IndyCar Driver to Sign Autographs at Grand Prix

During the Baltimore Grand Prix, IndyCar driver Martin Plowman will sign autographs and meet with fans on behalf of Baltimore Child Abuse Center, according to a news release from BCAC.

Autographs begin at 1:50 p.m. Sept. 3 at the RAACE Foundation booth located in the Family Fun Zone, at the corner of Pratt and Charles streets.

"BCAC is thrilled to partner with the RAACE Foundation to raise awareness of the subject of child sexual abuse,” said Executive Director Adam Rosenberg. “What better way to share information with the public than through the excitement of the Baltimore Grand Prix and one of its newest drivers, Martin Plowman.” 

BCAC will have booth space in the Family Fun Zone, along with Hershey Park and Port Discovery, at the corner of Pratt and Charles Streets.

Plowman will spin RAACE’s Big Wheel, interact with fans, and give free autographs, the release states.mProceeds from spinning the Big Wheel will benefit the RAACE Foundation and Baltimore Child Abuse Center.

The center interviews more than 850 children annually who have reported sexual abuse.

And it and helps more than 1,000 families annually in overcoming the trauma of past abuse.

Nationally, it is estimated that one in four girls, and one in seven boys will be sexually abused by the time they reach the age of 18, the release states.

"In 90 percent of these cases, the perpetrator is someone the child and family knows and trusts," it states.

For more information about child sexual abuse and the Baltimore Child Abuse Center, visit www.BaltimoreChildAbuseCenter.org.

Martin Plowman is a member of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports Team and will be driving the No. 17 car this weekend in Baltimore.