Current Events
May 1 2008
NASCAR Day is coming Friday, May 16th!
The NASCAR Foundation will be celebrating the fifth-annual celebration of NASCAR Day on Friday, May 16th and we need your help to make this the best year yet! Annually held on the Friday before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge, NASCAR Day is a one-day celebration of the NASCAR Spirit. NASCAR fans, corporations, schools and organizations across the country are encouraged to donate $5.00 and all participants will receive a collectable 2008 NASCAR Day lapel pin for their donation.
For the second year, The NASCAR Foundation will be celebrating NASCAR Day with the NASCAR Day Telethon. NASCAR drivers and celebrities will converge on Friday, May 16th at Sam Bass Gallery to celebrate NASCAR Day. As a loyal supporter of Formula Smiles, you have the chance to join the NASCAR Community by participating in this industry-wide event.
New this year, the NASCAR Day Telethon has been extended – and a second day of giving will take place on Saturday, May 17th at the Sprint Experience. Sprint has also come on board with an added bonus to the charity who raises the most money during the NASCAR Day Telethon – an additional $24,000 donation courtesy of Sprint!
How to Donate
There are three ways that you can support the NASCAR Day Telethon.
1. Call 1-888-MAY16TH to make your donation to the NASCAR Day Telethon. Be sure to mention Formula Smiles, and 100% of your donation will benefit Formula Smiles,.
2. Text your e-mail address to 81714 to make your pledge as part of the Sprint NASCAR Day Texting Challenge. Don’t forget to designate your funds to Formula Smiles,
3. Click here to make your donation online through the Telethon’s online donation form.
Don’t forget that the charity who raises the most money during the NASCAR Day Telethon will receive an additional $24,000 donation courtesy of Sprint. Make sure you designate your funds to Formula Smiles,!
Are you going to be in Charlotte over NASCAR Day Weekend?
You can also sign up to volunteer at the NASCAR Day Telethon on behalf of Formula Smiles, Volunteers are needed to answer phones and assist with data entry.
Click Here to sign up with The NASCAR Foundation
March 18 2007
Dover Track Walk registration is live!
The NASCAR Foundation Track Walks give fans the unique opportunity to walk a lap around some of the most famous race tracks in NASCAR. Not only do walkers experience the track from a different perspective and enjoy the sights and sounds from the racing surface, they also benefit very worthy causes through fundraising!
A NASCAR Foundation Track Walk is a great event for friends and family members looking for entertainment at the track between race activities. Event participants will enjoy a kick-off celebration prior to entering the track for their one lap trek. Get your group together today and get on track for charity! Track Walk participants also have the opportunity to raise funds and awareness for the charitable causes supported by The NASCAR Foundation Track Walks by using our online fundraising tools and other fundraising resources.
Event Fee
$30.00 online (Individual participant; Children 14 and under may walk for free with a paid adult)
$35.00 at track (Individual participant; Children 14 and under may walk for free with a paid adult)
Date/Time
Saturday, May 31st at 6:00 pm (Immediately following the Nationwide Series race)
At-Track Registration
Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Registration Location
Across from Gate 4 at the entrance to the Fan Zone
Walk Kick-Off Location
Walk Kick Off will begin at approximately 5:30pm at the SPEED Stage (look for the SPEED Tower)
March 13, 2007
NASCAR shows support for Montoya
NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France and a number of executives from his company visited Cartagena, Colombia in support of Juan Pablo Montoya's Formula Smiles Foundation.
France spent two days in Cartagena, where he visited one of the sites where Montoya's charity is helping children in need, teaching them sports and providing them with the facilities and resources to develop their learning.
As part of NASCAR's support, France presented Montoya and his wife Connie a cheque for US $25,000 coming from the NASCAR Foundation, to help the efforts of their Formula Smiles charity.
"It's important for us to support Juan Pablo and the things that are important to him and his Foundation," France said. "That's why we're here. He loves his home country and he knows there's a lot of children that need to get a smile on their face as he says. So if we can play a little part in that, that's just terrific."
Montoya and wife Connie said they were amazed by the support shown by NASCAR to their charity.
"It's important for us to show that NASCAR cares about (the Colombian) community," Montoya said. "We've been trying to grow our charity in Colombia and we have already three projects in different cities and our plan is to have more.
"NASCAR's support to our Formula Smiles Foundations shows that they're not only about racing, that they're also about people and their needs. I'm just very happy to have their support."
Chip Ganassi was also in attendance, making his first visit to his driver's home country, accompanied by his partner Felix Sabates.
"I'm amazed," Ganassi said while visiting the charity's project. "What Connie and Juan have done here is just incredible. God bless them and everyone that's involved in those kind of projects. We're blessed to have those kind of people.
"I came here because what's important to Juan is important to me."
Kyle Petty and his Victory Junction Gang Camp charity were another party involved in NASCAR's visit to Cartagena. The Petty Enterprises driver said he was impressed by the social work done by the Montoyas in their home country.
"When Juan and Connie invited me I thought their Formula Smiles was an incredible program, an incredible charity," Petty said. "To have Brian France, to have Chip Ganassi, to have Felix Sabates, to have Connie and Juan as our hosts, that was a big deal for me."
At least five other executives from NASCAR, including Chief Financial Officer Todd Wilson and Public Affairs manager Marcus Jadotte also took part in the visit to Cartagena.