks and errands. He also actively volunteers, assisting people in his community and walks a quarter of a mile each way to attend weekly meetings.

“It’s just incredible,” said Roland of receiving his vehicle. “I’m just so appreciative of what you all do for veterans.”

“Faulkner Collision Center of Lancaster is honored to give back to our veterans and military members,” said April Lausch, Collision Center Manager. “We strongly support the NABC in changing and saving lives in our local community.”

Faulkner Collision Centers are located in 10 cities in central and southeastern Pennsylvania and gift multiple vehicles each year to people in need in their community through the NABC Recycled Rides® program. This is their third year in a row of refurbishing and gifting vehicles to veterans at the Pocono Race weekend. All Faulkner repair centers are I-CAR Gold Certified.

GEICO is the largest donor of vehicles to NABC Recycled Rides®, having provided more than 1,000 since the program started in 2007. GEICO is a Level One NABC Partner.

NABC Recycled Rides® is a unique program in which businesses representing all facets of the collision repair industry team up to repair and donate vehicles to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation. Since the inception of the NABC Recycled Rides® program in 2007, members of the National Auto Body Council® have donated more than 3,500 vehicles valued at some $51 million.

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation include Faulkner Hyundai, Faulkner Nissan, NAPA Auto Parts Lancaster, LKQ, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity, Copart and Enterprise.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUTO BODY COUNCIL®

The National Auto Body Council® is the premier organization of collision industry partners dedicated to strategic networking opportunities that positively change lives in the communities we serve. The collaborative membership of the National Auto Body Council® has gifted more than 3,500 vehicles and provided extrication opportunities for some 6,000 first responders in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides®, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) and the NABC® Community Impact program. That effort equates to a 4:1 ROI in dollar value delivered from NABC® membership dollars.

The NABC Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, a 501c3 organization, is committed to the goal of driving change for veterans, military members, first responders and families in need, while harnessing the power of the collective membership of the collision repair industry to positively impact communities where we live and work. As demand for NABC® programs like NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC F.R.E.E.™ grows, so do the needs for resources to manage these important programs. Being able to pursue grants, gifts and donations allows NABC to expand these programs to serve those in need and help communities where we live and work. For more information, visit www.NationalautoBodyCouncil.org.