MSR AND SOUTHERN SPRINTS JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND
(December 22, 2023) Officials from both the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series today announced that they will work together to co-sanction ‘The Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida Saturday March 2, 2024.
The 50-lap event will pay the winner $5000. The sole purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the Children’s Dream Fund Organization. The event is being organized by Tampa, Florida driver JJ Dutton with the help from the track and both series.
The Children’s Dream Fund is a St. Petersburg, Florida based non-profit organization that was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and who live in West Central Florida. Dreams are referred to by doctors, nurses, Child Life and Social Workers, friends, families, and other patients.
Dreams vary as much as the personalities of the children the organization serves. They may involve meeting a celebrity, a trip, a gift such as a computer or playground, or their most-requested dream, a week at the Give Kids the World Village, which enables a child to visit all the Orlando-area theme parks.
The Children’s Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization. They do not tele market to raise funds. Since its inception in 1981, the Children’s Dream Fund has made dreams come true for over 4,000 children. According to their most recent audited financial report, 87% of all expenses go to make children’s dreams come true. Over 50% of all dream costs are covered by in-kind donations.
The organization is very dear to the heart of driver and race organizer Dutton.
“My daughter Sadie had Ewings Cancer” Dutton explained. “They reached out to us and really brought her up from when she was at her worst. They got her to be where she needed to finish her treatment. We just wanna bring awareness to the Children’s Dream Fund Organization any way we can and help raise some funds for them”.
Dutton participated in the ‘Sandi DeCaire Classic 41’ this past November at Citrus County Speedway. Dutton was able to raise a significant amount of money from that event. He hopes this event will be even more successful.
Official details of the race itself, rules, and purse structure have yet to be announced. The event is expected to air live on Race America and be taped for a delayed telecast on network television through MAVTV. The MAVTV part of the event could help to bring national awareness to the Children’s Dream Fund Organization.
Due to the timing of the event, and availability of cars between the two series, a good car count is expected for this race. An open practice is tentatively scheduled for Friday night March 1, 2024.
When the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series officially announced the switch to American Racer Tires this past Sunday, it helped to make this co-sanctioned event between the two series possible.
Please follow Pavement Pounders and all Social Media platforms of both series for addition details of the event in the coming days.
