Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Raises $1.3 Million for Victory Junction
The 24th annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America raised $1.3 million for Victory Junction. (Photos by Kevin Kane)
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America raised $1.3 million during its recent 24th Anniversary Ride. Funds raised directly benefit Victory Junction, a camp dedicated to providing life-changing camping experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. The Ride?s donation supports maintenance programs, building projects and camperships.
For the first time since 2011, former NASCAR driver and NBC Sports racing analyst Kyle Petty brought his annual motorcycle ride back to the East Coast. On May 5, Petty embarked on 1,200-mile route, leading 225 participants from Portland, Maine, to Greensboro, North Carolina. Traveling through nine states in seven days, the Ride included many bucket list stops and sights on its themed ?Americana Tour.? The Ride’s East Coast route included victory laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Featured activities included victory laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway, the hallowed grounds of Woodstock, tours of the Martin Guitar Factory, Mario Andretti?s estate, Harley-Davidson Vehicle Operations plant and Petty Museum, a visit to the Manheim Pennsylvania auto auction and a ride through Shenandoah National Park. But perhaps the most exciting part of the 2018 Ride was the finale celebration at Victory Junction.
?From lapping the track at New Hampshire to our homecoming at Victory Junction, th...
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