Richard Petty 2010 Amelia Island Honoree - Press Release

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NASCAR LEGEND Richard "THE KING" Petty Announced as Honoree for 2010
Amelia IslanD Concours D'Elegance

 

NASCAR Great to Serve as Key Note Speaker at Annual Gala Dinner

 

Jacksonville, Fla. (August 10, 2009) - The Amelia Island Concours
d'Elegance Foundation, Inc. announced today that veteran NASCAR racer
Richard Petty will be the honoree at the 15th annual Amelia Island
Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for March 12-14, 2010 at The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer
Beach.

 

With his trademark cowboy hat and sunglasses, Richard "The King" Petty,
as he is nicknamed, is widely considered to be one of the greatest
NASCAR drivers of all time and his impact on motorsports can outstrip
the glory of any one of his victory lanes. This NASCAR legend will serve
as the key note speaker at the Concours' annual Gala Dinner Saturday,
March 13, 2010.

 

"It gives me great pleasure to announce that Mr. Petty is our honoree
for the 2010 Amelia Island Concours," says Bill Warner, Concours founder
and co-chairman.  "He is a guiding force in the world of motorsports and
a major reason that NASCAR is so popular in America today. He is a
vibrant, sincere and honest man, who inspires the greatest loyalty from
fans worldwide. I'm really looking forward to having him."

 

As a former NASCAR <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR>  driver who
raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series> , Petty is
most well-known for winning the NASCAR championship seven times. He's
also known for winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the
Daytona 500 seven times and winning 27 races (10 of them consecutively)
in the 1967 season alone.

Petty was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Motorsports_Hall_of_Fame>
in 1997 and named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

In addition to Petty's presence, this year's Concours will honor the
40th anniversary of Porsche's inaugural victory at the 24 Hours of
Daytona and Le Mans and showcase a number of influential 917s, a model
that is widely considered to be one of the most significant racecars of
the modern era. This year's Amelia will also honor Sir Stirling Moss,
OBE and the 50th Anniversary of Moss' victory in the last Cuban Grand
Prix.

About The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is one of the nation's most
innovative vintage auto events featuring over 250 rare classics from
seldom-seen private collections nationwide.  The show is scheduled for
March 12-14, 2010 at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach
adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. The show's foundation has
donated nearly $1.6 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida,
Inc. since 1996.For more information, visit www.ameliaconcours.org
<http://www.ameliaconcours.org/>   or call 904-636-0027.

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