GRANDVIEW, Mo.(October 3,
2007) - Four-time NASCAR Cup
Series champion and current
Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup contender Jeff Gordon is
donating a one-of-a-kind
helmet, a historic racing
uniform and other pieces of
invaluable memorabilia for a
series of online auctions
that will benefit The Jeff
Gordon Foundation. The
auctions will give racing
fans and collectors the
opportunity to own unique
pieces of racing history
which have never before been
made available to the
general public.
The online auctions are
being hosted by
GoMotorBids.com, the
official online auction
house of The Jeff Gordon
Foundation and Jeff Gordon,
Inc., and include the helmet
that Gordon wore at the
Prelude to a Dream celebrity
dirt race at Eldora
Speedway, plus the firesuit
he donned while competing in
the 2007 Rolex 24 Hours of
Daytona event. Both of these
items, as with all those
featured in The Jeff Gordon
Foundation auctions at
GoMotorBids.com, have been
personally autographed by
the NASCAR champion.
"The Foundation was very
excited to help create the
helmet that Jeff wore at the
Prelude to a Dream dirt
track race," said Jules
Moss, business development
manager for The Jeff Gordon
Foundation." "It is the
first time that a foundation
helmet has been designed and
worn by Jeff. We are always
looking for unique items and
this will definitely appeal
to the avid collector as
well as help to support
children with chronic and
life-threatening diseases."
The firesuit was worn by
Gordon earlier this year in
the twice around the clock
race - the first time Gordon
had participated in a sports
car endurance race. He
competed with the No.10
SunTrust Pontiac Riley team,
and shared driving duties
with road racing aces Jan
Magnussen, Max Angelelli and
Wayne Taylor. The team
finished third overall,
putting Gordon on the podium
in his first time out behind
the wheel of a Daytona
Prototype.
"The moment we announce
auctions like this, I'll
start getting flooded with
calls and emails asking
about how much they are
worth." said Russ Dickey,
director of marketing for
GoMotorBids.com. "Jeff
Gordon is one of the most
talented and successful
drivers of our generation,
and will go down in history
as one of the greatest of
all time. So how do you put
a value on pieces like this
which mark highlights in his
already stunning career?"
Dickey added he'll let
the market dictate what
their value is. "The
starting bid for these is
only a dollar and they won't
have any reserve prices, so
we'll let the collectors and
fans tell us what they are
worth through the bidding
process."
Other notable upcoming
auctions will include a #24
DuPont Monte Carlo go-kart,
the "hat-dance" caps that
Gordon wore in victory lane
after his 77th win at
Talladega in April,
sheet-metal from a special
Jeff Gordon Foundation
Underdog show car, and even
a custom made electric
guitar painted by renowned
car customizer Chip Foose
which was autographed by
Foose, Gordon and legendary
guitarist Carlos Santana.
Each auction item is
accompanied by a special
Certificate of Authenticity,
jointly crafted by Jeff
Gordon, Inc. and
GoMotorBids.com which has
been designed to thwart
counterfeiters. For more
information and to view the
first items up for auction,
visit www.GoMotorBids.com.
About The Jeff Gordon
Foundation The Jeff Gordon
Foundation was established
in December of 1999 by the
four-time NASCAR Nextel Cup
Series champion. The mission
of the foundation is to
improve the lives of
children facing
life-threatening and chronic
diseases by supporting
pediatric medical care and
initiatives that address the
emotional needs of these
special children. The
Foundation is a non- profit
501 (c)(3) organization that
benefits The Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, The
Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Riley Hospital for Children,
The Marrow Foundation in
partnership with the
Hendrick Marrow Program and
the Jeff Gordon Children's
Hospital. For more
information visit
www.jeffgordonfoundation.org
About GoMotorBids.com:
GoMotorbids.com is an online
auction house that
specializes in automotive
and racing collectibles and
memorabilia. Anti- fraud and
bidder-protection policies
have made GoMotorbids.com
the premier and trusted
source for "automobilia"
among collectors.