ADVISORY/Championship Auto Racing Teams FedEx Championship Series Season Finale Pre/Post Race Events at California Speedway, Fontana.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--
-- A day in the pits with Letterman, Newman, Liotta, Edwards, Rahal,
Andretti & Unser
-- Fast Men! Million Dollar Cars! Personal Chefs!
-- Runway Madness -- Bobby Rahal Breakfast -- Rahal's Last Ride --
Star-studded Start -- Alex Zanardi Honored at Championship Auto
Racing Teams (CART) Gala
WHO: Paul Newman, David Letterman, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Ray
Liotta, Anthony Edwards, Jason Priestly, Jimmy Vasser, Bobby
Rahal, Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr., Alex Zanardi, and more!
WHAT: Bobby Rahal Breakfast - Break bread with the three-time champ!
-- Qualifying Rounds for Sunday's Race
-- Shotgun rides in a Viper with the all-female PPG Pace Car
Team
-- CARA (Championship Auto Racing Auxiliary) - Runway Madness
benefiting Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Fitness with the Fastest!
-- Celebrity "Gentlemen Start Your Engines"
-- FedEx Championship Series 500 - Rahal's Last Ride!
-- FedEx Championship Series Awards Banquet - $1 million
purse!
WHERE: California Speedway, Fontana/Breakfast, Qualifying, The Race!
Lockheed Hangar, Ontario Airport/The Madness!
Century Plaza Hotel - Los Angeles/The Party!
WHEN: Friday, October 30, 8:00 AM - The Rahal Breakfast!
Friday, October 30, 10 AM - 2 PM - The Qualifying!
Friday, October 30, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM - The Madness!
Your Call - The Workout!
Sunday, November 1, Noon - The Celebrity Start!
Sunday, November 1, 1:00 PM - The Race!
Monday, November 2, 7:00 PM - The Party!
RAHAL'S LAST RIDE: As the retiring, three-time CART FedEx Championship Series champion completes his final race as a driver on November 1, fans will have the unique opportunity to sponsor his race car. For a minimum $25 cash donation to The Bobby Rahal Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an American auto racing team owner and former driver, spending most of his driving career in the CART open-wheel series, winning three championships there. Foundation, a not-for-profit endowment created to generate and distribute charitable funds raised during his final season, fans attending CART's season-ending Marlboro 500 will be able to add their signature to one of two special decals that will be mounted atop the sidepods of Rahal's race car for his final drive. CARA CARA Chicago Area Runners Association CARA Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (Washington, DC) CARA Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica CARA Classification and Rating Administration : On Friday, evening October 30 at 6PM at the Lockheed Hanger at Ontario Airport, CARA will host Runway Madness; an evening of wining, dining, games, music, fashion and silent and live auctions featuring a Paul Newman Noun 1. Paul Newman - United States film actor (born in 1925) Newman, Paul Leonard Newman Pace Car ride, in which proceeds will benefit the Loma Linda University Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California 60 miles east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino and near beaches, mountains, and the desert. Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. and other CARA charities. Tickets are available to the public 21 and over. Founded in 1981 to help racers and their families in times of injury and illness, CARA Charities' mission has been to serve the community through charitable work and to promote the friendship of all those involved in the motorsports family. With more than 500 members internationally, CARA's prime focus is children's health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. and safety issues. At each race, with the support of CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) sponsors, CARA donates to local children's charities selected by the race promoter, who matches the contribution. CART: Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. owns, operates and sanctions the premier open-wheel motorsports series in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the FedEx Championship Series and is responsible for organizing, marketing and staging each of the 19 races in the FedEx Championship. With speeds up to 240 miles per hour, CART open-wheel racing is the fastest form of closed-circuit auto racing available to motorsports audiences, providing intense excitement and competition. Names associated with CART as drivers, owners or partners include Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American retired CART and Formula One driver with Italian heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League. , '97 and '98 Champion Alex Zanardi Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi, (born October 23, 1966 in Bologna, Italy), is an Italian racing driver. He won two CART championship titles in North America during the late 1990s. He also had a less successful career as a Formula One driver. , Paul Newman, David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. , Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football player, who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. and Joe Montana. Track Attendance: 2.49 Million in 1997. Seasonal Worldwide TV Viewing Audience: 973 Million (60 million per race). Races air in 195 countries in 19 different languages. www.cart.com |
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