No. 39 to highlight fight against pediatric cancer

KANNAPOLIS, N.C -- A win at Charlotte on Saturday would sure help Ryan Newman's efforts in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The No. 39 team currently sits 11th in the standings, 54 points behind championship leader Carl Edwards.

Victory would also be huge for Cookies for Kids' Cancer, which will be featured on Newman's No. 39 Chevrolet for the Bank of America 500. The Gene Haas Foundation, formed in 1999 by SHR co-owner Gene Haas, is donating $25,000 to Cookies for Kids' Cancer which -- through the concept of local bake sales and online cookie sales -- inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising the funds and awareness necessary to help change the effects of pediatric cancer and provide more families with the hope they deserve.

Cookies for Kids' Cancer was founded in 2008 by Gretchen and Larry Witt, who were inspired to do so by their son, Liam, who was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in 2007 while just 2 years old. After successfully hosting a 96,000-cookie bake sale that raised more than $400,000 for cancer research during December 2007, Cookies for Kids' Cancer was formed. Tragically, Liam came to the end of his courageous four-year fight with cancer in January 2011 at the age of 6 and, though devastated by his loss, the Witts remain more determined than ever to continue the fight against pediatric cancer.

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