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Bowyer, 5-Hour Energy honor reporter Holly Cain in cancer fight

Published Oct. 4, 2014 11:30 a.m. ET

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For those who frequent media centers at NASCAR tracks, Holly Cain is a familiar face.

Cain is a veteran of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beat, an accomplished writer and reporter. She is someone who is admired and respected by other media members, as well as the racers she writes about. She is perpetually cheerful and smiling, which at times is challenging in this profession.

There's more to Cain's world than just NASCAR, though.

She is also a wife and a mother.

And she's a breast cancer patient.

This weekend at Kansas Speedway, Clint Bowyer's No. 15 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota carries Cain's name on the roof, along with sponsorship from 5-Hour Energy to support the company's program with Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC). Through the end of the year, five cents from the sale of every bottle of a special flavor of 5-hour Energy will go to LBBC, which provides information and support to individuals affected by breast cancer, their families, caregivers and medical professionals. 

The minimum guaranteed donation is $200,000.

Cain is thankful for the support.

"When I was approached by the team about this, I was immediately emotional," Cain said Friday afternoon when contacted by FOXSports.com at her home in Florida, where she is undergoing chemotherapy.

"I merely represent thousands of others affected by breast cancer and what Clint and Living Beyond Breast Cancer and 5-Hour Energy are doing will have a tangible effect on all of us," Cain said. "I know firsthand how important that organization is to patients and survivors. While in the middle of this tough fight, it has been beyond comforting and humbling to feel the massive support from the NASCAR community. Best of all, I know this will help others!"

Bowyer said he was happy to support Cain and the LBBC.

"It sure feels right being able to represent such strong foundations and women all across the country just like Holly that are going through this," Bowyer said Friday morning, prior to practice at Kansas Speedway. "It just seems like as you get older or maybe it's just me getting older and having more people acclimated to this, but it seems like the older I get the more you hear about people battling breast cancer. It's definitely a serious problem in our country and it's good to be a part of something that's trying to help with the research."

From our FOXSports.com crew, thoughts and prayers to Holly and all the other women bravely battling breast cancer. Keep fighting the good fight.

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