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NASCAR Joins Poker

For all you sports nuts out there who love to watch NASCAR races and also enjoy gambling at the online casino, there is the perfect event for you. What`s better than playing poker? Playing poker with your favorite NASCAR driver, Jeff Gordon, of course. Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has teamed with 2003 World Series of Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker for a new series of world-class No-Limit Hold `em tournaments that will benefit The Jeff Gordon Foundation, the official charity of the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Satellite tournaments for the Jeff Gordon Foundation Poker Classic began in November at selected Harrah`s properties, with the finals scheduled for March 7-8 at Caesar`s Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. Shortly after The Jeff Gordon Foundation Poker Classic ends, a special online charity auction will begin at GoMotorBids.com, the official online auction site of Jeff Gordon, Inc. Collectors and fans will be able to bid on a variety of items from the actual tournament, as well as some very unique pieces of memorabilia that have been donated by celebrity participants.

The centerpiece of the auction will be an actual full-size poker table from the tournament. The table, custom made for the event, has been signed by Gordon and Moneymaker. Also on the virtual auction block will be a full-size hood from the promotional race car built for the movie Racing Stripes, which is signed by Gordon, Dustin Hoffman, Frankie Muniz, Jeff Foxworthy, Hayden Panetierre, Frankie Munich, David Spade, Steve Harvey and other stars who provided voices for characters in the popular movie.