NEWS RELEASE - IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY HOSTS RACING MEMORABILIA AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE PAINTED TURTLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               


 

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Kevin O’Brien, (626) 358-1100

                                                
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IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY HOSTS RACING 
MEMORABILIA AUCTION 

TO BENEFIT THE PAINTED TURTLE  

 

IRWINDALE, Calif. (August 29, 2006) 
– Irwindale Speedway and the Pomona Valley Corvette Association of Southern 
California are joining forces to support The Painted Turtle, a camp for children 
with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

 

On Saturday, September 2 during its 
schedule of evening racing activities, Irwindale Speedway and the Pomona Valley 
Corvette Association will host a silent auction featuring motor racing 
memorabilia including items donated by NASCAR Nextel drivers and teams, event 
ticket packages for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Auto Club 500 
NASCAR Nextel Cup event as well as an honorary pit crew member package with 
Champ Car’s PKV Racing Team. 

 

Fans will have the opportunity to 
preview and bid on items which will be on display in a tent located adjacent to 
Irwindale Speedway’s main grandstand. Items will be available for bid beginning 
at 4 p.m. with closing bids 
accepted up to 8:30 
p.m.

 

Courtney Hansen, the host of the 
Destination Wild television show premiering this fall on Fox Sports and host of 
Spike TV Network’s Powerblock series of automotive related shows which airs on 
Saturday and Sunday, will be the Grand Marshal of the event and present during 
the silent auction activities.

 

The Painted Turtle is the sixth 
addition to Paul Newman’s family of Hole In the Wall Camps for seriously ill 
children. Opened in 2004, the camp is located in Lake 
Hughes, Calif. in the foothills of 
the Angeles National Forest just northeast of Los Angeles. The Camp 
features a recreation and event center, cabin village, equestrian center, arts 
and crafts center, ropes course, dining hall and organic farm all of which were 
designed to provide every child, regardless of their medical condition, the 
opportunity to participate in all aspects of the Camp. Additional information on 
The Painted Turtle can be obtained at www.thepaintedturtle.org.

 

The Pomona Valley Corvette Association 
was founded in 1962 and is the Inland Empire’s 
oldest Corvette owner’s club. The Club’s purpose is to bring area Corvette 
owners together in a manner that enhances the Corvette experience. The Club 
utilizes its influence to engage in various activities to raise awareness and 
financial support for charities like The Painted Turtle. Additional information 
on the Club can be obtained at www.pvca.org.

 

Irwindale Speedway is a 
state-of-the-art multi-purpose motor sports complex featuring half-mile and 
third-mile paved oval tracks and a one-eighth mile street legal drag strip. 
Centrally located within the Los Angeles basin  and 25 minutes from downtown Los 
Angeles, the facility hosts NASCAR regional racing events on Saturday nights, 
NHRA sanctioned drag racing competition on Thursday nights, D1 and Formula Drift 
Drifting events and various automotive competitions. Further information can be 
obtained by logging on to www.irwindalespeedway.com.



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