Unique Rockingham Speedway Promotion To Benefit The United Way Of Richmond County

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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (March 5, 2008) – If you have ever dreamed about being in a race car and taking the pace laps for a major stock car race, then a unique promotion involving Rockingham Speedway and the United Way of Richmond County is for you.

On May 4, when the 50-car ARCA RE/MAX Series field pulls off of pit road for the Carolina 500, the 51st starting position will be reserved for the United Way ARCA Car – a special two-seat Fast Track High Performance Driving School car.

In the passenger seat will be the winner of a charity auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the United Way of Richmond County. The United Way car will leave pit road along with the rest of the field and follow them throughout the pace laps. It will then pull back into the pit area with one lap to go before the green flag is waved.

The winner also will participate in the drivers meeting, be announced during driver introductions as the 51st starter, and receive two passes to watch the race from a track suite.

The unique promotion is a result of the United Way of Richmond County being named the official charity of the Rockingham Speedway.

“United Way of Richmond County is an integral part of the local community and the Rockingham Speedway aspires to be as well,” Speedway President Andy Hillenburg said. “They support 18 local agencies, so we felt they were a natural fit for us to be associated with.”

The 18 agencies the United Way supports are: Sandhills Children Center; Roberdel Children’s Center; Richmond County 4-H Clubs; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts; Rockingham Recreation; Leak Street Alumni; American Red Cross; New Horizons; Richmond County Crisis Ministries; Rockingham Soup Kitchen; Hamlet Soup Kitchen; Richmond County Mental Health; Richmond County Aging Services; Samaritan Colony; Richmond County Literacy Council; Richmond County Christian Counseling; Ellerbe and Rockingham Rescue Squads.

Fans wishing to bid on the package may do so by e-mailing their bids to either the United Way or the Rockingham Speedway: 51promotion@rockinghamracewaypark.com or michelleparrish@bellsouth.net. Each week the highest bid to that point will be posted on the Rockingham Speedway’s Web site. Bidding ends on April 23.

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