The NASCAR FOUNDATION ONLINE AUCTION And TRACK WALK TO BENEFIT
AMERICAN RED CROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
PHILADELPHIA – July 18, 2008 – An online auction hosted by The NASCAR Foundation and benefiting the Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) Chapter of the American Red Cross will go live today with autographed items from popular NASCAR drivers and a Super VIP Experience up for bid. The auction is being hosted in conjunction with the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. In  addition, a portion of the proceeds from the NASCAR Foundation Track Walk – featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Kasey Kahne – on Saturday, August 2, will also benefit the SEPA Chapter. For more information on the auction or track walk, visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/foundation.
The auction will feature a Sunoco Racing fuel can, autographed Sunoco Victory flags and an autographed race helmet, signed by more than 30 drivers from the Chicagoland Race. Also up for auction is a Pace Car ride for two people before the start of the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race on Sunday, August 3 and a parade lap ride for one in the official pace car before the race. Bidders will also have the chance to win a super VIP experience for the race which includes four 3-day skybox tickets valued at $2,000, food and beverage, pit passes, a VIP garage tour given by a Track Ambassador and the ability for one person to stand on stage during the official driver introductions.
Sunoco has arranged for 100% of the auction proceeds to benefit the SEPA Chapter’s Red Cross House, a short-term residence in West Philadelphia where hundreds of local families every year begin their recovery from fires, floods, and other disasters affecting their lives.
Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, the Red Cross House is a 33,000-square-foot with 25 hotel-style family “suites” (bath, desk, kitchen sink, cabinets, dressers and bunks). Since April 2003, Red Cross House has provided 104,636 nights of shelter to families with  nowhere to turn but the Red Cross. Ninety-two percent of disaster clients who stay at Red Cross House have an annual household income of less than $35,000.
The Red Cross will also receive a portion of the proceeds raised from The NASCAR Foundation Track Walk on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. Fans can register to participate in the Track Walk at WWW.NASCAR.COM/foundation and walk with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver and 2008 Pocono 500 winner Kasey Kahne.
The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is a partnership of Sunoco, Pocono Raceway, and the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter to provide much-needed funds to help people throughout the tri-state region recover from fires, floods, and other disasters.
As part of this partnership, Pocono Raceway is also donating ten percent of the ticket revenue generated by online ticket buyers who use the Red Cross promo code, REDCROSS, to American Red Cross Chapters in the tri-state area. The first 1,500 ticket buyers using the Red Cross promo code will receive a free pre-race Pit/Paddock Pass ($50 value) and Souvenir Program Book and Commemorative Die Cast Car ($15 Value) as an added incentive. Tickets can be purchased at www.poconoraceway.com. |
