Jimmie Johnson Races For Relief

Tony Stewart (14)  & Jimmie Johnson (48) battle during a restart in the Kobalt 400 on Sunday in Las Vegas. Brian Czobat/AP

NASCAR is an organization that is well known for its support of our troops and its charitable donations. Drivers, teams, sponsors, and fans raise money for causes every year for organizations such as Autism Speaks, Victory Junction Gang, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Wounded Warrior Project to name a few. Add these to the numerous driver foundations and [...]

The Tony Stewart Foundation

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Player:  Tony Stewart Sport:  Racing Team:  NASCAR Website:  The Tony Stewart Foundation Mission/Info (Via the website): The mission of the Tony Stewart Foundation is to raise and donate funds to help care for critically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species.

The Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation

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Player: Jeff Gordon Sport: Racing Team: NASCAR Website: The Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation Mission/Info:(Via the website): The mission of the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation is to support children battling cancer by funding programs that improve patients’ quality of life, treatment programs that increase survivorship and pediatric medical research dedicated to finding a cure. In addition, [...]

The Kurt Busch Foundation

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Player: Kurt Busch Sport: Racing Team: NASCAR Website: The Kurt Busch Foundation Mission/Info:(Via the website): The mission of the Kurt Busch Foundation is to lend meaningful support for the betterment of organizations positively involved in the areas of health care, education, career training and rehabilitation as well as provide assistance to individuals who demonstrate need [...]

Greg Biffle Foundation

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Player:  Greg Biffle Sport:  Racing Team:  NASCAR Website:  Greg Biffle Foundation Mission/Info (Via the Website): The Greg Biffle Foundation was founded in 2005 by Greg and Nicole Biffle to create awareness and serve as advocates to improve the well-being of animals by engaging the power and passion of the motor sports industry. Financial support for [...]

Kyle Petty: Victory Junction

Player: Kyle Petty Sport: Racing, Retired Team: NASCAR Website: Victory Junction Mission/Info:(Via the website): Victory Junction has enriched the lives of more than 14,000 children and families since opening in 2004 and welcomed children from 50 states and four countries. The cost of sending a child to camp is valued at $2,500, but no child [...]

The Ryan Newman Foundation

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Player: Ryan Newman Sport: Racing Team: NASCAR Website: The Ryan Newman Foundation Mission/Info:(Via the website): To educate and encourage people to spay/neuter their pets and to adopt dogs and cats from animal shelters; to educate children and adults about the importance of conservation so the beauty of the great outdoors can be appreciated by future [...]

The Jimmie Johnson Foundation

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Player: Jimmie Johnson Sport: Racing Team: NASCAR Website: The Jimmie Johnson Foundation     Mission/Info:(Via the website): Chandra and Jimmie Johnson launched the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in 2006.  To date, more than $5 million has been contributed to various organizations. The foundation currently focuses on funding K-12 public education, primarily through the Jimmie Johnson Foundation/Lowe’s Toolbox for Education [...]

Kyle Busch: Foundation

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Player: Kyle Busch Sport: Racing Team: NASCAR Website: The Kyle Busch Foundation   Mission/Info:(Via the website): The Kyle Busch Foundation is dedicated to providing essential tools for less fortunate children throughout the country. KBF will concentrate its efforts on assisting organizations in fostering a safe environment for children to live, learn and challenge themselves as [...]

The good outweighs the bad

Earl Warren once said, “I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people’s accomplishments; the front page nothing but man’s failures.” Unfortunately, it’s been one of those weeks in sports. It’s been a week where the sports headlines have been front page fodder and for none of the right reasons. It’s [...]