Racing to help stop addictions
Mike holds up a promotional banner
On April 22, 2021 Mike Loomis lost his son to an overdose of drugs. James Allen Loomis was only 27 years old when he died. His father is a truck driver and was on his way back home from Alabama and had tried several times to call his son with no luck. Around seven in the morning he looks at his phone to find he had a call from Randolph County Sheriff Department, and he knew in his heart when he saw it that his son had died. They informed him that his son was lost from a lethal overdose, and in his words “That has destroyed my family. I woke up in Alabama about five months ago one day and had a plan, I wanted to give back and this is how this all started”.
Local sponsors contribute to the move
Race Against Drugs is a movement that Mike has created and financed to simply help anyone he can reach to get out of drug use and get the help they need. “I’ve been clean for 32 years, I walked away from cocaine and my experience growing up in NYC and doing it there. I wanted to save my kids, but now my son died on me and so I’m done seeing the kids go through this, the families losing family members. People sweep these kids under the rug, they don’t care and I will start calling them out on it, but for now I’ll leave that were it is, so my thing here is I woke up and I immediately knew the name I wanted to call it. I raced, I raced for eight years here in NC, Caraway Speedway, ah, Concord Speedway, my kids were my pit crew. My two little boys were the kids that went with me and then I gave up racing and moved back into Lexington and put my kids in the school system” Today Mike blames these changes and hardships in school his sons went through that encouraged their bad behavior and drug use which led to his oldest son’s demise. Mike holds up a promotional banner as he tells his passionate story to Davidson Local. He is inviting as many as possible to join in on the August 6th racing event to help continue to fight against the issues the county is facing. He is looking for the local community to help spread the word to grow from a movement to a nonprofit. He gave us a list of supporters he wanted to thank for helping him out so far. He is on Facebook only and is looking to create a website to be able to have more impact stories from the people that are presently benefiting and changing because of Race Against Drugs’ help. However, he has opened his personal phone number for those that truly need advice on how to get out and where to go for the appropriate help, including rehabilitation centers close to them.
As a perk, during the event there will be gift certificates and gift cards raffled off to help with the fundraising efforts. From $10 to $80 dollar gift cards, free lessons and merchandise will be raffled so get your tickets to help sponsor this event and Mike’s efforts to minimize the lives taken and bring back an awareness and education to avoid any further deaths. Back Straight Away tickets are $20 and $15 at the gate. More information below:
Mike Loomis (336) 313-1913
Join www.facebook.com/groups/1374857129674223/
A special thanks to all these sponsors who have contributed to this event and others like this one in our communities:
M&T's Pawn and Gun Shop
Smokey Joe's BBQ
Army Navy Store
Reds Donuts
Armed 2 Protect Concealed Carry
Davidson Local
Scouts Metals
Daymark Recovery Services
Davidson Medical Ministries
DavidsonSpeed Printing
Spartan Tactical Holsters and Sheaths
601 Auction Co.
Caraway Speedway
Joe Anthony & Penny Ray Taylor
The Eagle Speaks, Inc
