Wings Etc. brings back popular St. Jude fundraiser for NASCAR® Xfinity® race weekend

Wings Etc. Grill & Pub leadership will be serving up free wings and mozzarella sticks for race fans at Michigan International Speedway

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Wings Etc. is thrilled to host a fundraiser August 16–17 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at the NASCAR® Xfinity® Series Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

Fans with race tickets are invited to join Wings Etc. in the infield of Michigan International Speedway where, starting around 8 p.m., Wings Etc. leadership will be preparing the brand’s award-winning boneless wings, serving sides of mozzarella sticks and bottled water.

The wings, mozzarella sticks and bottled water are free; fans can make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in return via credit card, cash or Venmo. The event continues each evening until the wings are gone.

The race weekend fundraiser is an annual highlight for the Wings Etc. team. “We love to spend time with Wings Etc. race fans, and we share their enthusiasm for the energy that Jeremy brings to NASCAR Xfinity races,” said Wings Etc. CEO Rob Hensmann. “We also relish the opportunity to give back. The Wings Etc. Foundation is proud to partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to facilitate support for their great work.”

The brand is also sponsoring NASCAR® Xfinity® Series driver Jeremy Clements, who will be racing that weekend. This is the fourth year that Wings Etc. has sponsored #51 and the third year that they’ve hosted the cookout fundraiser. At last year’s event, Wings Etc. collected $2,500 on behalf of St. Jude and they are hoping to surpass that amount this year.

The Wings Etc. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization administered by leaders in the Wings Etc. Grill & Pub franchise organization and its affiliated companies, was founded in September 2023 to further the brand’s corporate value of giving back. Their efforts are driven by the belief that they have a responsibility to make a difference.

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About Wings Etc. Grill & Pub

Wings Etc. is proud to celebrate 30 years of growth and good times this year. Founded in 1994 by Jim Weaver in northern Indiana, Wings Etc. is a family-friendly grill and pub featuring award-winning jumbo Buffalo wings, 21 signature sauces and rubs, dozens of TVs tuned to sports programming and a casual, non-corporate-y, laid-back vibe that makes people want to just come in and hang out. See wingsetc.com.

With 80 corporate and franchise locations, Wings Etc. has been listed among Entrepreneur magazine’s “Top 500 Franchises” every year since 2021 and was included in the magazine’s “Top Five Best Sports Bars” in 2021. It has been named one of Franchise Business Review’s “Top Food Franchises” every year since 2020 and a “Top 200 Franchise” every year since 2019. Wings Etc. has been included in Franchise Gator’s “Top 100 Franchises” seven times since 2014 and its “Fastest Growing Franchises” seven times since 2016; it was among the “Top Emerging Franchises” in 2023. It has been named a “Top 400 Franchise” by Franchise Times every year since 2021 and a “Top 500 Franchise” by Nation’s Restaurant News every year since 2021. See www.wingsetcfranchise.com.

The Wings Etc. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to improving children’s lives. See www.wingsetcfoundation.com.

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Photo courtesy of Wings Etc. Grill and Pub

Photo 1: Wings Etc. Grill & Pub corporate and company store operations team members at the 2023 Michigan International Speedway fundraiser