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TONY STEWART FOUNDATION TO HOST NEXTEL PRELUDE TO THE DREAM 'PIECES OF THE PRELUDE' AUCTION
Event Exclusive Items to Be Available to Race Fans Worldwide on EBay.com
The third annual NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice, held June 6 and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View, raised $800,000 for charity. The 30-lap dirt late model event at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, featured some of racing's biggest stars, and in a thrilling race won by NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Carl Edwards, it allowed the Tony Stewart Foundation to make significant contributions to charity.
The chief benefactor of the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice was the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The Randleman, N.C.-based organization that serves as a year-round camp for children ages seven to 15 with an assortment of life-threatening illnesses received $600,000 from the Tony Stewart Foundation. Also receiving support from the proceeds generated by the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice was the Autism Society of Delaware and Motor Racing Outreach, with each entity receiving $25,000.
The remaining $150,000 stayed with the Tony Stewart Foundation, allowing the Foundation to continue its support of groups caring for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and charitable organizations specializing in the protection of various animal species.
Beginning on Fri., Nov. 23, 2007, the Tony Stewart Foundation will offer several event exclusive items in an auction to be hosted on EBay. Once posted, each item will be available for bidding for 10 days.
All proceeds from the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream 'Pieces of the Prelude' Auction will benefit the Tony Stewart Foundation.
Items include:
Posters and an event exclusive helmet autographed by NASCAR stars, including Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, etc.
Autographed sections from Tony Stewart's 2006 and 2007 NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream Late Model entries, including a rear wing, a nose piece, doors and spoilers.
Tony Stewart autographed 2007 event posters and programs.
Event exclusive, Tony Stewart autographed on-air talent shirt as worn by Darrell Waltrip, Mike Joy, Dick Berggren and Kyle Petty.
Event exclusive, Tony Stewart autographed SPEED Production Crew T-shirts.
One (1) VIP Package for two to the 2008 NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream Event.
Over 50 items one-of-a-kind items will be available.
New items to be added daily…visit http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=tonystewartfoundation for updated item availability.
MISSION STATEMENT…
The Tony Stewart Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable organization, was established in 2003 by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart to primarily raise and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species.
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