Tony Stewart will be running a very special paint scheme on the #20 Old Spice Nationwide car at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on Saturday August 16th for the CARFAX 250. The Give Kids The World paint scheme was features a rainbow of colors and a bunny on the hood:

The design for the paint scheme was created by Emily Marsala, a 14 year old Give The Kids The World wish kid from 2004 who successfully battled cancer.  Her winning entry was one of more than 150 entries that come from either current or former GKTW wish kids.

Of the paint scheme, Stewart is quoted as saying “It’ll be an honor to drive the car Emily designed in the Nationwide Series race at Michigan” and that the car “will give me some good camouflage during the race, because with a purple, blue, yellow and red race car that has a bunny rabbit on the hood, no one will know that it’s me getting ready to pass them.” (source: TonyStewart.com)

Old Spice, The Tony Stewart Foundation and Joe Gibbs Racing will also make a collective donation to the Give Kids The World Villiage, a 70 acre, non profit resort in Central Florida that allows families and  critically ill children to magical memories at their whimsical resort completely cost free.

In celebration of the partnership, GKTW is hosting a view-a-thon, asking fans who watch the race and wish to support their cause to donate through firstgiving.com to help them reach their goal of $25,000. For more information on the view-a-thon visit the GKTW NASCAR page.

• Lesson Learned: When sitting at an intersection screeching along with Bon Jovi…I might want to consider whether or not the sunroof is open before deciding to “sing” along…because people will laugh…even if the windows are shut.
• Funny Sight I Am Sure: My brother happens to walk in to our house (he now lives across the street from us) on Sunday just as the Daytona 500 is winding down- to find my father and I both on our feet standing like two feet from the television screaming. My dad was yelling DRIVE BOY DRIVE (at Tony) and I was yelling GOGOGOGOGO (at- you guessed it- Tony). My mom? She was just sitting there going WHERE’S JR? And Roxy? Well Roxy was hiding and thinking Oh no…not this yelling thing again. I am sure our non-relative neighbors thought we were all insane. Ryan Newman won being pushed by his teammate Kurt Busch…the duo passed Tony with less than half a lap to go. URG!!!
• Speaking of the Daytona 500…there were some great commercials. My favorite by far was the Toyota Fan Controller commercial. My next favorite was the DaleJr Gorilla commercial. And my third was the Home Depot commercial.
• Also speaking of Daytona Advertisements I really the sprint catchphrase “Speed is Beautiful”.
• Funny Thing My Dad Said: When I told him I wanted to go to the beach to practice using my new camera for when I go the races in Vegas…he replied “Well if you want to practice taking pictures for the races- it would probably be easier if I just dropped you off on the side of the highway for an hour or so…” I think he might have been serious. I had to explain to him that I just wanted to get a feel for carrying and taking pictures with a bigger camera. And get use to where all the damn buttons are and what they do. That will probably take longer though.