Pennzoil Commemorates National Mobility Awareness Month with Joey Logano and Torsten Gross
In honor of National Mobility Awareness Month, Pennzoil has unveiled new original content featuring Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series and Torsten Gross, a C6 quadriplegic and founder of the Just Hands Foundation to celebrate innovation, accessibility, and the unyielding passion for driving.
Filmed at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the content highlights Logano taking command of a Ford Mustang Dark Horse retrofitted with hand controls while embracing the challenges and triumphs of adaptive driving. Gross showed Logano the nuances of racing with hand controls and demonstrated the possibilities of adaptive technology in motorsports.
Throughout the day on the track, Logano and Gross also shared insights about cars and recounted personal stories about their passion for driving. This experience helps set the stage for a broader discussion on the essential nature of accessibility in motorsports and beyond.
“I’m lucky that I get to do what I love but also get to share with other people the love of driving,” Logano remarked as Gross took the driver's seat. “As Pennzoil says, ‘Long May We Drive,’ I’d say they nailed it.”
This collaboration also highlights Pennzoil’s relationship with Gross, his determination in motorsports, and what he’s done to drive advancements in mobility.
“Racing is the only sport that makes someone in a wheelchair equal to able-bodied individuals. I skydive, I ski, I’ve competed in 12 marathons in 12 months,” Gross emphasizes. “All of that is great, but Joey and I will never be in the same division together. But the car doesn’t care that I’m in a chair when it comes to racing. So that’s why I needed to do this,” Gross explained while instructing Logano how to drive a hand-controlled vehicle.
