Racing Against Cancer

Iannarelli Motorsports

rac — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:49:26 +0000

Star Track Walk Team

Team Name: Iannarelli Motorsports

Team Number: 27

Team Colors: Blue / Red

Team Crew Chief: Leeann Iannarelli

Team Members:
Bernie Iannarelli
Michael Iannarelli

The Racing Against Cancer 100 Team generated a total of $75 in the Fight Against Cancer at the Star Speedway Track Walk Event. Total as of 4/26/12

The Team would like to thank those that have made donation to the Racing Against Cancer Track Walk on behalf of the Racing Against Cancer 100 efforts:
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Racing Against Cancer 100

rac — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:50:30 +0000

Star Track Walk Team

Team Name: Racing Against Cancer 100

Team Number: 14

Team Colors: Purple / Pink

Team Crew Chief: Eric Decourcy

Team Members:
Jeremy Decourcy

The Racing Against Cancer 100 Team generated a total of $ in the Fight Against Cancer at the Star Speedway Track Walk Event. Total as of 3/21/12

The Team would like to thank those that have made donation to the Racing Against Cancer Track Walk on behalf of the Racing Against Cancer 100 efforts:
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R.M.K.

rac — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:47:08 +0000

Star Track Walk Team

Team Name: R.M.K.

Team Number: 11

Team Colors: Orange / Blue

Team Crew Chief: Amy Krauss

Team Members:
Cheryl Sheehan

The R.M.K. Team generated a total of $25 in the Fight Against Cancer at the Star Speedway Track Walk Event. Total as of 3/21/12

The Team would like to thank those that have made donation to the Racing Against Cancer Track Walk on behalf of the R.M.K. efforts:
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STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES CHAMPION DRIVERS

rac — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:24:57 +0000

For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Running
February 3, 2011

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway has begun the process of sending out special invitations to past and present open wheel championship winning drivers to make up the starting field for the 2nd Annual CARQUEST Champions For Charities race. The CARQUEST Champions For Charities race will be part of the CARQUEST Super Saturday program, which will feature the ISMA Supermodifieds, NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds. The special invitation only field of open wheel champions will sit behind the wheel of Wild Thing Kart Senior Outlaw karts and participate in a special 15-lap race while raising money for a charity of their choosing.

Stafford Speedway thusfar has a starting field of 12 championship-winning drivers, some of which were part of the Champions For Charities festivities last season, and some of the drivers are new to the Champions For Charities experience. Those drivers who will be making their CARQUEST Champions For Charities debut include 2011 Riverhead Raceway Modified champion Justin Bonsignore, 2-time Modified Racing Series champion Chris Pasteryak, and 2011 Stafford SK Modified® champion Ryan Preece.

"I watched the race last year and it looked like all the guys were having a lot of fun out there," said Preece. "It's nice to finally be a champion and I'm really looking forward to being able to raise some money for the Connecticut chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation and try to help make a difference in someone's life. I've driven champ karts and flat karts before, but the Wild Thing Kart will be a new experience for me. But it looked like there was a lot of bump drafting going on last year, so it should be a lot of fun to be part of that race this year."

Among the returning drivers are 3-time NEMA Midget champion Randy Cabral, 2-time Pro-4 Modified Limited Champion Stan Mertz, Spring Sizzler SK Modified® champion Richie Pallai, Jr., 2006 Whelen All-American Series Division 4 Regional Champion Woody Pitkat, 5-time Stafford SK Modified® champion Bob Potter, 2006 Stafford SK Modified® Champion Frank Ruocco, 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Bobby Santos, III, 2003 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Todd Szegedy, and 8-time ISMA Supermodified champion Russ Wood. For Szegedy, the Champions For Charities experience will take him back to the early days of his racing career, where he raced WKA Karts against members of Justin Bonsignore's family.

"I raced against the Bonsignore's for years and they were one of my toughest competitors in WKA Karts," said Szegedy. "They were the top engine builders at the time and Justin came from the WKA Karts like I did, so it's ironic that we'll be racing against each other now in the Wild Thing Karts. The race is going to be a lot of fun, each driver knows how to drive a kart and it should be some great competition for the fans."

CARQUEST Champions For Charities will not only see racing on the track, but there will be a race off the track as well to see which driver can raise the most money for their charity. The amount of money that each driver raises will determine their starting position in the 15-lap feature event, as the driver who raises the most money will start the race from pole and the driver who raises the least amount of money will have to start at the rear of the field. The remainder of the starting grid will be set according to money raised, with higher totals starting ahead of lower totals. Each open wheel champion will get a kick-start to their fund raising efforts with CARQUEST and Stafford Motor Speedwaycontributing $200 to each driver's charity. Stafford Motor Speedway will set up a donation page on their website where fans can go to make donations to their favorite drivers and charities and help their favorite driver start close to the front of the pack. Fans can check the Champions For Charities page on SMS Online for upcoming fundraising events that fans can participate in to help raise funds for their favorite driver or charity.

CARQUEST Super Saturday will take place on Saturday, June 30 and tickets are available and on sale now at the Speedway Box Office. CARQUEST Super Saturday tickets are priced at $33.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $35.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.

For more information about CARQUEST Super Saturday and the CARQUEST Champions For Charities event, please call the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 , or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

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Racing Against Cancer is happy to announce that 8-time ISMA Champion Russ Wood will once again be racing for Racing Against Cancer in the Champions for Charities event!! For those wishing to donate to Racing Against Cancer and help get Russ Wood a better starting position may click here to make a secure donation online directly to Racing Against Cancer

2012 Schedule!!

rac — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:45:46 +0000

Dates are currently filling up for 2012. If you would like to have a 2012 RAC event at a racetrack or racing related event please contact Info@RacingAgainstCancer.org.

6/30/12: Stafford Speedway Track Walk

rac — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:44:53 +0000

Click here to donate, register and learn more.

9/1/12: Star Speedway Track Walk

rac — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:44:22 +0000

Click here to donate, register and learn more.

Second Annual Decourcy Racing RAC 100 generates six times the donations from 2011 event

rac — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:26:50 +0000

January 23, 2012 (Westbrook, CT) – 56 drivers race and raise over $3,200 during the Decourcy Racing's Second Annual RAC 100 at Checkered Flag Indoor Karting in Haverhill, MA.

A year ago Eric Decourcy and his family operated team, Decourcy Racing, set out on a mission to start a new fund raising activity for Racing Against Cancer^TM, the idea was indoor karting. The first event in 2011 raised over $500 with a 18 drivers and began to build a foundation for a second event. This second annual event, which raised over $3,200, generated six times the donations from 2011!

The snow and rough New England weather would not phase most drivers who entered during the weeks prior, a total of 56 drivers would take to the Checkered Flag Indoor Karting roadcourse with various backgrounds from Micro Sprints, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Street Stocks, NEMA Midgets and the list goes on. At the end of the day it was Dan Winter claiming the bragging rights of the RAC 100 until the green flag for the Third Annual Decourcy Racing RAC 100.

View the RAC 100 photo gallery here

Plans are already underway for the Third Annual Decourcy Racing RAC 100 which will again take place at Checkered Flag Indoor Karting in Haverhill, MA. Save the date for Saturday, January 26, 2013. More details can be found below.

Racing Against Cancer^TM would like to thank event hosts Eric Decourcy, Decourcy Racing, Tom Prioli of Checkered Flag Indoor Karting and all the drivers and fans that came out to support a fun successful event!!

Come join the 3rd Annual Racing Against Cancer 100 with Checkered Flag Indoor Karting & Jeremy Decourcy Racing

WHEN: Saturday January 26, 2013 from 9am to 1pm
WHERE: Checkered Flag Indoor Karting 239 Neck Rd. Haverhill, Mass 01835
HOW:$25 kart rental fee to lock you in. $150 sponsored donation's which will be due along with Driver Form January 19, 2013
There will be a $10.00 admission fee will be charged to all spectators on the day of the event which is waived for drivers.

***PLEASE NOTE SPACE IS LIMITED***
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL DRIVERS OVER 54" TALL. THIS IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT

DETAILS: Take to the track in the racer to fight against CANCER on Saturday Jan 26th. For $150 Sponsored donations, you will receive at least 50 laps of heart pounding racing at Checkered Flag Indoor Karting, convenietly located off exit 48 of 495. The Entry Donations includes practice and heat race. The top5 driver who raised the most will receive an extra 15 lap practice. The Final Format will be determined based on total number of drivers. Final race will include a 100 lap endurance race for the top 8 drivers.

Where your $25 goes to CFIK for the kart rental. $150 sponsored Donations goes: Directly to Racing Against Cancer, a Federally Recognized 501(c)(3) non-Profit organization dedicated to the raising of funds for cancer research, patient services, youth tabacco educational programs, and awareness. Checkered Flag Indoor Karting will be collecting the $175 and providing you with a receipt on the day of the event. There will also be a donate link on racingagainstcancer.org that your sponsors can donate to you the driver.
Checkered Flag Indoor Karting is requesting a $25 check be mailed to them to lock you in and get the driver form and sponsor sheets.
Checkered Flag Indoor Karting
Attention: RAC
239 Neck Rd.
Haverhill, Ma 01835
Get your lock in money in quick so you can start getting sponsored donations.
Due to credit card processing fees, we kindly request all entries be accompanied by check made to "CFIK". However if you must use a credit or debit card to pay, you will be charged an additional $3.50 to cover the credit card processing fee.
We will also be holding the RAC 100 raffle again. Looking for items for that. Thank You for your support.

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Racing Against CancerTM has winning season, provides over $23,000 to benefactors

rac — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:04:27 +0000

December 29, 2011 (Westbrook, CT) – It became a successful rebuilding season as Racing Against Cancer^TM (RAC) restructured its fundraising activities with the launch of their new Track Walk program. The 2011 season proved to be a real winner for their benefactors.

The 2011 fundraising and racing season kicked off in January as Decourcy Racing hosted the first annual Racing Against Cancer^TM 100 at Checkered Flag Indoor Karting (CFIK) in Haverhill, MA. Family, friends, RAC supporters and karting enthusiasts came out in large numbers to participate in a fun-filled afternoon of karting events. Funds were raised via entry fees and other donations. Decourcy Racing generated over $500 for their first annual event. Plans are in place for a second annual RAC 100 that is scheduled to take place on Saturday January 21, 2012 at CFIK. This event should prove to be even bigger and better than the first.

After 16 successful years of raising funds to fight cancer, Racing Against Cancer™ jump started its new fundraising initiative, the Racing Against Cancer™ Track Walk program. The program took place at four tracks across the northeast during the 2011 racing season. The inaugural track walk was held at Stafford Motor Speedway on Sunday June 19 and was coined a Prelude to the CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions For Charities event. Three additional track walks were held at Thundering Valley Raceway in St. Albans, ME; (July 9), STAR Speedway in Epping, NH (July 23), and Seekonk Speedway (Oct 1) as part of the Kraze Korlacki Racing Against Cancer 100 event promoted by Gary Sagar.

Track Walk funds were raised by participants accepting sponsors/pledges that were credited to both themselves and their teams. Awards were presented to the adult, youth and team with the most funds raised and for the most laps completed. “Racing Against Cancer was thrilled to have our first Track Walk season be such a success and to be able to build upon the program for 2012” stated Scott Gregory, co-founder and president of RAC.

RAC will return to Stafford Motor Speedway in 2012 for another Track Walk when the Champions for Charities event shifts to its new date of Saturday, June 30. The Track Walk will be held in the morning, prior to racing activities. Additionally, a 2012 follow-up event is set for STAR Speedway, as the second annual Track Walk will be held on September 1^st.

In addition to Track Walks, many other fund raising activities took place throughout the year. During the off-season, RAC made appearances at the Frank Maratta Auto Show and the Racer’s Expo. On July 30^th, RAC was one of the primary benefactors of the fourth annual Jamie S. Rivera Car Show in Agawam, MA which raised $1,200 for the cause. On August 14^th,Charlie Macko Racing held a raffle to benefit RAC at Twinstate Speedway in Claremont, NH. That event raised in excess of $1,400 for RAC.

Leading the list of the twelve Racing Against Cancer^TMbenefactors in 2011 was the Ronald McDonald House of Providence which received a check for $15,000 from the proceeds of the Seekonk Speedway Track Walk held on Saturday October 1, 2011 in Seekonk, MA. Various Seekonk Speedway fundraising events were held leading up to the Track Walk including the Dunk-the-Driver contest, on-site donations and corporations that sponsored t-shirts and other items. ISMA once again graciously donated $2,500 from their RAC 100 event purse on October 2, 2011. Thanks to the hard effort of some of Seekonk Speedway’s biggest supporters, the fourth and final Track Walk of the 2011 season was by far the most successful.

Other distinguished Racing Against Cancer^TMbenefactors for 2011 included the American Cancer Society, David’s House, The Susan G. Komen Foundation and Victory Junction Camps all of which received $1,000 or more. Other benefactors included Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Tomorrow Fund, Cam Neely Foundation, Chain Fund, Hole in the Wall Camp and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A new benefactor of the 2011 season was Checkered Dreams of Charlotte, North Carolina. Checkered Dreams provides youth with life threatening conditions a chance to enjoy a night at a local short track, meet their favorite drivers and even get a chance to take some laps in the pace car. A special highlight of the day is when each youth is presented with a specially painted authentic racing helmet as a souvenir as well as a visit to the pit area to obtain autographs from the drivers. A total of over $23,000 was distributed to benefactors.

Mark your calendars for 2012, as Decourcy Racing will host the Racing Against Cancer 100 at CFIK, on Saturday, January 21. Stafford Speedway will play host to the first Track Walk of the 2012 season the morning before CARQUEST Super Saturday Champions for Charities event on Saturday, June 30. Star Speedway will host some Labor Day weekend fun in the company of Outlaw and Modified racing action. A Track Walk will take place in the morning before the evening of racing action, on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Detailed event information will be posted on www.RacingAgainstCancer.org.

Racing Against Cancer™ is a Federally Recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the raising of funds for cancer research, patient services, youth tobacco educational programs, and awareness. For more information and to donate please visit www.RacingAgainstCancer.org.

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Seekonk Track Walk Raises $21,331.10

rac — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:19:31 +0000

Seekonk Track Walk Update – Racing Against Cancer is pleased to announce that following the Seekonk Track Walk on Saturday October 1, 2011, we raised to date $21,331.10 and donations are still coming in!!!! We will have updates on all team totals and more coming soon!!! Thank you all for making this Track Walk a huge success for both Racing Against Cancer and the Ronald McDonald House of Providence!!!!