Barbara and Jim Cromarty will proudly play host to NASCAR
Foundation Night set for Saturday May 16th at their Riverhead
Raceway featuring a full slate of NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series racing. The annual Cromarty Cup 25 for the Figure Eight
division will highlight the race program.
Over the 33-years that the Cromarty's have promoted stock car
racing on Long Island they've been staunch supporters of NASCAR
both at Islip Speedway and now at Riverhead Raceway, which they
purchased in 1985. The NASCAR Foundation Night at Riverhead
comes just one day after the actual nationwide NASCAR Day on
Friday May 15th.
Since the inception of the NASCAR Foundation in 2004 the NASCAR
Day and the sale of commemorative NASCAR Day lapel pins have
raised over $5 million dollars for worthwhile caused and
charities. The NASCAR Foundation benefits various children's
causes along with animal welfare & rescue and nature conservancy
programs. Famed actor Kevin Costner is the celebrity
spokesperson in 2009 for NASCAR Day.
In 2008 alone the NASCAR Foundation donated some $1.5 million
dollars to 50 organizations with $450,000 earmarked for the
Victory Junction Camp.
Locally at Riverhead Raceway the sale of the NASCAR Day pins at
the historic quarter mile oval were very successful in 2008 with
nearly $1,000 raised in an effort spearheaded by co-chief
stewards Mike Cappiello and Jim Maggio.
Indeed last summer the NASCAR Foundation made a donation to a
Long Island based animal welfare & rescue concern when they
presented a $5,000 gift to Port Washington based North Shore
Animal League America at a luncheon at the Garden City Hotel
attended by Greg Biffle and his wife Nicole.
NASCAR Day lapel pins will again be available at Riverhead
Raceway in 2009 and to purchase your see either Mike Cappiello
or Jim Maggio in the pit area at any NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series program all season long. Or if you prefer, you can just
head over to the souvenir stand and the pins will also be
available there. Either way, it's a great charity and one
Riverhead Raceway is proud to be able to help. It is the goal of
the Cromarty's and everyone at Riverhead to double the donation
through the lapel pin sales this spring and summer.
Aside from the Cromarty Cup 25 for the Figure Eights, the Late
Models will go 50-laps with time trials and be joined by the
NASCAR Modifieds Super Pro Trucks, Legend Race Cars and a
8-Cylinder Enduro. Qualifying is set for 4:30 pm and feature
racing is set for 6:00 pm.
For further information on NASCAR Day and the NASCAR Foundation
log onto to
www.nascar.com/nascarday and for additional information
on Riverhead Raceway click onto
www.riverheadraceway.com.
Source: Bob Finan /
Riverhead Raceway
Posted:
April 23, 2009
