Aric Almirola, Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes® and Eckrich announced today that they will team up to race for charity. Almirola and Smithfield will compete this Thursday night in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at the Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. The event is a 100-lap asphalt late model all-star race that will help raise awareness and funding for the specific needs of individuals afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis as well as other programs that support chronically ill children. The race is sanctioned by NASCAR.
Almirola will also compete in the Prelude to The Dream dirt late model event hosted by Tony Stewart at the famed Eldora Speedway dirt track located in Ohio on Wednesday, June 6th. Eckrich will adorn Almirola’s No. 43 dirt late model for the special that is televised live by HBO Pay-Per-View. The “Prelude” has grown to become one of the most seriously-challenged charity events motorsports stars compete in all year. The race benefits Feed The Children.
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