Howard Motorsports Supports “Stocks for Tots”

#4 Pontiac Crawford on display at annual event

Denver, NC (December 13, 2006) … Howard Motorsports was well represented at the annual “Stocks for Tots” on Tuesday, December 12th with their #4 Pontiac Crawford Daytona Prototype on display for the event. The 17th annual holiday event and fundraiser was held at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina.

The #4 Howard Motorsports Pontiac Crawford was placed outside the main entrance to the Charles Mack Citizens Center and caught the attention of every attendee to this years event. Along with the Howard Motorsports DP car, the #19 Finlay Motorsports Crawford Daytona Prototype was available at the annual event. Race fans from throughout the country enjoyed viewing and taking photos of the DP03 Daytona Prototypes that compete in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series. This year marked the third year that Howard Motorsports has exhibited their Pontiac Crawford DP at the Stocks for Tots event.

Stocks for Tots was created as a way to bring together racing and its fans, while raising awareness of the child abuse problem in North Carolina. The idea was to collect toys and raise money during a festive, family-oriented holiday event. Admission to the event is a new unwrapped toy or a cash donation.

The first fundraiser was held at the Mooresville (NC) Armory in December, 1989. To date, the annual event has raised over $400,000 and distributed nearly 40,000 Christmas toys to children in the area. Thousands of race fans annually attend this event to see many of their favorite drivers, cars on display, and a visit from Santa. This year, over forty drivers and racing legends, as well as several crew chiefs and popular motorsports media and celebrities greeted their fans.

Along with their #4 Pontiac Crawford DP, Crawford Race Cars Chief Designer Andy Scriven, Crawford Race Cars Engineer Abe Headley, and Howard Motorsports team members Scot Sterkenburg, Billy Hughes, Katie Bolick, Mike Seymour, Bob Temple, Tristan Temple, and Justin Alspaugh attended the event. Scriven discussed the design and performance of the DP03, and team members held informal questions and answer sessions with the fans.

“Stocks for Tots is annually a huge event for racing fans during the holidays,” Rick Howard, President of Howard Motorsports, commented. “The event has really grown over the years, and the toys and cash proceeds raised at this event has benefited many needy families. It was great to see the excitement surrounding our #4 Pontiac Crawford on display this year. For many race fans, it was their first close up look at a Daytona Prototype car. From their reaction and the number of photos taken, I believe we gained some fans for the Rolex Sports Car Series.”

The 2007 Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series opens with the 45th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, January 27th.

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