TANNER
FOUST
TAKES
ON
CELEBRITY
RACE
AT
TOYOTA
GRAND
PRIX
Foust
to
race
Keanu
Reeves,
Tony
Hawk,
Jimmy
Vasser
and
more
LONG
BEACH,
California
(April
15,
2010)
–
Racing
and
stunt
driver
Tanner
Foust
will
take
on
a
packed
field
of
high-‐profile
competitors
this
weekend
during
the
Pro/Celebrity
race,
part
of
the
36th
annual
Toyota
Grand
Prix
of
Long
Beach.
A
field
of
18
drivers
in
the
charity
contest
includes
a
host
of
media
and
entertainment
personalities,
actor
and
defending
celebrity
champion
Keanu
Reeves,
skateboard
pro
Tony
Hawk
and
radio
personality
Adam
Corolla
among
them.
Racers
including
1996
CART
Champion
Jimmy
Vasser,
IMSA
GT
Champion
and
STILLEN
founder
Steve
Millen
will
join
Foust
in
the
pro
category.
"The
Pro/Celeb
race
has
a
stacked
field,"
said
Foust.
"Jimmy
Vasser
has
competed
on
the
streets
of
Long
Beach
17
times
and
stood
on
the
podium
here
five
times,
Steve
Millen
has
arguably
the
most
door-‐to-‐door
experience
-‐-‐
and
that's
not
even
counting
the
list
of
very
quick
celebs!"
Drivers
will
get
behind
the
wheel
of
identically
prepared,
race-‐ready
Scion
tCs
in
what
has
become
the
world's
longest-‐running,
most
prestigious
celebrity
racing
event.
The
pros
will
give
the
celebrities
a
30-‐second
head-‐start
and
it's
expected
the
on-‐track
action
will
be
fierce.
The
10-‐lap
race
on
Saturday
(April
17)
follows
a
1.97-‐mile
street
circuit
through
the
downtown
streets
of
Long
Beach
in
Southern
California,
and
is
one
of
six
featured
events
during
the
weekend.
Toyota
will
donate
$5,000
to
the
Racing
for
Kids
charity
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.
On
behalf
of
the
race
and
its
participants,
Toyota
has
donated
more
than
$1.8
million
to
various
children’s
hospitals
since
1991.
"Both
the
Long
Beach
and
Orange
county
Children's
Hospitals
are
amazing
facilities
that
perform
a
vital
role
in
their
respective
communities,"
said
Foust.
"I'm
looking
forward
to
meeting
the
kids
and
watching
their
reaction
to
shaking
hands
with
the
stars,
like
Keanu
Reeves."
A
$15,000
donation
is
also
made
in
conjunction
with
the
13th
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
16.
The
event
follows
Foust's
2010
debut
in
the
Formula
Drift
championship.
The
two-‐time
champion
achieved
a
podium
finish
in
his
Rockstar
Energy
Scion
tC,
finishing
the
event
in
third-‐
place
overall.
In
addition
to
running
a
full
Formula
Drift
season,
Foust's
2010
competition
schedule
will
also
include
a
packed
schedule
of
European
Rallycross
events,
ESPN's
Summer
X
Games
and
select
rally
events.
His
next
competition
is
the
Portugal
stop
on
the
European
Rallycross
tour,
May
1-‐2.
Tanner
Foust
is
a
versatile
and
multi-‐talented
driver
known
for
his
supreme
car
control
and
a
proven
track
record
of
podium
placements
and
national
championships.
He
is
a
two-‐time
Formula
Drift
champion
(2007,
2008),
and
one
of
just
four
drivers
to
have
been
invited
to
every
X
Games
Rally
competition,
with
the
Rockstar
driver
scoring
gold
in
2007,
silver
in
2008
and
bronze
in
2009.
He
has
twice
represented
Team
USA
in
the
annual
Race
of
Champions,
teaming
with
NASCAR
star
Carl
Edwards
in
2008
and
Travis
Pastrana
in
2009.
His
varied
race
experience
also
includes
multiple
seasons
of
open
wheel
competition,
the
Pikes
Peak
Hill
Climb,
five
Ice
Racing
championships,
a
Production
Rally
Championship
title
and
the
SCORE
Baja.
He
also
holds
class
lap
records
at
numerous
US
road
courses
in
Time
Attack.
Also
a
stunt
driver,
Foust
was
a
lead
driver
in
the
Fast
and
Furious:
Tokyo
Drift,
Bourne
Ultimatum,
Dukes
of
Hazzard,
Red
Dawn
and
Iron
Man
2,
movies,
and
also
handles
stunt
driving
in
numerous
popular
TV
shows
and
commercials.
Foust
is
currently
an
on-‐air
host
for
Supercars
Exposed,
and
was
also
picked
as
co-‐presenter
for
the
US
version
of
the
seminal
BBC
auto
show,
Top
Gear.
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