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06-20-2011, 09:30 AM
This Saturday night Waterford Speedbowl
hosts the 3rd annual “Laps for Lupus”, raising awareness and funding to
benefit Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Connecticut Chapter. A Track
Walk, silent auction, as well as hospitality dinner and admission to the
Speedbowl’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program are available
for donors and supporters of the cause.
Walker registration occurs at 3:00pm under the hospitality tent located
behind turn 1 of the Speedbowl. The free Track Walk around the
Speedbowl’s three-eighths mile oval will take the green flag by 4:30pm.
Following the Walk, participants making a $20.00 donation benefitting LFA
receive a Speedbowl-style BBQ under the hospitality tent plus admission
into the night’s racing. All net proceeds from the night benefit the
LFA’s Connecticut Chapter.
Those interested in walking may register in advance online at
www.lupusct.org. Pledge sheets for walkers to raise additional funds from
friends and family are available on the site, with all pledges supporting
the Foundation. Registration for the Walk and donations can also be made
at the event on Saturday.
A full evening of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing begins
following the Lupus Walk. Qualifying for the night’s races gets started
at 6:00pm. Opening ceremonies and the first of seven main events begins
at 7:00pm. A 35-lap SK Modified® event highlights the night, plus a
30-lap Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race, twin 25-lap Street Stock
features and a 25-lap Mini Stock race. Rounding out the program is a
20-lap Legends Cars feature and a 25-lap feature for the visiting NEMA
Lite series.
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects over 1.5 million
people in the United States and 18,000 in Connecticut alone. Women are
more likely than men to have the disease, and recently a rise in
incidences among children and teens have been diagnosed. Currently, no
known cause or cure for Lupus exists. Because symptoms are so widely
varied, Lupus is often difficult to diagnose. Lupus Foundation of
America’s Connecticut Chapter was established in 1973 as a non-profit
agency. Since inception their mission has been to help support those
affected by Lupus and to help find a cure. To date, the Connecticut
Chapter has funded nearly $1,000,000 in Lupus research.
For more information on this or other upcoming events, please visit
Speedbowl.com (http://www.Speedbowl.com) or contact the Track info hotline at 860.442.1585.
Brian Darling
hosts the 3rd annual “Laps for Lupus”, raising awareness and funding to
benefit Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Connecticut Chapter. A Track
Walk, silent auction, as well as hospitality dinner and admission to the
Speedbowl’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program are available
for donors and supporters of the cause.
Walker registration occurs at 3:00pm under the hospitality tent located
behind turn 1 of the Speedbowl. The free Track Walk around the
Speedbowl’s three-eighths mile oval will take the green flag by 4:30pm.
Following the Walk, participants making a $20.00 donation benefitting LFA
receive a Speedbowl-style BBQ under the hospitality tent plus admission
into the night’s racing. All net proceeds from the night benefit the
LFA’s Connecticut Chapter.
Those interested in walking may register in advance online at
www.lupusct.org. Pledge sheets for walkers to raise additional funds from
friends and family are available on the site, with all pledges supporting
the Foundation. Registration for the Walk and donations can also be made
at the event on Saturday.
A full evening of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing begins
following the Lupus Walk. Qualifying for the night’s races gets started
at 6:00pm. Opening ceremonies and the first of seven main events begins
at 7:00pm. A 35-lap SK Modified® event highlights the night, plus a
30-lap Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race, twin 25-lap Street Stock
features and a 25-lap Mini Stock race. Rounding out the program is a
20-lap Legends Cars feature and a 25-lap feature for the visiting NEMA
Lite series.
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects over 1.5 million
people in the United States and 18,000 in Connecticut alone. Women are
more likely than men to have the disease, and recently a rise in
incidences among children and teens have been diagnosed. Currently, no
known cause or cure for Lupus exists. Because symptoms are so widely
varied, Lupus is often difficult to diagnose. Lupus Foundation of
America’s Connecticut Chapter was established in 1973 as a non-profit
agency. Since inception their mission has been to help support those
affected by Lupus and to help find a cure. To date, the Connecticut
Chapter has funded nearly $1,000,000 in Lupus research.
For more information on this or other upcoming events, please visit
Speedbowl.com (http://www.Speedbowl.com) or contact the Track info hotline at 860.442.1585.
Brian Darling