Nationwide Series driver Joey Gase of Cedar Rapids, left, takes Jordan Shaw of Omaha, Nebraska on a tour of a tech inspection station after his car is inspected at the 4th Annual US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Shaw received a kidney donated by Gase late mother Mary Jo Gase in April of 2011. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)
Jordan Shaw wrote a letter to Joey Gase last year. Shaw wanted to show his appreciation for the organ donation that allowed him to receive a much needed kidney from Gase’s mom, Mary Jo Gase, who died last April after suffering a sudden brain aneurysm at the age of 44.
Gase responded and invited Shaw to the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 Saturday at Iowa Speedway. In an emotional exchange, Gase, along with his yiounger sister, Ashley, met Shaw, getting a first-hand look at a life their late mother was able to help.
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