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Lunch With Joe Gibbs, J.D. Gibbs, Bruton Smith, and Marcus Smith Among One-of-a-Kind Experiences Available;

A Suite To Redskins Season Opener Against the Cowboys;

Plus Amazing Autographed Memorabilia From NASCAR and NFL

Go To  www.finishlinefestival.com And Bid Now

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (May 5, 2010) – Have you ever wanted to have lunch with Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach and NASCAR Champion team owner Joe Gibbs? How about Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs? Or some of the most influential people in all of NASCAR including Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Bruton Smith, and President and General Manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, Marcus Smith? Have you ever thought about having lunch with all four?

Well, now you CAN!

The online auction for Taylor’s Finish Line Festival is now live and offers fans an amazing selection of items for which to bid in hopes of raising tremendous support for two great organizations close to the Gibbs family.

Bidding is now open online at  www.finishlinefestival.com. The NASCAR foundation will host the auction through the website.

Among the hundreds of special items open for bid:

-         Lunch with Joe Gibbs, Owner of Joe Gibbs Racing and Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, J.D. Gibbs, President of JGR, Bruton Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., and Marcus Smith, President and General Manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway.

-         A suite for the Washington Redskins 2010 season opening game against the Dallas Cowboys! Includes 14 tickets and four parking passes!

-         Autographed memorabilia from NASCAR including Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Sr, and MORE!

-         Autographed memorabilia from the Redskins including Joe Gibbs (of course!), Sean Taylor, Darrell Green and Art Monk.

-         An autographed jersey from Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers as well as a football signed by star running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart.

-         Items from around the NFL such as the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and MORE!

-         Autographed memorabilia from around the sports world including items from NBA star Kobe Bryant, Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, Cal Ripken, Jr., the Washington Capitals and MORE!

-         Beautiful jewelry

-         Amazing trips and other items that anyone would enjoy

-         A putting green in your Yard! (for those within 100 miles of Charlotte)

-         Three Yamaha motorbikes (one adult and two children)

Taylor’s Finish Line Festival was created by J.D. and Melissa Gibbs, who wanted to host a family-friendly event to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina, and Levine Children’s Hospital. The Gibbs’ family was greatly affected three years ago when J.D. and Melissa’s youngest son Taylor was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Fortunately, Taylor is currently in remission and the festival will celebrate the completion of his 3-year chemotherapy treatment.

“There are some incredible items up for auction and we can’t thank everyone enough that contributed to help us reach our goal,” said J.D. Gibbs. “There really is something for everyone and the best part of it is that everything will go to support these two great charities.”

The online auction opened on May 1 and will close on Tuesday May 25.

Charlotte Motor Speedway and Speedway Children’s Charities along with JGR’s sponsors, partners, and friends in the community, will assist the Gibbs family to host the event on the grounds of the Speedway’s ZMax Dragway on the Sunday afternoon following the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race. Gates will open at 2:30 PM immediately following NASCAR’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

There will be dozens of activities for both young and old. Events will include more than 40 carnival like amusement rides and games, inflatables for the children, BMX and skateboard exhibitions, a freestyle motocross show, appearances by NASCAR drivers and personalities, and live entertainment across three stages throughout the afternoon culminated with a live concert by Grammy Award winning recording artist Toby Mac beginning at 8pm and a fireworks display that will close out the night in explosive fashion.

Tickets will be $25 for everyone ages 6 and older, while all children 5 and under will be free but will still require a ticket. All ticket information can be found at www.finishlinefestival.com. 100% of the money raised will go directly to each of the two charities.

- Joe Gibbs Racing, Press Release