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CART: Andretti, Fittipaldi participate in 'Kids Race Against Drugs'

27 January 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Newman/Haas Racing drivers Michael Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola) and Christian Fittipaldi (Big Kmart Ford Lola) were among the celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment who participated in the Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs in Orlando last weekend.
Christian Fittipaldi

The event drew 162 children ranging in age from 7 through 12 from all over the United States who competed for more than $200,000 in college scholarships and other awards.

The program, in which children drove miniature race cars around specially designed race tracks, was instituted to raise money for local drug awareness programs. The nationwide tour made 650 stops in 85 cities in 1999.

Andretti, the 1991 FedEx Championship Series champion and CART's career victory leader (38), and Fittipaldi, who finished seventh in the 1999 FedEx Championship Series title race, were joined by several other celebrities at the event, including actresses Kathy Ireland and Jaclyn Smith; U.S. Women's Soccer Team World Cup champion Brandi Chastain; and New Orleans Saints rookie running back Ricky Williams.

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