HOT RODS & REELS BENEFITS GWYNN

 

More than 30 NASCAR drivers, celebrities and fans in the joined together charity event on Daytona Speedway’s 29-acre infield

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Darrell Gwynn, left, sat next to NASCAR driver Ryan Newman at the Hot Rods & Reels tournament. Gwynn, former drag racing champion paralyzed in a racing accident, donated a portion of the tournament’s proceeds to the Betty Jane France Pediatric Center “Speediatrics” unit at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. The special unit, which is brightly decked out in a racing theme, helps children and families feel more comfortable amid beeping medical equipment and the constant parade of doctors and nurses.

 

 

lake to raise more than $100,000 for the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, the Davie, Fla.-based nonprofit that donates money for paralysis research, spinal cord injury education and awareness, and customized wheelchairs for children and young adults. NASCAR driver Carl Edwards won the individual fishing tournament with a 4.2 pound bass. Edwards’ group also won the team competition by catching a total of 8.5 pounds of fish. Among the other participants were Tony Stewart, Martin Truex, Ryan Newman, Darrell Waltrip and Ken Schrader.

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