STILLEN FOUNDER AND RACE CAR CHAMPION STEVE MILLEN WILL COMPETE IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRO/CELEBRITY RACE


Anonymous

March 31, 2010

Prestigious charity event to be held Saturday, April 17 in conjunction with the

36th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

 

Costa Mesa, Calif. – Steve Millen, veteran race car champion and the founder and president/CEO of STILLEN, will participate in the professional category of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. The event is part of the 36th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2010.

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"I'm excited to participate in one of the world's longest running and most prestigious celebrity/professional racing events," said Millen. "This charity event raises needed money for several children's hospitals in the Los Angeles area."

 

Millen has the most wins in IMSA GT series history in a more than 30-year race car championship career. For the Toyota race, he will use an identically-prepared race-ready Scion tC in a 10-lap race for charity on the 1.97-mile circuit through the streets of downtown Long Beach. His competition will include actor Keanu Reaves, the returning champion of the 2009 “Celebrity” category; Jimmy Vasser, 1996 CART Champion for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing and current IRL Team owner and Toyota dealer; Tanner Foust, Formula Drift champion and X Games Rally Gold Medalist; and Marty Nothstein, Olympic gold medalist, American professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist.

 

Millen last competed in the event in 1986. He made his way to the front, and took the lead before being rammed by a celebrity driver in the hairpin turn. The Toyota Celica suspension was damaged and ended Millen’s race day.

 

The celebrity portion of the race will include long-time STILLEN friend and comedian Adam Carolla, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and actor Christian Slater.

 

STILLEN designs, manufactures, and distributes premium high performance powertrain upgrades, suspension and brake upgrades, and aerodynamic urethane body kits for domestic and import cars and light trucks. For more information about STILLEN, phone (800) 771-0310 or visit www.STILLEN.com.

 

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 About STILLEN

Developed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, STILLEN is a manufacturer and distributor of premium high performance products for late model import and domestic vehicles. Founded in 1986 by renowned professional driver and race car builder, Steve Millen, STILLEN incorporates cutting-edge race proven technology and advanced aerodynamic designs into the company’s proprietary performance and appearance product lines. Millen is known worldwide for achieving the greatest number of wins in IMSA GT history during the course of an impressive 30-year racing career. Family owned and operated, STILLEN branded products include exhaust systems and components, superchargers, fuel systems and components, brake kits and components, and urethane body styling products. In addition, STILLEN is an online reseller of many high performance products for late model cars and trucks, import and domestic, and creator of unique, one-of-a-kind performance project vehicles.  For more information, visit www.STILLEN.com.

 

For Further Information, Contact:                             For Further PR Information, Contact:

Josh Biggers                                                                  Gary McCoy

Marketing                                                                      PR Director

STILLEN                                                                        The Marx Group

(714) 540-5566, ext. 157                                                (847) 622-7228

jbiggers@STILLEN.com                                                  gmccoy@themarxgrp.com



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