From Press Release
April 7, 2006
04:30 PM EDT (20:30 GMT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Craftsman Truck Series Toyota drivers Todd Bodine and David Reutimann were two of the six Pros selected to drive identically prepared Scion tCs at 12:15 p.m. ET Saturday in the 30th anniversary Toyota/Pro Celebrity Race on the streets of Long Beach. The race will be broadcast on SPEED on April 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET. "I am looking forward to racing in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race," Bodine said. "I went out there a couple of weeks ago for the driver training program and got to meet a lot of the celebrities that I will be running against as well as the other professional Toyota drivers. "It's a great group of people. I had a lot fun during the four days I spent in driver training. I am looking forward to getting out to Long Beach, to see everyone again and race with them and help Toyota raise money for two regional children's hospital." Toyota will donate $5,000 to "Racing for Kids" in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000 to the winning racer's charity of choice. Racing for Kids is a non-profit program benefiting children's hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County. "Racing in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Reutimann said "Guys like me normally don't get to hang out with people like that. I've been able to just sit around and talk about racing with the celebrities just like I do with guys in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. "We also talk about how different our lifestyles are. It's really unique and I'm blown away by the whole experience." | 
