Lindsey Adams

Lindsey Adams was born (Jan. 27, 1987) and raised in Dallas, Texas and is a third generation racing driver. Though she only began racing at the age of 15, she immediately got up to speed and started winning. After winning many regional championships, and a national championship in karting, Lindsey began competing in the prestigious Formula BMW USA racing series with Indianapolis based racing team, Team Apex USA. Lindsey's sponsors and supporters include Classic BMW Motorsports, the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Racersits.com, Team Apex USA and Adams Orthodontics.

In June of 1988, Debbie Adams, mother of racecar driver and Texas native, Lindsey Adams, was diagnosed with invasive intraductal carcinoma. She underwent a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy. At the time, Lindsey was just one year old. Sixteen years later, Debbie received two bad mammograms within six months, and decided to go forward with a second mastectomy.

"There is a time in every kid’s life when they have no choice but to just grow up. When my mother decided to have a second mastectomy, it was that time for me. My mom is my best friend and I am so grateful to God that she is still here with me," Lindsey recalls.

"It was real to her this time, She said, 'Mom, someday I'm going to do a race for the cause.' I said, 'You better win that one!' But then I started thinking about how we win, and how surviving is a win." Noted Debbie Adams

Lindsey is a 3rd generation racer. Her father and grandfather were both involved in racing, and Lindsey’s career began at the age of 15 in go-karting. It was in Dallas, Texas during her junior year in high school that Lindsey Adams became a nationally-ranked kart driver and where she began learning the basic skills of wheel-to-wheel racing. The following year when Lindsey was a senior at The Hockaday School in Dallas, she had the opportunity to race with Team Tomlin in a Formula Mazda—and won her first National formula car victory that June. It was at this time that Lindsey and her mother decided to begin their work to raise awareness and promote early detection for breast cancer in the racing world. And, thanks to Dan Tomlin Jr. and Team Tomlin, Lindsey’s racecar was already painted pink.

"Lindsey decided to use the pink for something more than just a cool color to have on a racecar," said Debbie. "She decided to use it towards Racing for The Cause. At first I was a little hesitant about promoting something that was so difficult for me to go through, but then I realized what a beacon of hope Lindsey would have been to me when I was battling breast cancer."

In October of 2006 Debbie and Lindsey’s work made the ABC World News with Charles Gibson and Lindsey was named Person of the Week:

"Adams is now making her pink car work for her own purposes. The rosy colored hue happens to symbolize breast cancer awareness, a cause she is embracing because her mother survived the disease." –Charles Gibson, ABC World News

The ABC story was only the beginning for Lindsey and her mother. Immediately after it aired letters started flowing in from all over the world. People connected with Lindsey and her story, and thanked her for what she was doing.

"The letters were probably the coolest part of it all," says Lindsey. "We got to see first hand that we were making a difference. That’s when I decided I wanted to go full force with Racing for the Cause."

Soon after, Lindsey and Debbie connected with the National Breast Cancer Foundation based in Frisco, Texas. NBCF was founded by Neil and Janelle Hall, herself a successfully-recovered breast cancer survivor. Their mission is to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer through education, hope-inspired support programs, and by providing free to low-cost mammography for those in need.

"NBCF is a family run organization and was located right in our backyard. My parents and I connected so well with Neil and Janelle and their sons Brent and Kevin, and their mission, that we decided to dedicate our 2007 Formula BMW USA Racing Season to the National Breast Cancer Foundation."

With plans to go forward with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and their logo on the side of her Formula BMW racecar, Lindsey is still in need of funding for her 2007 season. She is determined to use this opportunity to race to make a difference on a bigger level than just the motor sports circuit.