Last weekend in Florida
source:
irl.racing-live.com
Marlboro Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves
participated in the Chris Evert/Bank of America Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic on
December 4-5 in Delray Beach, Florida.
The event brought together some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment
including former President George H.W. Bush, Matthew Perry, Chevy Chase, Lindsay
Davenport and rocker Gavin Rossdale and raised $1.2 million for South Florida
charities.
The weekend's matches paired a celebrity participant with a professional tennis
player. Castroneves, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, teamed with tennis star
Lisa Raymond to defeat the team of Chris Evert and Chevy Chase, 6-4.
In addition to the action on the court, the event featured a concert by Sheena
Easton on Dec. 4 at a black-tie gala at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. A silent
and live auction raised more than $300,000.
Among items up for bid were two pace car rides with Castroneves and four passes
to the Toyota Motorsports suite at the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar® Series
season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead- Miami Speedway. The items sold for
a combined $25,000.