Friday, April 3, 2009

2009 Long Beach Toyota Celebrity/Pro Race Drivers Announced

Toyota released the list of the 20 drivers who will compete in the 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity race during the 35th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend, April 16-19.


As in past years, each driver will pilot identical race-prepared Scion tCs and Toyota will again donate to the Racing for Kids charity, which benefits children's hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County, Calif.


2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Entry List



1. Adrien Brody, Actor
2. Luke Wilson, Actor
3. Keanu Reeves, Actor
4. Jon Hamm, Actor
5. Tim Daly, Actor
6. Tyson Beckford, Model
7. Alex Trebek, Host of "Jeopardy!"
8. Raven-Symone, Actress
9. Eric Close, Actor
10. Mary Lynn Rajskub, Actress
11. Carlos Mencia, Comedian
12. Danny Way, Pro-Skateboarder
13. Ken Baker, E! Entertainment Editor
14. Jamie Little, NASCAR Pit Reporter
15. Al Unser Jr., Indy 500 Champion
16. Johnny Benson, NASCAR Truck Champion
17. Coy Gibbs, Motocross Team Owner
18. Tom Rudnai, California Toyota Dealer
19. Douglas Fregin, Auction Winner
20. Annamarie Dean, Auction Winner


Full press release here.


Also, if you'd like to get your hands on an actual Toyota celebrity race car presumably driven by Cameron Diaz back in the day, visit this OC Craigslist ad. It's an older model Celica used before the Scion days, but the price is only $8,500.


Hat tip to Autoweek

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