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On August 16, during the CARFAX 250 NASCAR Nationwide series race at Michigan International Speedway, the #20 Old Spice Car will have a new look as it races to help special children from around the world. Give Kids The World, the nonprofit organization that provides week-long, cost-free vacations to Central Florida for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, will be honored with its very own “Give Kids The World Village” design. The brightly colored car was designed by Wish child Emily Marsala (pictured) and will be driven by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart.

In celebration of this unique partnership, Give Kids The World is encouraging NASCAR fans everywhere to participate in a View-A-Thon to help us raise $25,000, or $100 for every mile of the race. As a popular voice in the NASCAR fan community, we hope you can help us by sharing this story on The NASCAR Ranting and Raving blog.

– The direct link to the fundraiser is https://www.firstgiving.com/gktwnascar
– To learn more about the Give Kids The World View-A-Thon, view http://www.gktw.org/newsletter/nascar_gktw.html

About Give Kids The World:

Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) is a 70-acre, non-profit resort in Central Florida that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. GKTW provides accommodations at its whimsical resort, donated attractions tickets, meals and more for a week-long, cost-free fantasy vacation. With the help of many generous individuals, corporations, and partnering wish-granting organizations, Give Kids The World has welcomed more than 89,000 families from all 50 states and over 65 countries.

Give Kids The World is committed to fiscal responsibility and being a good steward of the support and resources we receive. Of each dollar spent in the fiscal year 2007, approximately 93 cents went directly to our families for their cost-free, magical vacation. Very few charitable organizations reach and sustain this level of administrative and fundraising efficiency, and we work everyday to maintain this success.

– Learn more about Give Kids The World at www.gktw.org

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Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog

“Back in July Kevin Harvick paid a surprise visit to Chris and Jim Lamb who have a huge collection of antique Shell Oil Company signage and collectibles.

Several weeks before these folks sent a note to Kevin at his race shop in Kernersville, North Carolina telling him of their collection and inviting him to visit their house in Maine.

Little did they know that Kevin had already planned to run the TD Banknorth 250 Late Model race in Oxford, Maine in his final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series off weekend during the July 19th - 20th weekend.

Not only was the surprise visit to the unofficial Shell museum special for these Shell fans in Maine, but Kevin went on and won the event in dominating fashion - one of the largest short track races in the United States.

Kevin was the 7th Daytona 500 champion to compete in that late model race.” - from Shell’s PR Firm.

Man, look at all of that Shell stuff. Back when I was in High School and in University I worked for a guy who owned and operated several Shell stations. Those were good times, and I see some of the same stuff we used to have kicking around our stations that is in the picture of this mock Shell station.

In fact, Shell tore down one of the stations I worked at to get rid of the garage and put up a store and I took the original hand painted “Please Hang Up Air-Hose After Use” sign that was attached to the building and I have it hanging in my garage right now beside my compressor and air hose.

I just dig gas old station stuff, don’t you?

You should see the Shell/White Rose collection my old boss from Shell has. It would blow your mind. I even found him an original Shell gas pump from the 1950’s exactly like the one Kevin is standing beside in the picture, that my boss’s original lite-up glass globe pump topper fit perfectly.

I would have bought it for myself, but I couldn’t afford it going to school and all. I asked him once a while ago, as he and I are still friends, if I could buy it and he just laughed at me.

Honestly though, if the roles were reversed I would have done the same thing.

Photo Courtesy of Shell’s PR Company.

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