NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart is quite the philanthropist. Most folks know him as one of NASCAR's bad boys, a talented driver with a hot head, but he has a very soft side that many folks don't know about. Through his foundation, he has raised over 4 million dollars for charities.
Tony owns a dirt racing track, the Eldora Speedway. He has hosted an annual race for charity at this track, called 'Prelude to the Dream'. This event brings big stars from NASCAR and other types of motorsports, puts them in late model dirt race cars, and they get out there, have fun, beat the heck out of each other, and raise a lot of money for charity. The previous four races have raised over 2 million for charity.
This year's race is this coming Wednesday evening, Sep.9, and is on pay per view provided by HBO. Proceeds from the pay per view fees become part of the charity pot.
This year, Tony has chosen four charities benefiting military members and their families:
Wounded Warrior Project
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
Operation Homefront
Fisher House
Very cool, and it will be much appreciated by the folks helped by those charities!
1 comment:
Not a big NASCAR person, but I know who Tony Stewart is anyway.
Sounds like it would be fun to see.
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