Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Contest

***Win an autographed Kyle Petty Charity
Ride Across America Event Hat***

Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver and racing analyst. He drove the #45 Wells Fargo/Marathon Petroleum Company Dodge Charger for Petty Enterprises. He also appeared in the 1983 Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace.

***** Congratulations to our winner - Miranda Ward!

Bikers from across the state and country pulled out of the zMAX Dragway in Charlotte for the eighth annual Ride to Victory. The fundraiser benefits the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

Kyle Petty said while the rides are a lot of fun, they pale in comparison to the end result that they achieve. "These are people who give up a Sunday afternoon to come out and ride motorcycles and hopefully we'll be able to send a bunch of kids to camp," said Petty.

Here are the results from the event:

• Over 500 riders and approximately 400 motorcycles participated in the 8th Annual Ride to Victory: A Tribute to Click Baldwin;
• It was a beautiful sunny day and they raised $20,000, enough money to send eight kids to Victory Junction for a summer session;
• Celebrities in attendance included: Kyle Petty, Harry Gant, Waddell Wilson, Max Papis, Doug Herbert, Eddie Gossage of Texas Motor Speedway & Robert D. Raiford of the John Boy & Billy Show;
• NASCAR Dads in attendance: Tom Logano, Gary Johnson and Chris Bowyer;
• The entire ride was led by police escort and riders took a trip down the zMAX Dragway and participated in a "classic" Charity Ride pit stop at Pilot Flying J in Kannapolis, N.C.;
• They performed a "Victory Lap" around Victory Junction to the cheers of Victory Junction campers and staff;
• The ride ended with a Songwriters' Jam and raffle at Kyle Petty's Adaumont Farms. The lucky winners were able to choose from an autographed Richard Petty car hood, a signed Brian Vickers helmet, designer Harley-Davidson items, among many others;
• Songwriters' performed famous country music hits recorded by Garth Brooks, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and many more.

What can you do to prepare for next year’s event:

1. You can begin forming Dream Teams and raising money for the Ride Across America. If the team is along the route for the 2011 Ride they have the opportunity to present their check to Kyle Petty in person (route cannot be guaranteed yet) .
   
2. You can help raising awareness during the ride’s down time. Check out their Facebook and Twitter pages daily.
3. Supporting Victory Junction in their events. Papa Johns is running a promotion for VJ and Goody's will donate money to VJ through the Pick-A-Powder Campaign with Richard Petty.
   

How to Win an autographed Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Event Hat:

There are many ways to enter; but remember you only need one entry to win!

Giveaway Guidelines:

1. Giveaway ends Tuesday, November 30, 2010. There will be one grand prize winner.

2. Main Entry – You must complete this entry in order for the extra entries to count.

Go to the Victory Junction website and look around. Leave a comment that you have done so and tell us about one new thing you have learned about the charitable organization. (one time only)

3. Bonus Entry worth ten entries:

Help determining the route for the 2011 Ride. The route and overnight stops change completely every year. They never visit the same place two years in a row! It becomes tricky to find a cool town, the riders have never seen or a scenic highway they haven't ridden.

The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is open to any and all suggestions! (Cool hotels, beautiful sights, scenic highways… you name it!) Leave a comment, (at least fifty (50) words or more), suggesting a new route for the 2011 Ride and earn 10 entries.

How cool would it be if the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America roared past your house in 2011!

4. Extra One-Time Entries:

• Follow me on twitter - and leave a comment on this post with your twitter name. If you are already a follower, just leave a comment with your twitter name. (one time only)
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• Follow the NASCAR Race Mom blog and leave a comment on this post with your blog name. If you are already a follower, just leave a comment with your blog name. (one time only)

5. You can earn one extra entry per day:

• Tweet using the words “Win an autographed Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Event Hat-check it out #nascar #contest http://tinyurl.com/25l2est” then come back to this post and comment leaving the link to your tweet (once per day)
• Post on your facebook wall “Win an autographed Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Event Hat-check it out http://tinyurl.com/25l2est” then come back to this post and comment leaving the link to post (once per day)

6. You can earn unlimited entries by recruiting your friends and family to join the Kyle Petty Charity Ride on facebook and/or twitter. Just come back to this post and comment leaving the name of the person you recruited and whether they join the Kyle Petty Charity Ride facebook or twitter page.

Lots of easy ways to enter for an awesome Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Event Hat. However, more importantly, you will be helping a super cause and that will leave you feeling like a million dollars.

Rules:

*** Important - Each entry must be left in a separate comment.

***Off topic – generic comments (such as “hope I win”) will be disqualified from the competition.

Additionally,

1. Make sure there is a way for NRM to contact you - if your email address is not on your profile or you are not a blogger, you may leave it in your comment. NRM hates to have to disqualify a potential winner because there is not a way to contact that winner – I will need your email address to contact you, should you be the winner.
2. The winner will be chosen by Random.org.
3. The winner will be announced on this post and be notified by email; if the winner does not respond WITHIN 7 DAYS, another winner will be chosen.
4. NASCAR Race Mom not responsible for missing or incorrect contact information.

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