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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“HOT RODS & REELS™” CHARITY FISHING TOURNAMENT
EXPANDS TO DAYTONA 500
NASCAR Fans Now Have a Second Opportunity
to Fish With Their Favorite Drivers
While Raising Money for Charity
Daytona Beach – February 22, 2006 –
The Darrell Gwynn Foundation announced it
will add a second “Hot Rods & Reels™” charity fishing tournament. The new event
will take place at the Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona 500
Weekend, beginning in 2007. The charity event raises money for the Darrell Gwynn
Foundation to Cure Paralysis and the Betty Jane France Pediatric Center,
Speediatricsâ, at Halifax and Homestead Hospitals, and has taken place
during the Homestead-Miami Speedway Ford 500 Championship Weekend for the past
four years.
Tournament organizers will provide two spots on each
fishing boat available for corporate or private purchase, with participants
having the opportunity to fish with the likes of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers Tony
Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kyle Petty, Bobby Labonte, plus other leading NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup drivers. Previous tournament have also featured fishing opportunities
with other racing celebrities including legendary team owner Richard Childress,
and former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champs turned broadcasters Darrell Waltrip and
Benny Parsons, among others.
The tournament will take place on the morning of Saturday,
February 17, 2007 on Lake Lloyd, the Speedway's 29-acre infield lake. Each
driver/celebrity will be teamed with two guest anglers in their own bass boat
featuring an International Game Fish Association (IGFA) recognized guides from
Florida's largest freshwater outfitter
www.bassonline.com.
The charity fishing event will also include the Miccosukee
Million, a chance drawing for a million dollars. The angler successfully landing
the heaviest largemouth bass or peacock bass will then select from one of 250
envelopes, one of which containing the $1 million grand prize. An official
weigh-in determining the winning fish will immediately precede the prize
drawing. For your chance to sign up please visit
www.hotrodsandreels.com .
"We are thrilled to expand this incredible charity event
to the legendary Daytona 500 and add another element of fun to this exciting
weekend,” said event founder Darrell Gwynn. “"Hot Rods & Reels™ at
Homestead-Miami Speedway has become a staple event for Ford Championship
Weekend, where we have had great relationships with our sponsors including Bass
Pro Shops, Sprint and the Miccosukee Tribe, and we hope to continue and grow
them here. The event has been a success in terms of participation, fun and
monies raised for charity and we look forward to the same, if not better,
results at Daytona.”
“We’re excited and proud to be able to host the Hot Rods &
Reels™ charity fishing tournament at the “World Center of Racing” next year,”
said Daytona International Speedway President Robin Braig. “Helping to raise
money for such worthwhile causes as the Darrell Gwynn Foundation to Cure
Paralysis and Speediatrics is something we’re sure race fans will support. In
addition to the fishing tournament, the weekend will also include a wheelchair
give-a-way by The Darrell Gwynn Foundation. In conjunction with its partner
Quickie® Wheelchairs, DGF will donate a power chair to a young recipient in need
of assistance. Together, DGF and Quickie® Wheelchairs have provided over 20
wheelchairs to those in need across the country through DGF’s Wheelchair
Give-a-Way Program.
ABOUT THE DARRELL GWYNN FOUNDATION
The Darrell Gwynn Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3)
organization dedicated to prevent, provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord
injuries and other debilitating illnesses. To expedite specific cures, the
Foundation assists in the funding of targeted research. Visit
www.darrellgwynnfoundation.org
for more information.
ABOUT SPEEDIATRICS
The Betty Jane France Pediatric Center, Speediatrics ,
at Halifax Hospital is a completely renovated pediatrics unit designed with a
motorsports theme. Its design is to make children feel as comfortable as
possible during a hospital stay.
For more information visit
www.hotrodsandreels.com
or call 954-792-7223.
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