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Millville, N.J. (November 12, 2009) – One of the most-asked questions of New Jersey Motorsports Park is how the general public can drive on the 2.25-mile Thunderbolt Raceway. On November 19 and 20, local residents can drive their personal cars, behind the pace car, on-track in exchange for a donation to the Coats For Kids holiday drive.

New Jersey Motorsports Park is currently soliciting donations in advance of the December 11 event that provides select area school children with a new winter coat, gloves or mittens, a hat or scarf, a book and a hot, healthy lunch.

To participate in the laps around Thunderbolt Raceway, local residents may drop off coats, gloves, scarves, hats, mittens and books at New Jersey Motorsports Park between 11 a.m. and noon on November 19 and 20, and then drive the Cumberland County road course.

As required by the Coats For Kids Foundation, all clothing must be new, but can range in size from Youth 2Y to Women’s and Men’s 2X. Books may be gently used.

Additional donations, including monetary donations to New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Green Flag Children’s Charities, may be made at New Jersey Motorsports Park during normal business hours.

In addition to the Coats For Kids program, New Jersey Motorsports Park plays hosts to a number of community fund raising events throughout the year. The world-class motorsports facility also annually hosts the Barbara Cook Run-Ride-Walk For Cancer and this winter hosted a Daytona 500 viewing party that raises funds for the New Jersey Motorsports Park Green Flag Children’s Charities organization associated with the track. Nearly $100,000 has been raised for various charities since New Jersey Motorsports Park opened in July of 2008.

More information on the Coats For Kids drive at New Jersey Motorsports Park is available at www.njmp.com or by calling 856-327-7217.

Sitting on more than 500 acres in Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park is conveniently located to Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore, New York and Baltimore, and offers diverse and dynamic motorsports attractions. The facility includes two world-class road courses (Thunderbolt and Lightning), an exclusive motorsports country club known as the Drivers Club, the Breighton Room Restaurant open to the general public, and F1 New Jersey, one of the top karting facilities in America. Opened in July 2008, New Jersey Motorsports Park hosted seven major motorsports events in 2009 and countless club events and track rentals. The 2009 spectator schedule opened with the Verizon Wireless 250 presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 in May, and also included the Formula X weekend featuring the Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda and a host of Mazda-powered race series, as well as All Revved Up; the debut of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Road Race Series, including the American Superbike class and the new Daytona Sportbike program; the return of the South Jersey Building Trades 150 ARCA/ReMax Series race; a Ferrari Challenge event; and the excitement of two separate Vintage race weekends.

For more information on New Jersey Motorsports Park, F1 New Jersey, Breighton Room, or to purchase tickets, visit www.njmp.com or call 856-327-7217. Children 12 and under are admitted free to every event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

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