AutoZone and ppc Racing changed the look of their regular car to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Credit: Autostock

AutoZone, ppc auction signed hood for St. Jude

AutoZone and ppc Racing are saying "Thanks" and "Giving" back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital this holiday season.

Last weekend at the season-ending Busch Series race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, the No. 22 AutoZone car, driven by Kenny Wallace, was decked out in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Thanks and Giving campaign.

Kenny Wallace Credit: Autostock

A replica hood from the AutoZone car was autographed by all the drivers in the Ford 300: Kenny Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, J.J. Yeley, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne.

Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Juan Montoya, John Andretti, Joe Nemechek, Brian Vickers, Steve Wallace, Ron Hornaday Jr., David Reutimann, Casey Atwood.

Paul Menard, Danny O'Quinn Jr., Brad Keselowski, Todd Kluever, Scott Wimmer, Shane Huffman, Erin Crocker, Stephen Leicht, Jason Leffler, Sam Hornish Jr.

Kyle Busch, Stacy Compton, Mike Skinner, Reed Sorenson, Jorge Goeters, Auggie Vidovich, Brent Sherman, Mike Wallace, Ashton Lewis Jr., Johnny Sauter, Jay Sauter, Jon Wood, Regan Smith, Carlos Contreras, Robert Richardson, Kertus Davis and D.J. Kennington.

Currently the hood is up for auction on eBay and the proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The auction is open until Nov. 30, 2006.

AutoZone is one of more than 40 partners in St. Jude's Thanks and Giving program. The program encourages people to give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not.

St. Jude Children's Research hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The hospital was funded by later entertainer Danny Thomas and is based in Memphis, Tenn.

St. Jude treats patients from all over the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance and families without insurance are never asked to pay.