One-Of-A-Kind Autographed Tony Stewart Painting To Be Auctioned Off To Benefit the Tony Stewart Foundation

*** TONY STEWART MEDIA ADVISORY***
One-of-A-Kind autographed
TONY STEWaRT PAINTING To Be auctioned off
to benefit the tony stewart foundation


WHO/WHAT:         Just in time for Father's Day, Armor All is auctioning off "A Man and His Monkey," a one-of-a-kind painting of Tony Stewart with his former pet monkey, Mojo. This original oil painting, signed by Tony Stewart, is a rare piece of Stewart memorabilia and has a cameo in the new Tony Stewart Armor All commercial.

Additional items up for auction include autographed pit crew firesuits and helmets from the commercial and Armor All hats signed by Stewart.

All proceeds benefit the Tony Stewart Foundation whose mission is to raise and donate funds to help care for critically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species.


WHEN:                  From June 4-14, 2010 race fans can bid on the painting and other great motorsports Father's Day gift items from the commercial on eBay at  www.ebay.com/tonystewartfoundation. For more information and to see Tony talk about the painting, visit the auction tab at www.facebook.com/ArmorAll.

QUOTES:              "The crew and I had so much fun shooting the Armor All commercial," said Tony Stewart. "It's great that fans have a chance to be a part of the excitement, get a cool Father's Day gift and at the same time give back to a great cause."

"We're proud to be associated with Tony and his team," said David Kargas, Armor All spokesperson. "Tony has been a great partner and advocate for Armor All and we are pleased to be able to help support him and his foundation."


PHOTOS/VIDEO:   Photos of the painting and Tony autographing it are available upon request. To see a video of Tony talking about this unique painting visit YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OSNKFwgUv8> or the auction tab on the Armor All Facebook page<http://www.facebook.com/ArmorAll#!/ArmorAll?v=app_11007063052>.


MORE INFO:         www.facebook.com/ArmorAll click on auction tab or www.ebay.com/tonystewartfoundation


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