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Team Jack founder wins humanitarian award

Posted at 11:17 PM, Sep 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-28 00:20:10-04

Andy Hoffman, the founder of the Team Jack Foundation, won The NASCAR Foundation's Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award tonight.

Team Jack works to raise money for research and awareness to fight pediatric brain cancer. Hoffman who is from Atkinson, Nebraska won via an online fan vote. 

The NASCAR Foundation will award $100,000 to the Team Jack Foundation

Jack Hoffman received national attention when he was put into a Husker spring game in 2013. Jack made a touchdown run in front of a cheering crowd at Memorial Stadium. His parents, Andy and Brianna, took that attention and created the foundation to help children like their son.