Second Annual AmeriCarna LIVE Car Show Raised more than $116,000 in Funds for IGNITE
MOORESVILLE, NC (Dec. 10, 2014) – Nearly three thousand car lovers turned out for the “AmeriCarna LIVE” Car Show featuring celebrity cars as well as classic, custom, and collector cars on the Ingersoll Rand North American Headquarters and Corporate Center in Davidson, N.C. on Saturday, Nov. 29.
Presented by Ingersoll Rand and MSC Industrial Supply Co. and hosted by Ray Evernham, former NASCAR® championship crew chief, star of “AmeriCarna” on Velocity and founder of IGNITE, the second annual “AmeriCarna LIVE” car show attracted auto enthusiasts and some of Evernham’s NASCAR friends.
This year’s event stars included Lou Santiago from Velocity’s Car Fix, Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota, Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Pennzoil/Shell Ford, Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Ron Malec, car chief of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, Chad Knaus, crew chief of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet and “Crazzzy” Jake Crimmins. The celebrity cars on display included:
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 1988 Chevrolet S-10
- Joey Logano’s 1939 Rat Rod
- Denny Hamlin’s 1967 Lincoln Continental
- Kelley Earnhardt Miller’s 1972 Volkswagen Beetle
- Rusty Wallace’s 1966 El Camino
- Chad Knaus’ 1972 Camaro
- Several cars from the collection of Rick Hendrick
- Cars from Season II of “AmeriCarna”
“Today was a great day for car lovers of all ages,” said Evernham. “We had an incredible lineup of cars, a great turnout of attendees and terrific partners who made it all possible. Together, we were able to raise more than double what we did last year for IGNITE. I’d like to offer a sincere ‘thank you’ to everyone who came out to support this great cause.”
The top winners at this year’s “AmeriCarna LIVE” were:
- Ingersoll Rand Choice Award – Dennis Hamlin’s ’40 Ford Coupe
- MSC Choice Award – Tony Darrell’s ‘54 Buick Roadster
- Mayor of Davidson Choice Award — Tony Darrell’s ‘54 Buick Roadster
- 5/3 Bank Choice Award — Tony Darrell’s ‘54 Buick Roadster
- Lake Norman Currents Choice Award — Tony Darrell’s ‘54 Buick Roadster
- Hendrick Performance Choice Award – Kevin Neild’s ‘35 Dodge Coupe
- Joey Logano Choice Award – Kevin Neild’s ‘35 Dodge Coupe
- Ryan Newman Choice Award – Mike Cranford’s Junior Johnson race car
- Furthest Drive Award – Joey Mason’s ’62 Camaro
- Denny Hamlin Choice Award – Virgil Scaggs’ ‘57 Chevy Bel Air
- Hendrick Northlake Choice Award – Michael Wafer’s ‘69 Camaro 228
- 4×4 Choice Award – Richard Lowe’s ’74 Bronco
- JT & the Drag Pipes Choice Award – Anthony DiDonato’s ‘50 Ford Lincoln
- Carlisle Companies Choice Award – Leroy Maybry’s ‘52 Chevy
- Ray J Choice Award – Steve Bradford ‘67 Volkswagen Beetle
- AmeriCarna Choice Award – Carl “Punch” Nichols’ ‘40 Ford Coupe
- Ray Evernham Choice Award – Dwayne Contreel’s ‘47 Studebaker
- IGNITE Choice Award – Carl Freman’s ’68 Camaro
A photo gallery of all of the cars at this year’s AmeriCarna LIVE is available at: https://app.box.com/s/ysz8wfgqvww5a13chid2
“AmeriCarna LIVE” is a car show to support IGNITE, an innovative community center in Davidson for young adults with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). IGNITE offers activities, skills training, and educational workshops that foster social, financial, educational, and employment independence for its members.
For event updates, check out www.AmericarnaTV.com, www.facebook.com/AmeriCarnaTVand follow @AmeriCarnaTV on twitter. For more information on Ray Evernham, follow him on twitter @RayEvernham. IGNITE is a program of the Autism Society of North Carolina. For more information on IGNITE visit www.ignite-davidson.org.
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About MSC Industrial Supply Co., Inc.
MSC Industrial Supply Co., Inc. is one of the largest distributors of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (“MRO”) supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States. MSC employs one of the industry’s largest sales forces and distributes approximately 900,000 industrial products from approximately 3,000 suppliers. In-stock availability is approximately 99%, with next day standard delivery to the contiguous United States on qualifying orders up until 8 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information, visit MSC’s website at http://www.mscdirect.com.