The mission of Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) remains true to the ideals it was founded upon in 1982: To care for children in educational, financial, social and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives. Speedway Children's Charities was founded by Bruton Smith, Chairman of Speedway Motorsports and Sonic Automotive, as a memoriam and legacy to his son, Bruton Cameron Smith, who passed away at a very young age.

For 2010 the participating tracks (owned by SMI) in the Driver Ride-Along Program include Atlanta, Bristol, Charlotte, Las Vegas, New Hampshire, Sonoma (CA) and Texas.

Tony and the SCC invite you to join them for the 2010 Driver Ride Along events. Together we can work toward a common goal of helping children in need.

Bidding starts this Monday, February 8th to win a ride with Tony at Las Vegas on Feb. 28th!

To learn more and bid for any races visit: www.sccrideofalifetime.com

Often when you least expect it, something good happens! One day in early September, Bob Schwiesow visited www.TonyStewart.com to buy some #14 apparel. While on the site, he noted that Tony’s foundation raising funds through a raffle to win the new 2010 Camaro. Bob purchased a ticket and considered it nothing more than a donation for a great cause. He never gave a second thought to actually winning that “Victory Red” muscle car! That is, until he received notice on the evening of October 5 that his ticket had been randomly selected by Charity Splits’ computerized system. And, with a phone call from Joni Thompson, Executive Director of Tony’s foundation, the adventure began!

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Picture yourself cruising in Tony’s 2010 Camaro Coupe 2SS. It’s a ‘Summit White’ beauty, list priced at just over $35,000, fully loaded with features from Chevrolet. It’s almost perfect. Tony asked Will Castro of Unique Autosports to work his magic and add a few customization components. Buy a ticket for $50 – you’ll be entered to win the Grand Prize including the Camaro, a VIP Trip to Stewart-Haas Racing and a personal meet & greet with Tony. Oh, and we’re giving away 70 Early Bird prizes starting March 15. Click here for complete details.

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GoodSearch.com is an easy way to help Tony's foundation and the great work being done for kids and animals.

Visit www.GoodSearch.com and enter The Tony Stewart Foundation as the charity you want to support in the “Who do you GoodSearch For” section and then verify. Your searches will automatically benefit Tony’s foundation. Save the GoodSearch website as your “home page” for your daily online searches.

1,000 people searching four times a day will raise over $14,000 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Start using GoodSearch today and at the same time help the Tony Stewart Foundation continue to “Accelerate Change” for children, animals and drivers.

Are you an online shopper? GoodShop.com, the online shopping mall for GoodSearch, donates a percentage of each purchase to your favorite charity. Hundreds of great stores including stores like Best Buy, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Gap, Kohl’s, iTunes, Tire Rack, PetSmart and Walgreen have teamed up with GoodSearch.

By simply placing online orders from these great stores on the GoodSearch shop site, you’ll be supporting the Tony Stewart Foundation and the children, animals and drivers we are driven to help. It’s easy and a great way to help Tony “Accelerate Change”!

Visit www.GoodShop.com OR simply add this toolbar to your web browser http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/tony-stewart-foundation

Thanks for your continued support in helping us “Accelerate Change”!

Tony has teamed up with the Indianapolis Zoo and Dr. Laurie Marker of the Cheetah Conservation Fund to help the cheetah win its race for survival. Cheetahs will call the Indianapolis Zoo “home” as of Memorial Day Weekend 2010 & Tony is doing his part to help remove the cheetah from the endangered species list. Given the cheetah is the fastest land mammal and, well, Tony is the fastest race car driver, it seemed a natural partnership from the first inquiry made by the Indianapolis Zoo (www.indyzoo.com).

Did you know that the cheetah is the oldest & most unique of the big cats in Africa? It’s taken 4 million years to develop into the unique species it is today. But, it’s taken only 100 years to bring it nearly to extinction with the cheetah population decreased by 90%! The wild population of these magnificent cats is thought to be less than 10,000. Cheetahs have become extinct in more than 16 countries where they once roamed freely. At this rate, the wild cheetah could be extinct in the next 20 years.

Starting in January, TSF will feature a special section of our Web site to share the creation of the exhibit, the work of Dr. Marker, and, of course, feature a fun message from Tony. Rumor has it that cheetahs on loan from the Columbus (OH) Zoo will be traveling to Kannapolis, North Carolina to meet their favorite NASCAR champion. While you’re waiting for the fun facts & photos on this site, you can visit www.cheetah.org to learn more about Dr. Marker’s extraordinary work in Namibia, Africa.

Cheetah photos courtesy of the International Exotic Feline Sanctuary (Boyd, TX).

As a Tony Stewart fan you most likely are already proudly wearing the #14. Now is your chance to help promote Tony's foundation and the great work being done for kids and animals. The foundation "Accelerates Change" by providing grants to charitable organizations throughout the United States. Every TSF Gear purchase helps support the foundation's grant program. Tony’s TSF Gear will make great holiday gifts!

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Smoke’s Pup Crew consists of 9 golden retriever puppies born on June 14 (well, 2 didn’t get the memo & arrived just before midnight on June 13!). Parents Cleo & Bohdi produced outstanding puppies ready to enter the Indiana Canine Assistant Network program (ICAN). Tony’s fans from throughout the U.S. submitted names through a contest format. The top 25 names were placed on a voting ballot & guests of long-time corporate sponsor, J.D. Byrider, voted for their favorites at their annual event held July 23, 2009 at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Chosen by popular vote, the names were matched with each puppy’s personality – (the girls) Bella, Bristol, Charlotte, Dora, Lilly, Riley joined (boys) Dega, Hunter and Racer – to become Smoke’s Pup Crew. Bella, named for a childhood family pet; Bristol named for Bristol Motor Speedway – one of Tony’s favorite race tracks; Charlotte, named for the North Carolina hub of NASCAR; Dora named for Tony’s Eldora Speedway (OH); Lilly named for home state corporation Eli Lilly; Riley named for Riley Hospital for Children & Camp Riley; Dega named for Talladega Speedway; Hunter named the “hunt” of the annual Sprint Cup Chase; and Racer named for Tony who races anything on wheels!

On August 4th, the nine began their pup-start training at the Plainfield Men’s Correctional Facility (IN). Pup Starting is dedicated to teaching the dog “Fundamentals 101”. This type of pup starting in prison versus outside of prison will NOT negatively impact the pup's future probability at success.

The Tony Stewart Foundation will follow our 9 puppies through 2011 & keep fans updated on their training success with stories, photos and the pups’ blog. When these pups reach about 15 months old they will go to the Indiana Women's Prison for their “college-level” service dog classes! And, in the spring of 2011, we will be proud to introduce Smoke’s Pup Crew with the children & young adults that they will serve as assistant dogs!

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You can support Tony’s efforts with a monthly donation of $14.00 or more. It’s easy, secure and automatic.

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The "Checkered Flag Auction Series" ongoing auction series opens the first Friday of each month and runs for 7 days. Items offered will feature Tony’s personal signature and come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA). Proceeds directly benefit the Tony Stewart Foundation.

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This logo will change the way you purchase office supplies for home, school or your place of business. Tony and the Office Depot have a winning partnership on the race track! And now the Tony Stewart Foundation has teamed up with the world’s largest distributor of office products to pass along significant savings to YOU while providing a 3% rebate to the foundation! It’s a Working Partnership!

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