The 2008 Kyle Petty Charity Ride will pass through Banks, Jackson, Barrow and Gwinnett counties on Friday.
The motorcycle ride, now in its 14th year, raises funds for charities that support chronically ill children and engages celebrities, ride sponsors, motorcycle enthusiasts and fans.
NASCAR racer Kyle Petty (right) signs autographs during a stop during the Kyle Petty Charity Ride, which started in Michigan on Sunday, and will end in Savannah on Saturday. The ride will pass through our area Friday morning. Photos by Kevin Kane
Petty Charity Ride To Pass Through Area Friday
This year’s event began on Sunday in Acme, Michigan, and will end on Saturday, July 26, in Savannah.
The route will bring the riders through our area Friday morning, as the tour will travel southbound on Interstate 85 from Charlotte, NC. The riders are scheduled to make a “pit stop” in Gwinnett County, at the Racetrac gas station at 3195 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road around 11:30 a.m.
The riders will stop for the night in Peachtree City, before heading on to Savannah Saturday.
NASCAR driver Kyle Petty began the ride in 1994, when he and four friends rode their motorcycles across the country to a NASCAR event in Phoenix, AZ. Before the group had reached its destination, 30 riders had joined in. The event continued the next year, with the focus turning to charitable causes.
The main beneficiary of the event in recent years has been the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, NC. The camp was founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty, in honor of their son Adam, who was killed on the racetrack in a 2000 accident. The camp works to enrich the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.
The Pettys recently announced plans for a second camp in Kansas. Last year’s charity ride raised enough money to allow 80 children to attend the camp.
For more information, visit the Charity Ride website at www.kylepettycharityride.com. For more information on the Victory Junction Gang Camp, visit www.victoryjunction.org.
The route will bring the riders through our area Friday morning, as the tour will travel southbound on Interstate 85 from Charlotte, NC. The riders are scheduled to make a “pit stop” in Gwinnett County, at the Racetrac gas station at 3195 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road around 11:30 a.m.
The riders will stop for the night in Peachtree City, before heading on to Savannah Saturday.
Fans and supporters of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride line the streets as the ride moved south earlier this week.
The main beneficiary of the event in recent years has been the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, NC. The camp was founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty, in honor of their son Adam, who was killed on the racetrack in a 2000 accident. The camp works to enrich the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.
The Pettys recently announced plans for a second camp in Kansas. Last year’s charity ride raised enough money to allow 80 children to attend the camp.
For more information, visit the Charity Ride website at www.kylepettycharityride.com. For more information on the Victory Junction Gang Camp, visit www.victoryjunction.org.
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