2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Drivers Announced

Racing is not solely for the professionals. Apparently, Toyota will be showing that is the case as it has announced the 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Drivers. Among the notable names were Adrien Brody, Luke Wilson, Keanu Reeves, Raven-Symone, Alex Trebek, who will get behind the wheel of race-ready Scion tCs for Charity on Saturday, April 18.

The field of 20 drivers will compete in brand new race-ready Scion tCs in what has become the world’s longest-running, most successful celebrity racing event. The historic, 10-lap race for charity on a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California is one of six featured events during race weekend.

Toyota will donate $5,000 to “Racing for Kids” in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000 to the winning racer’s charity of choice. Racing for Kids is a national non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County, Calif. Toyota has donated $1.7 million on behalf of the race and it’s participants and various children hospitals since 1991.

Finally, a $15,000 donation is made in conjunction with the 12th annual “PEOPLE Pole Award.” Sponsored by PEOPLE magazine, the award honors the pole-position winner of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race qualifying session on Friday, April 18.

(Source) Press