NASCAR DRIVER LEADS CHARITY RIDE INTO
CLEVELAND
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Contact: Kate Donahue, Director of Marketing & Promotions, IMG Motorsports
- 216-436-3734
NASCAR DRIVER LEADS CHARITY RIDE INTO CLEVELAND
DRIVERS SET TO HIT RACETRACK AT BURKE THIS FRIDAY
What: 2002 SPRINT/KYLE PETTY CHARITY RIDE ACROSS AMERICA -
featuring 250
Motorcyclists - will stop in Cleveland on 3,400 mile cross country trip.
Who: Kyle Petty - NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
Richard Petty - Seven-time Winston Cup Champion
Steve Park - NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
Terry Labonte - NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
Lake Speed - Former Winston Cup Driver and Team
Owner
Harry Gant - Former Winston Cup Driver
Bill Davis - NASCAR Team Owner
Robin Pemberton - General Manager, Petty Enterprises
Matt Yocum - NASCAR Pit Reporter, FOX & NBC
Winston Kelly - NASCAR Pit Reporter, Motor Racing
Network (MRN)
Jim France - Executive Vice President & Board
Member, NASCAR
When: FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002 - 5:00 p.m. - EDT
Where: Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-mile
temporary road course. Home to the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland
Presented By US Bank (CART).
ENTER GATE #6 at Burke Lakefront Airport - An IMG
Motorsports representative will
guide you to location on the Grand Prix track where
riders will be located.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
1. Photo opportunities featuring the NASCAR drivers riding on
Burke Airport racetrack and 250 motorcycle convoy arriving in Cleveland and
at Burke Lakefront Airport. We will supply trucks for photographers and
videographers to ride in to film the 250 motorcycle convoy
riding on track.
2. Interview opportunities with celebrity/racer participants.
FAST FACTS
· The charity ride benefits the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The
camp's purpose is to enrich the lives of children with chronic or
life-threatening illnesses by creating camping experiences that are
empowering, memorable and fun.
·
· 2002 marks the eighth year for the ride and to date $2.5 million
has been raised.
· Since its formation this annual cross-country motorcycle trip,
featuring NASCAR celebrities, sponsors and fans, has logged more than 20,000
miles and has encompassed more than 2,000 riders.
· This year's trip kicked off June 23 in Napa, CA during the
Winston Cup weekend at Sears Point Raceway. More than 250 motorcyclists
will travel 3,419 miles through California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming,
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and North
Carolina.
· Sponsors for the ride are led by locally-based (Painesville,
Ohio) High Tech Performance Trailers and include: Sprint, Victory
Motorcycles, Coca-Cola, Harley Davidson, Racing Electronics, Dodge
Motorsports, WinCraft Racing and Wicked Road Warrior.
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DRIVERS SET TO HIT RACETRACK AT BURKE THIS FRIDAY
What: 2002 SPRINT/KYLE PETTY CHARITY RIDE ACROSS AMERICA -
featuring 250
Motorcyclists - will stop in Cleveland on 3,400 mile cross country trip.
Who: Kyle Petty - NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
Richard Petty - Seven-time Winston Cup Champion
Steve Park - NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
Terry Labonte - NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
Lake Speed - Former Winston Cup Driver and Team
Owner
Harry Gant - Former Winston Cup Driver
Bill Davis - NASCAR Team Owner
Robin Pemberton - General Manager, Petty Enterprises
Matt Yocum - NASCAR Pit Reporter, FOX & NBC
Winston Kelly - NASCAR Pit Reporter, Motor Racing
Network (MRN)
Jim France - Executive Vice President & Board
Member, NASCAR
When: FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002 - 5:00 p.m. - EDT
Where: Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-mile
temporary road course. Home to the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland
Presented By US Bank (CART).
ENTER GATE #6 at Burke Lakefront Airport - An IMG
Motorsports representative will
guide you to location on the Grand Prix track where
riders will be located.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
1. Photo opportunities featuring the NASCAR drivers riding on
Burke Airport racetrack and 250 motorcycle convoy arriving in Cleveland and
at Burke Lakefront Airport. We will supply trucks for photographers and
videographers to ride in to film the 250 motorcycle convoy
riding on track.
2. Interview opportunities with celebrity/racer participants.
FAST FACTS
· The charity ride benefits the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The
camp's purpose is to enrich the lives of children with chronic or
life-threatening illnesses by creating camping experiences that are
empowering, memorable and fun.
·
· 2002 marks the eighth year for the ride and to date $2.5 million
has been raised.
· Since its formation this annual cross-country motorcycle trip,
featuring NASCAR celebrities, sponsors and fans, has logged more than 20,000
miles and has encompassed more than 2,000 riders.
· This year's trip kicked off June 23 in Napa, CA during the
Winston Cup weekend at Sears Point Raceway. More than 250 motorcyclists
will travel 3,419 miles through California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming,
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and North
Carolina.
· Sponsors for the ride are led by locally-based (Painesville,
Ohio) High Tech Performance Trailers and include: Sprint, Victory
Motorcycles, Coca-Cola, Harley Davidson, Racing Electronics, Dodge
Motorsports, WinCraft Racing and Wicked Road Warrior.
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