Hammond lends skills to One Good Turn event

PHOENIX -- The race is on, and the television cameras will be rolling, all for a good cause.

The "Race for Ryan House," is scheduled for Jan. 29 at the Bob Bondurant Super Kart Track in Chandler, with all proceeds going toward the development of Ryan House, Arizona's and the Southwest's first freestanding children's palliative care house.

Jeff Hammond

The celebrity-charity Super Kart event will be commentated by one of NASCAR's all-time great crew chiefs and FOX Sports announcer Jeff Hammond, as well as feature on-site entertainment and a display of Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car, provided by the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

The race will feature celebrity drivers and corporate-sponsored teams competing in Super Karts for the checkered flag. It's all part of One Good Turn with Joey T, hosted by former Indy Racing League team owner Joey Truscelli.

Race day activities, including television show filming, begin at 10:30 a.m., with opening ceremonies at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for $20 each by calling 1-866-335-6200. Attendees must have a ticket to be included in the television filming. Children under 3 are free.

One Good Turn with Joey T is a new feel-good reality series about the giving side of racing, where deserving fans are given the opportunity to realize a dream. It is produced by One Good Turn Productions in association with Rick Bieber Productions. The show is hosted by Joey T, and co-hosts Stacy Earl and Gina Rose.

One such dream belongs to Ryan Cottor, age 4, a Scottsdale resident and big race fan, who inspired the show's creation. Ryan, and his parents who founded Ryan House, learned of the race after a surprise knock at their door Jan. 14 by Joey T and more than 350 friends, family and neighbors -- all while the cameras rolled.