NASCAR: Big Brothers Donations Top Half-Million $
17 July 2000
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
In the remarkably short period of 17 months, Valvoline's NASCAR
team-related effort has raised over a half-million dollars for Big
Brothers
Big Sisters of America. Mark Martin's performance in the Valvoline Ford
Taurus, combined with contributions from NASCAR fans and Valvoline, has
brought the current total donated to $520,301 -- believed to be the most
raised in the shortest time frame for such a motorsports sponsor-team
cause-related effort.
This "Caring Hands" program started at the 1999 Daytona 500. Valvoline donates $5,000 for every Winston Cup race Martin wins, $2,500 for each pole, $1,000 for a top-five finish, and $20 per lap Martin leads. There also are a series of trackside events where the public can participate and the Valvoline Online Racing Auction on eBay earlier this year raised $150,000.
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