Racing stars lining up for Stocks for Tots benefit
Friday, Nov. 27, 2009
Drag racing owner/driver Doug Herbert. – Charlotte Observer file
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FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #77 AAA Dodge, sits in his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 14: Team owner Ray Evernham, stands on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 14, 2008 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 US ARMY All-American Bowl Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and top National Hot Rod Association competitor Doug Herbert will join about 50 other racing greats signing autographs at the 21st annual Stocks for Tots benefit on Dec. 8.
Don Miller, Ray Evernham, Ned Jarrett, Larry McReynolds and Sam Hornish Jr. are among other motorsports notables who will sign for fans at the event, which will be 4:30-9 p.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in Mooresville.
Net proceeds benefit the nonprofit SCAN Child & Parenting Centers of Iredell County. SCAN stands for Stop Child Abuse Now.
Since its first fundraiser in 1989, Stocks for Tots has raised more than $850,000 and distributed nearly 50,000 Christmas toys to area children in need. General admission wristbands are available for $10 plus a new, unwrapped toy.
Tickets will be sold first-come at 9 a.m. Dec. 8 at the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame, 119 Knob Hill Road, in Lakeside Business Park, Interstate 77 Exit 36. Premium wristband numbers are available through Dec. 7; call 704-663-5331. For more details, visit www.stocksfortots.com.
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