Johnny Gray has had more than his share of problems with the Service Central Funny Car lately. However, when he compares his racing issues with those of children affected by cancer, he believes his woes aren’t really woes.

Gray is racing the Lemonator Funny Car and this isn’t a nickname for a car which has acted lately like a lemon. The Lemonator theme is geared to bring awareness to the childhood cancer through a charity named Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Johnny Gray has had more than his share of problems with the Service Central Funny Car lately. However, when he compares his racing issues with those of children affected by cancer, he believes his woes aren’t really woes.

Gray is racing the Lemonator Funny Car and this isn’t a nickname for a car which has acted lately like a lemon. The Lemonator theme is geared to bring awareness to the childhood cancer through a charity named Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

The charity’s namesake, Alexandria “Alex” Scott, was diagnosed with cancer just before she was a year old. When she reached four, she told her parents she wanted to set up a lemonade stand in the front yard to earn money to donate towards finding a cure for childhood cancer.

Gray believes the interaction with the charity has enabled him to see issues in a different light.

“We went to the children’s hospital last night,” said Gray on Friday afternoon. “We went up to the cancer ward and you can hang out up there for about an hour and a half and then come out here and all of my big problems about where my car is qualified gets pretty insignificant in a hurry.”

Alex lost her battle with cancer in 2004 when she was eight.

If you would like to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand, you can make a $5 donation by texting CANCER TBC to 85944.