MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 8, 2023) – The Driven to Give Gloves auction is returning in a big way in 2023, the Dale Jr. Foundation announced today, showcasing one of the largest lineups of participating drivers in the program’s 10-year history. Among the many noteworthy participants are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.
A total of 60 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series drivers will partake in the program during the Bristol Motor Speedway race weekend (Sept. 15-16) by wearing Earnhardt Jr.-inspired skeleton gloves in their respective races. Following the event, each pair of race-used gloves will be signed by both Earnhardt Jr. and the driver who wore them and will be auctioned off to raise awareness and funds for the Dale and Amy Earnhardt Fund at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Since its inception in 2017, Dale, Amy and their legion of fans have raised nearly $2 million to help fund critical research in the fields of pediatric injury rehabilitation, research and prevention. In its six years of existence, the Dale and Amy Earnhardt Fund at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has funded research to show the positive impact of therapy dogs on children recovering from injuries as well as a study on how to improve the care of concussions in young children under the age of 3.
The internet auction will begin on Friday, Sept. 15 at 11:30 a.m. ET and continue through Monday, Sept. 18 at 11 p.m. ET via Pristine Auctions. Bidding will start at $30 for each pair of gloves and bids are allotted in increments of $25. Once purchased, the gloves will be shipped to winning bidders approximately four weeks after the auction ends, along with the Certificate of Authenticity.
Last year the program raised $62,000 and has become a mainstay of The Dale Jr. Foundation’s annual efforts to support Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the courageous patients and their families in the area of pediatric injury rehabilitation, research, and prevention.
The Earnhardts have long been proponents of the work done at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Nationwide Children’s is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric healthcare systems, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative care for infants, children, and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease.
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ABOUT THE DALE JR FOUNDATION:
The Dale Jr. Foundation is a charity dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals with a focus on youth, the resources to improve their confidence and education, and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals, having raised more than $11 million since its inception. The Dale Jr. Foundation has made a monumental impact in the local community since its beginning. Dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals, with a focus on youth, the resources to achieve extraordinary goals, TDJF has contributed to more than 300 charities nationally and locally, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, Children’s Hope Alliance, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, FeedNC, and Mooresville Christian Mission. For more information, visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org.
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.6 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
