Skinner, Bodine entered in annual Toyota charity race

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- An unprecedented number of female stars of film, television and sports will be donning their helmets and strapping their seatbelts in race-ready Toyota Scion tCs for this year's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on April 14, as part of the 33rd Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

For the first time, women dominate the field of 19 in this historic, 10-lap race for charity through a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California. The Pro/Celebrity race, one of six featured events during race weekend, gives fans a chance to see their favorite stars duke it out on the track during exciting action-packed competition.

Fans also can log onto Hollywagers.com to see how professional race handicappers think the celebrity drivers stack up. (The odds have been presented solely for entertainment purposes exclusively by Hollywagers.com, powered by Pregame.com, the country's largest bet-centric information site. There will be no actual wagering on the outcome of the race.)

The expected field of 19 includes the following group of fiercely competitive entertainment personalities, internationally known celebrities, sports stars and media:

• Kathryn Morris (22-1): Actress who stars as Lily Rush in the CBS TV drama Cold Case. Also appeared in the films Paycheck, Hostage, Minority Report, and As Good as it Gets.

• Chris Klein (14-1): Actor who starred as Oz in the American Pie films. Also appeared in Just Friends and American Dreamz.

• Emily Procter (16-1): Actress best known for her role of Calleigh Duquesne in CBS' CSI: Miami and recurring guest role on NBC's The West Wing.

• Aisha Tyler (20-1): Actress, standup comedian, occasional writer, NAACP Image Award winner and former host of Talk Soup. TV appearances include Ghost Whisperer, CSI, 24, and Friends. Film work includes The Santa Clause 2 and 3 and the upcoming feature comedy Balls of Fury (April 2007).

• Kendra Wilkinson (25-1): Model and TV personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the E! reality TV series The Girls Next Door.

• George Lucas (15-1): Four-time Academy Award nominated director, producer, and screenwriter of the epic Star Wars saga and collaborator on the Indiana Jones films. (Continued)