NASCAR celebrities today give a little help when they took a charities at the 38th annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction over the past week at WestWorld in Scottsdale.
The total of 14 vehicles up for auction had the proceeds desginated for various charities from the American Heart Association to EEA Young Eagles, a group chaired by actor Harrison Ford and dedicated to boosting interest in aviation among youths.
NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick ask a helps from collector car fans to register as bone marrow donors as driver Jeff Gordon’s 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo No. 24 racer crossed the block. The car brought in $500,000 with proceeds going to the Hendrick Marrow Program.Rick Hendrick is also a leukemia survivor.
The Darrel Gwynn Foundation, named for the famed drag racer and dedicated to helping people with spinal chord injuries, was another beneficiary Saturday.
Gwynn, himself confined to a wheelchair after spinal injuries, introduced 14-year-old Randy Rimone, who the foundation helped after he was denied insurance coverage for a power wheelchair. Meanwhile, racing legend Richard Petty roared in with a baby blue 1970 Plymouth Superbird custom coupe boasting more than 750 horsepower. Before the gavel fell AT $501,000, auction goers chipped in $175,000 in separate donations.
Jack Roush, another NASCAR owner, was on hand Sunday to sell a 2008 Roush Mustang GT. The 510-horsepower ‘Stang brought in $100,000 for Speedway Children’s Charities. The national nonprofit’s goal is to provide educational, financial, medical and social support for children in need.
The auction ran Sunday through Sunday with much of the event telecast on Speed TV.
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