Camara goes camping with Bengals

Conquest Racing driver Jaime Camara took time out of preparations for Saturday’s Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway to travel to Georgetown College and attend the Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp. Camara took in the morning practice from the sidelines and watched the squad, including quarterback Carson Palmer and wide receiver Chad Johnson, run through its daily workout routine.

After practice, Camara visited with kicker Shayne Graham and linebacker coach Jeff FitzGerald about the upcoming IndyCar Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Graham recently hosted a celebrity go-kart race benefiting his Shayne Graham Foundation while FitzGerald spends the off-season as a part-time instructor for the Richard Petty Driving Experience. The IndyCar Series rookie presented Graham with a pair of signed driving gloves, which should get use when Graham visits Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for a few laps around the track later this year.

“It was great to have the opportunity to go out to camp," said Camara. “It was definitely a new experience. Coming from Brazil where soccer is the top sport, American football is something very new to me. I’ve watched the Super Bowl before, but after today I might have to start watching more football. It was a great opportunity to learn about the game and see other athletes doing what they love. It was good to meet with Shayne and Coach FitzGerald and to learn that they are huge racing fans away from the field."