Peter Reckell Takes Pole Position for the 27th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race; Winner Receives ``PEOPLE Pole Award'' and $10,000 for Charity
LONG BEACH, Calif.--April 11, 2003--"Days of Our Lives" star Peter Reckell turned the fastest lap (1:48.900) in today's qualifying session at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race to take the pole position for the 27th Anniversary of the fan-favorite event on Saturday, April 12.The top professional driver was Josh Brolin (NBC's "Mr. Sterling"), with a lap time of 1:47.547.
In addition to winning the coveted inside front-row position for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, Reckell also was awarded the sixth annual "PEOPLE Pole Award."
Sponsored by PEOPLE Magazine, the award honors the top-celebrity qualifier for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race with a $10,000 donation from PEOPLE to the pole sitter's charity of choice. Reckell designated the Natural Resource Defense Council, a charitable organization that finds practical solutions to the most urgent environmental problems, to benefit from his Pole Award.
The starting grid for Saturday's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race is as follows:
Celebrity Category Qualifying Time 1. Peter Reckell 1:48.900 2. Picabo Street 1:49.694 3. Jesse James 1:49.794 4. Adam Corolla 1:50.053 5. Tommy Shane Steiner 1:50.215 6. Angie Everhart 1:50.265 7. Steve Hartman 1:51.433 8. Dave Pasant 1:52.272 9. Bud Gordon 1:52.550 10. Buzz Aldrin 1:58.925 Professional Category Qualifying Time (will start 30 seconds behind the celebrities on Saturday) 1. Josh Brolin 1:47.547 2. Milka Duno 1:48.073 3. Jeremy McGrath 1:48.683 4. Shawna Robinson 1:48.858 5. Leilani Munter 1:50.970
The Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race will begin at approximately noon on Saturday, April 12 with a field of 15 drivers. The 10-lap race will be broadcast in its entirety on ESPN 2 on May 3 at 2:30 PT.
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