Ernie Irvan Announces LAPS Walk 2006 Schedule
On the heels of last August's successful inaugural walkathon event at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), NASCAR racing legend Ernie Irvan and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) have today announced the 2006 dates for Irvan's LAPS Walk, and have added the Pocono Raceway in Pocono, PA as an additional location. The event, which allows participants to walk the racetrack alongside Irvan and other current and former NASCAR drivers to raise awareness and funding for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) prevention and treatment, will occur on Friday, July 21 at Pocono (after Cup qualifying,) and Wednesday, August 16 at MIS in Brooklyn, MI. -- Irvan and the BIAA are also working on additional track locations for LAPS Walk and are expected to announce them soon.
For a minimum $100 entry fee, anyone is able to participate and walk side-by-side with Irvan, as well as other current and former NASCAR drivers to raise money for TBI education, awareness and prevention. Registration for each event will begin on Friday, April 21, 2006. Interested individuals can register online at www.lapswalk.org. There are only a limited amount of walker positions available for each event and it is expected that registration will fill very quickly.
Last year's event at MIS drew over 600 participants and raised nearly $100,000 in gross proceeds for TBI awareness and prevention. Participants had the opportunity to obtain autographs, shake hands, and walk side-by-side with Irvan and other current and former NASCAR legends such as Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte, Jerry Nadeau, Ned Jarrett, and Bobby and Donny Allison.
On the heels of last August's successful inaugural walkathon event at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), NASCAR racing legend Ernie Irvan and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) have today announced the 2006 dates for Irvan's LAPS Walk, and have added the Pocono Raceway in Pocono, PA as an additional location. The event, which allows participants to walk the racetrack alongside Irvan and other current and former NASCAR drivers to raise awareness and funding for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) prevention and treatment, will occur on Friday, July 21 at Pocono (after Cup qualifying,) and Wednesday, August 16 at MIS in Brooklyn, MI. -- Irvan and the BIAA are also working on additional track locations for LAPS Walk and are expected to announce them soon.
For a minimum $100 entry fee, anyone is able to participate and walk side-by-side with Irvan, as well as other current and former NASCAR drivers to raise money for TBI education, awareness and prevention. Registration for each event will begin on Friday, April 21, 2006. Interested individuals can register online at www.lapswalk.org. There are only a limited amount of walker positions available for each event and it is expected that registration will fill very quickly.
Last year's event at MIS drew over 600 participants and raised nearly $100,000 in gross proceeds for TBI awareness and prevention. Participants had the opportunity to obtain autographs, shake hands, and walk side-by-side with Irvan and other current and former NASCAR legends such as Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte, Jerry Nadeau, Ned Jarrett, and Bobby and Donny Allison.